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October 19, 2020 1:10 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Grant Immunity to Police Officer Accused of Using Excessive Force against Black Man: 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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News and Analysis
October 16, 2020 3:34 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Fourth Circuit Judges Try to Uphold Trump Abortion Gag Rule: 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 Fourth Circuit judges…
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News and Analysis
October 16, 2020 3:12 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Make it Harder to Vote Absentee in Tennessee Despite Stinging Dissent: 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
October 16, 2020 2:45 pm | By Paul GordonTrump Judge Helps Fellow Republicans Limit Access to Drop Boxes in Ohio: 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 Judge Amul Thapar…
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News and Analysis
October 16, 2020 1:06 pm | By Sarah MedeirosFalsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (10/16 Update)
As recently as October 12, polls continue to indicate that the majority of Americans oppose confirming any Supreme Court nominee before the next president takes office. But that didn’t stop Senate Republicans from holding confirmation hearings this week for Donald…
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Op-Ed
October 16, 2020 1:02 pm | By Ben JealousPoliticians Can Stop Police Killings
This op-ed was distributed by the Trice Edney Newswire. Millions of Americans have come out in big cities and small towns to protest the killings of unarmed civilians — often Black people — at the hands of law enforcement. If…
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News and Analysis
October 15, 2020 1:37 pm | By Paul GordonSheldon Whitehouse Raises Issue of Amicus Filers with Amy Coney Barrett
On the third day of the Amy Barrett confirmation hearings, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse cited “the Janus saga” as a chilling example of how far-right Supreme Court justices can signal activists to manufacture a case for them so they can overrule…
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News and Analysis
October 15, 2020 12:41 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
As Barrett Hearing Continues, Other Trump Justices and Judges Damage 2020 Census and Voting Rights
Even as the Senate Judiciary Committee has been holding hearings on the nomination of a third Trump Supreme Court justice, the Trump justices already on the Court, as well as lower court Trump judges, have issued rulings that will harm…
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People For in Action
October 15, 2020 11:54 am | By Bettina RamonNext Up Victory Fund Candidates Vow to “Stop Police Killings”
Black Americans were already reeling from the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic when details of two Minneapolis police officers’ fatal attack on George Floyd emerged. And the unjust killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor were still fresh in…
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News and Analysis
October 15, 2020 9:38 am | By Elliot MincbergAmy Coney Barrett Can Evade Questions But Can’t Evade Her Record on ACA and Roe
Throughout two days of questioning, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett continually evaded and refused to answer Democratic senators’ questions on the threat her confirmation would pose to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Roe v. Wade. Despite those…
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News and Analysis
October 14, 2020 9:29 am | By Paul Gordon
Barrett’s Assurances on Health Care Protections Are Less Than They Seem
Judge Amy Barrett's hearing testimony and her academic writings give Republicans encouragement as they race to get her onto the Supreme Court in time to hear the Republican challenge to the Affordable Care Act a few days after Election Day.…
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People For in Action
October 13, 2020 3:19 pm | By Bettina RamonPFAW Protests Barrett’s Confirmation at Supreme Court Rally
On October 13, People For the American Way joined coalition partners Alliance for Justice, National Women’s Law Center, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights for a march to protest the nomination of Amy Coney…
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News and Analysis
October 13, 2020 12:04 pm | By People For StaffNew PFAW “ENOUGH of Trump” Art Installation in NYC
Between October 2 - 7, People For the American Way and Amsterdam News – the oldest Black-owned news business in the country – installed a new public art project on the exterior of the Amsterdam News’s historic Harlem headquarters. Part…
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News and Analysis
October 13, 2020 10:51 am | By Paul GordonBarrett’s Evasiveness on Supreme Court Conservatives Targeting Progressive Precedents
In an exchange with Sen. Dianne Feinstein during the second day of her confirmation hearing on October 13, Judge Amy Barrett tried to play down the threat she poses to precedents that protect our rights. She said that justices can’t…
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News and Analysis
October 12, 2020 10:20 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Allow Continued Construction of Trump Border Wall: 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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Op-Ed
October 12, 2020 9:53 am | By Bettina RamonDolores Huerta: Democratic Candidates Must Earn Latino Support
In an op-ed in Univision, civil rights and labor leader and PFAW board member Dolores Huerta discusses the critical need for Democratic candidates to invest long-term in Latino voter outreach. Huerta points out that Latinos have helped tip the scales…
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Op-Ed
October 9, 2020 12:25 pm | By Rev. Dr. Susan K. SmithAmy Coney Barrett Has No Business Ruling in This Election
This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords. Well before Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to the United States Supreme Court, every step in the frenzied process had seemed terribly amiss. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his party are playing by…
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News and Analysis
October 9, 2020 10:36 am | By Sarah Medeiros
Falsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (10/09 Update)
This week’s edition of the blog series tracks the progression of Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, his and his administration’s response to it, and the repercussions within the federal government from his distractions and failures. On October 4, the Wall Street…
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News and Analysis
October 9, 2020 9:34 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Block Order on Absentee Voting in Wisconsin: 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 Seventh Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
October 8, 2020 2:39 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Prevent Court Review of Claims of Systemic Misconduct by Federal Immigration Agency: 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…