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News and Analysis
October 16, 2019 2:21 pm | By Paul GordonTrump Judge Newsom Upholds Warrantless Search Premised on Agents’ Lies: 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. With Trump judge Kevin Newsom casting the deciding vote, a divided 11th Circuit panel ruled that a man had…
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News and Analysis
October 16, 2019 1:49 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Black Man’s Claim that Black People Were Excluded from Jury Pool: 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. Trump Third Circuit judge David Porter cast the deciding vote in Howell v. Sup’t. Rockville SCI in September to…
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People For in Action
October 15, 2019 2:00 pm | By Bettina RamonVote The Courts 2020 Launches Campaign Video
On October 10, PFAW launched a #VoteTheCourts2020 campaign video to underscore the urgency of a fair judiciary in the context of the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump has already appointed dozens of narrow-minded elitists for lifetime positions on the Supreme…
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People For in Action
October 11, 2019 5:11 pm | By People For StaffTrump Should Withdraw Proposed Rule That Will Gut Fair Housing Protections
Our nation has a vested interest in making fair and equitable housing opportunities available to every individual. However, on August 19, the Trump administration proposed changes to the Fair Housing Act's disparate impact standard that will eliminate incentives for corporations…
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News and Analysis
October 11, 2019 3:58 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Quash House Subpoena for Trump Financial Records and Drastically Limit Congress’ Authority to Investigate: 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. Trump DC circuit judge Neomi Rao issued a dangerous dissent from the October decision in Trump v. Mazars USA,…
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People For in Action
October 11, 2019 2:02 pm | By Michael KeeganLetter to the Moderators: The October Debate Should Address the Courts Issue
People For the American Way, an organization of 1.5 million members nationwide, today called upon the moderators and producers of the next Democratic presidential primary debate to raise the issue of federal courts at the event on October 15. PFAW…
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News and AnalysisOctober 10, 2019 11:21 am | By Rachel Luehrs
Representative Jamie Raskin: Trump-Ukraine Scandal Is “A Shakedown, Sellout, and Cover-Up”
The Ukraine scandal that prompted a House impeachment inquiry aimed at President Trump was a “shakedown, sellout and coverup” according to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who spoke to PFAW members via a telebriefing on the impeachment process on Oct. 8. Rep.…
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News and Analysis
October 8, 2019 10:54 am | By Elliot MincbergBarr Has Broken His Promises on Avoiding Personal and Partisan Politics at DOJ
When he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in January, hoping to be confirmed as attorney general under President Trump, William Barr made a number of promises. None was more important than his pledge to “ensure that the administration of…
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Op-Ed
October 4, 2019 2:57 pm | By Ian MahonKathleen Turner: One Year After Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation, “We Must Demand More”
This Sunday, October 6, marks the one year anniversary since Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in to the Supreme Court. During Kavanaugh’s confirmation process, multiple women came forward with sexual misconduct charges against Kavanaugh. During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into…
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State and Local Update
October 2, 2019 2:50 pm | By Michael KeeganAn Urgent Opportunity to Make Political History — and Chart a New Future — in Montgomery, Alabama
This post originally appeared on Medium. The voters of Montgomery, Ala. have an opportunity to create history, and chart a new future, by electing Probate Judge Steven Reed as the first African American mayor in the city’s 200-year history. Reed…
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News and Analysis
October 2, 2019 11:08 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Limit Voting Rights Remedies and Reverse Finding that State Improperly Discriminated Against Black Voters: 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. In Thomas v. Bryant on September 3, Fifth Circuit Trump judge Don Willett tried in dissent to reverse a…
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News and Analysis
October 1, 2019 2:59 pm | By Elliot MincbergLatest DOJ Ploy to Protect Trump Should Not Stop Impeachment
Continuing its troubling pattern of seeking to protect President Trump instead of properly doing its job, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recently that when it saw the transcript of Trump’s infamous July 25 call with the president of Ukraine,…
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People For in Action
September 27, 2019 5:27 pm | By Rio TazewellImpeachment Kicks Off At The Capitol
On Thursday, September 26th, PFAW joined our allies at MoveOn, Indivisible and other organizations for a rally on Capitol Hill to support the impeachment inquiry against President Trump and call on Congress to continue taking steps to protect our Constitution…
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Federal Update
September 27, 2019 4:46 pm | By Rio TazewellDenying D.C. Statehood is a “Denial of Our History”
On September 19, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing on H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act to establish Washington, D.C. as the 51st state. The hearing was historic in nature, as the last hearing in…
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News and Analysis
September 27, 2019 12:08 pm | By People For BlogYour Questions on the Trump Impeachment Process, Answered
As Congress breaks for a recess after 10 days of explosive developments concerning President Trump’s abuses of power, impeachment of the president is now a very active subject on Capitol Hill. We will update these questions and answers, through press…
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Op-Ed
September 27, 2019 11:32 am | By People For StaffTrump, the Ukraine Call, and the Far-Right Conspiracy Theories That Got Us Here
Following the release of a jaw-dropping whistleblower complaint recounting the efforts of various people in the Trump administration, including President Trump himself, to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 elections, one thing is clear: the American people have every right…
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News and Analysis
September 27, 2019 9:44 am | By Paul GordonTrump Judge Grasz Would Have Let Theater Significantly Limit Availability of Captions for Deaf People: 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. Steve Grasz, a Trump judge on the Eighth Circuit, would have denied members of the deaf and hard of…
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News and AnalysisSeptember 27, 2019 9:42 am | By Diane Laviolette
Trump Judge Rejects Exclusionary Rule in Violation of the Fourth Amendment: 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. Trump 11th Circuit judge Kevin Newsom casts the deciding vote to reject the exclusionary rule despite acknowledging that an…
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People For in Action
September 25, 2019 5:50 pm | By Peter MontgomeryAction for Banned Books Week: Call Out Policies that Keep Books From Incarcerated People
Advocates for Freedom of Expression, including People For the American Way, are urging people to sign a petition calling on Congress to take action against what they are calling “the largest book ban in America”—the “arcane and arbitrary systems of book restrictions”…
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News and Analysis
September 24, 2019 12:22 pm | By Diane LavioletteTrump Judge Dissents From Decision Granting Immigrant Stay of Removal: 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. Trump 11th Circuit judge Britt Grant dissented from an August decision granting a stay of removal due to an…