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News and AnalysisJune 17, 2019 5:43 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Kavanaugh and Gorsuch Cast Deciding Votes to Allow Public Access Cable TV Censorship
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump-appointed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote a 5-4 June decision, joined by fellow Trump-appointee Justice Neil Gorsuch, in Manhattan…
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People For in ActionJune 17, 2019 1:02 pm | By Marge Baker
Refusal to Affirm Brown v. Board Demands Opposition to Judicial Nominees Cain and Guidry
Floor votes are expected the week of June 17 on two more Trump judicial nominees who have refused to affirm that the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education was correctly decided—a core belief that is indispensable to…
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News and AnalysisJune 14, 2019 3:15 pm | By Tori Slatton
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies are Everything he Promised
To garner points with far-right voters and keep the spotlight centered on his campaign, Donald Trump capitalized on the media’s fascination with his barrage of controversial statements by frequently spewing anti-immigrant rhetoric and proposing radical – and often irrational and…
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News and AnalysisJune 14, 2019 12:43 pm | By Diane Laviolette
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Dissents from Decision to Reverse the Denial of an Individual’s Asylum Claim
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. In May 2019 Trump Ninth Circuit judge Ryan Nelson disagreed with the majority in a 2-1 decision reversing a…
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News and AnalysisJune 14, 2019 12:20 pm | By Paul Gordon
Trump Judges Affirm Misguided Visa-Denial Decision by Amy Coney Barrett
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. In a May 2019 case called Yafai v. Pompeo, the four Trump judges on the Seventh Circuit provided the deciding…
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News and AnalysisJune 14, 2019 11:54 am | By Tori Slatton
A Look at Our Next Up Winners in the Virginia Primary
As a key swing state and possible early indicator for the direction of the 2020 election, Virginia has played an increasingly central role as battleground between progressive and conservative politics. In light of this dynamic, PFAW’s Next Up Victory Fund…
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People For in ActionJune 14, 2019 11:22 am | By Jen Herrick
Judicial Nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk Has Expressed Anti-LGBTQ+ Views and a Willingness to Gut Critical Protections
People For the American Way strongly opposes the nomination of Matthew Kacsmaryk to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. After President Trump first sent Kacsmaryk to the Senate in September 2017, we signed our…
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News and AnalysisJune 13, 2019 5:04 pm | By Paul Gordon
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Joan Larsen Would Let Bank Enforce Confusing Paycheck-Advance Loan Agreements
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump judge Joan Larsen dissented from a Sixth Circuit panel decision that protected borrowers from a confusing contract imposed…
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News and AnalysisJune 13, 2019 12:17 pm | By Diane Laviolette
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts the Deciding Vote Against an Individual’s Fourth Amendment Rights
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. In May 2019, Trump Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Brennan cast the deciding vote in 2-1 decision against an individual’s…
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News and AnalysisJune 13, 2019 12:05 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Disregard Role of Police in Stroke Victim’s Death
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. In June 2019, Trump Sixth Circuit judge John Nalbandian cast the deciding vote in Williams v. City of Georgetown to uphold…
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News and AnalysisJune 13, 2019 11:53 am | By Diane Laviolette
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Seeks to Exempt A Large Bequest From Federal Campaign Finance Laws
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. In May 2019, Trump-appointed D.C. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas dissented from the en banc ruling and sought to exempt…
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People For in ActionJune 12, 2019 12:55 pm | By Marge Baker
Refusal to Affirm Brown v. Board Demands Opposition to Judicial Nominees Brown, Grimberg, Novak, and Solomson
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote June 13 on four more Trump judicial nominees who have refused to affirm that the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education was correctly decided—a core belief that is indispensable…
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News and AnalysisJune 11, 2019 4:19 pm | By Paul Gordon
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Judge Bush Would Overrule a Jury In an Employment Retaliation Case
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. A jury found that the city of Cleveland had unlawfully retaliated against police officer Jerome Barrow for filing a…
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People For in ActionJune 11, 2019 3:30 pm | By Marge Baker
Judicial Nominees Should Be Committed to Brown v. Board—Oppose Thomas Barber
On May 7, 2018, President Trump nominated Thomas Barber to be a federal judge in the Middle District of Florida. The Senate Judiciary Committee held Barber's hearing on October 17, 2018 and reported him to the full Senate on February…
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People For in ActionJune 11, 2019 11:20 am | By Jen Herrick
PFAW and AAMIA Renew Opposition to D.C. School Vouchers
On February 26, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs held a hearing on 15 years of the D.C. school voucher program. As members of the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), People For the American Way and…
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News and AnalysisJune 10, 2019 5:09 pm | By Tori Slatton
Senator Susan Collins Cannot Dodge the Blame for Attacks on Reproductive Health Care
Days after Alabama's near-total abortion ban was signed into law in May 2019, Maine Senator Susan Collins, a self-identified pro-choice Republican, feigned surprise at the development, calling the law “terrible” and "very extreme." Collins, inexplicably, says she isn't "exactly sure…
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News and AnalysisJune 10, 2019 4:59 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Claim of Substantial Interference with Defense
In June 2019, Trump Fifth Circuit judge Andrew Oldham cast the deciding vote in U.S. v. Ricks to reject Robert Ricks’ challenge to actions he claimed substantially interfered with his ability to defend himself against drug and gun charges. In…
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News and AnalysisJune 7, 2019 4:29 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Excuse Nursing Home’s Mistreatment of Resident
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump Fourth Circuit Judge Julius Richardson dissented from a 2-1 May 2019 decision that upheld a Department of Health and…
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People For in ActionJune 5, 2019 1:11 pm | By Jen Herrick
PFAW Renews Support for the Title X Family Planning Program
In May 2018, the Trump administration teed up a public health disaster when it proposed devastating changes to the Title X family planning program. Despite mass public outcry, the final domestic gag rule was released on March 4 and is…
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People For in ActionJune 5, 2019 11:05 am | By Jen Herrick
Congress Must Respect Local Control for the Residents of Washington, D.C.
Taxation without representation remains the law of the land in our nation's capital. Washington, D.C. residents have no voting member of Congress, yet they are subject to various forms of federal control, including policy mandates forced on them through the…