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December 14, 2020 9:46 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Authorize Immediate Execution of Two Black Men, One Based on False Evidence and the Other Despite Evidence of Mental Disability: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch,…
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News and Analysis
December 11, 2020 4:22 pm | By Sarah MedeirosFalsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (12/11 Update)
This week, more Americans died on a single day from COVID-19 than died during the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Yet Donald Trump’s references to the pandemic were predictably insensitive. As Trump continues to complain about the “stolen” election…
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December 11, 2020 10:19 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Try to Dismiss Case Concerning Significant Education Disparities Harming African American Schoolchildren in Mississippi: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Fifth Circuit judges…
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News and Analysis
December 9, 2020 6:46 pm | By Sarah MedeirosBreonna’s Law is a Call to Vote – and Act – for Justice
In the midst of Donald Trump’s ongoing resistance to acknowledging that Joe Biden is the President-elect and while the fight for control of the Senate continues with the neck-and-neck fight for the two Georgia Senate seats, on December 7, social…
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Op-Ed
December 9, 2020 12:46 pm | By Ben JealousDemand that Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans Stop Blocking COVID-19 Relief
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. It is going to be a hard Christmas for many Americans. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is soaring. The virus is spreading faster than ever. Families and small business owners whose incomes…
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News and Analysis
December 9, 2020 11:59 am | By Elliot MincbergAnother Trump Judge Tries to Uphold Restrictive Trump Immigration Policy: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Ninth Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
December 9, 2020 11:53 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reverse District Court and Allow Restrictive State Abortion Law to Take Immediate Effect: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Sixth Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
December 9, 2020 11:31 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Make it Harder to Challenge Execution Methods in Death Penalty Cases: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Eleventh Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
December 9, 2020 11:12 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Affirm Dismissal of Claim that Employee Was Fired for Complaining About Race and Disability Bias: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Eighth Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
December 9, 2020 11:03 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Doubles Down on Decision Allowing Continued Detention of Immigrant Who Has Been Imprisoned for Almost Three Years: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump 6th Circuit judge…
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Op-Ed
December 9, 2020 10:21 am | By Connor Touhey
Elliot Mincberg in The Hill: Alito Opens “the Buffet” to Far-Right Litigants
In an op-ed published in The Hill, People For the American Way Senior Fellow Elliot Mincberg discusses the danger posed in the coming months and years by a right-wing Supreme Court majority after a recent address from Justice Samuel Alito…
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News and Analysis
December 7, 2020 8:02 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Dismiss Challenge to Trump-Barr Execution Protocol as Violating Federal Drug Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump DC Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
December 4, 2020 2:29 pm | By Sarah Medeiros
Falsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (12/04 Update)
Eleven months after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States, coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to skyrocket. This week, the U.S. reached devastating pandemic milestones for the single deadliest day and the most hospitalizations in a…
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Op-Ed
December 1, 2020 10:18 am | By Bettina RamonDiallo Brooks in Blavity: Our Wins in 2020 Are Just the Beginning
In an op-ed published in Blavity, People For Senior Director of Field Mobilization Diallo Brooks points to the grassroots mobilization in Black communities ahead of the 2020 elections as the starting point for creating an equitable and just future for…
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News and Analysis
December 1, 2020 10:02 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Dismiss Challenge to Trump Census Edict as Premature Even as Supreme Court Considers the Issue: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump DC Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
November 30, 2020 4:25 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Help Authorize Immediate Execution to Help Carry Out Trump-Barr Plan to Maximize Executions Before Trump Leaves Office: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch,…
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News and Analysis
November 30, 2020 2:01 pm | By Elliot MincbergAnother Trump Judge Tries to Partly Overturn Federal Law Banning Firearms Possession by People Convicted of Felonies: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Third Circuit judge…
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Op-Ed
November 30, 2020 1:59 pm | By Ben JealousGrateful, Even in 2020
This op-ed was distributed by the Trice Edney Newswire. This hasn’t been a normal year, and it isn’t going to be a normal Thanksgiving. Instead of looking forward to family and feasting, many of us are listening to health officials…
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News and Analysis
November 27, 2020 11:12 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Exempt Churches from COVID-19 Health Rules: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch,…
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News and Analysis
November 24, 2020 3:18 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Help Authorize States to Prevent Medicaid Patients from Choosing their Own Health Care and to Cut Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Four Trump Fifth Circuit…