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May 26, 2023 9:36 am | By 28186Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Important High School Diversity Policy Despite Trump Judge Dissent
Judge Toby Heytens, nominated by President Biden to the Fourth Circuit, cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 decision that upheld an admissions policy at a selective public high school that was designed to increase student body diversity in multiple ways. A…
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May 25, 2023 3:07 pm | By 445333 Victories for Democracy We’re Proud of This Month
Democracy has certainly faced some threats recently, but it isn’t all bad news. Around the country, courageous people have worked to defend democracy at the state level. Here are three inspiring stories from that work to remind us all that…
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May 3, 2023 8:38 am | By 28188Senate Hearing Highlights Need for SCOTUS Ethics Rules
A May 2nd Senate Judiciary Committee hearing made three things clear: One, the Supreme Court desperately needs a binding code of ethics. Two, Congress has the constitutional authority to require such a code. And three, Republicans like the corrupt and…
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May 1, 2023 5:23 pm | By 28186Biden Judge Allows Black Woman to Proceed with Title VII Retaliation Claim Despite Trump Judge Dissent
Judge Ariana Freeman, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, wrote a 2-1 decision reversing a lower court and allowing a Black woman to go forward with discovery on her claim that she…
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May 1, 2023 9:28 am | By 28186Biden Judge Preliminarily Upholds State and Local Gun Safety Laws Restricting Assault Weapons and Ammunition
Judge Lindsay Jenkins, nominated by President Biden to the Northern District of Illinois, rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction against Illinois state and local gun safety laws that restrict possession and purchase of dangerous assault weapons and ammunition. She…
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April 25, 2023 2:34 pm | By 28186Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Authorizes Passengers to Sue Government for Assaults by TSA Screeners
Judge Toby Heytens, who was nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that reversed a lower court ruling and gave a passenger who was assaulted by a Transportation Security…
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April 24, 2023 10:42 am | By 28186Biden Judge Reverses Trump Lower Court Judge and Gives Employee a Chance to Prove Age Bias Case
Judge Veronica Rossman, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that reversed a ruling by a Trump district judge and gave a senior employee the opportunity to prove his…
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April 18, 2023 2:24 pm | By 28186
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow Mother to Pursue Claims that State Agencies Violated Federal Law in Depriving Her of Parental Rights
Judge Roopali Desai, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 ruling that reversed a district court and allowed a mother to pursue claims that state agencies…
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April 10, 2023 10:02 am | By 28186Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Rules that January 6 Rioters, and Possibly Trump, Can be Prosecuted For Obstruction of Official Proceedings
Judge Florence Pan, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, wrote a 2-1 opinion that reversed a Trump district judge and ruled that January 6 rioters can be prosecuted under a law banning…
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April 3, 2023 11:13 am | By 28186
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Rules that Consumers Can Pursue Class Action Against Insurance Company for Investment Fraud
Judge Veronica Rossman, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, wrote a 2-1 opinion that reversed a district court ruling in favor of an insurance company and ruled that consumers could proceed with…
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March 31, 2023 9:47 am | By 78613This Women’s History Month Reminds Us: We Need More Great Women on the Federal Bench
This Women’s History Month reminds us that we can help more women make history - and protect our rights at the same time. In the last year, we’ve hit some historic highs - like confirming Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the…
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March 30, 2023 7:14 pm | By 28188Far-Right Judge in Texas Attacks Affordable Care Act Again
A Republican-appointed federal judge in Texas just continued the party’s longtime attack against the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires insurers to cover certain preventive care without charge to patients. But Judge Reed O’Connor says the requirement is illegal and…
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March 27, 2023 11:36 am | By 28186
Biden Judge Orders Lower Court to Ensure that Workers Get Proper Overtime Pay
Judge Gustavo Gelpí, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that reversed a district court ruling in favor of a corporation and ordered it to use proper legal standards…
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March 23, 2023 12:20 pm | By 28186
Biden Judge Majority Panel Orders Trump Lawyer to Immediately Produce Documents to Special Counsel on Classified Records Probe
Judges Michelle Childs and Florence Pan, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, were the majority on a three-judge panel that ordered a Trump lawyer immediately provide Special Counsel Jack Smith specific documents…
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March 15, 2023 7:14 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Holds Hearing that Could Ban or Limit Abortion Pill Nationwide
Matthew Kacsmaryk, a right-wing Texas federal district court judge appointed by former President Trump, held a four-hour hearing on Wednesday March 15 in a case seeking to revoke or limit the FDA’s approval of a key abortion pill. Although he…
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March 13, 2023 3:01 pm | By 28186
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Give Employee the Opportunity to Prove He was Fired Because of Improper Retaliation
Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, nominated by President Biden for the Seventh Circuit court of appeals, cast the deciding vote that gave a University of Wisconsin employee the chance to prove that he was improperly fired in retaliation for raising complaints about…
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March 10, 2023 2:48 pm | By 28188RBG’s Legacy and the Courts of Tomorrow
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg embodied the power of federal courts to make our lives better. Her commitment to justice and equality changed our nation and our lives. This month is the 90th anniversary of her birth. And it is an…
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March 6, 2023 10:53 am | By 28186Biden Judge Upholds EPA Anti-Pollution Rule Against Power Companies’ Challenge
Judge Michelle Childs, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, wrote a unanimous decision that rejected a challenge by a group of power companies to EPA rules requiring power plants to cut pollution…
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February 27, 2023 4:25 pm | By 28186Biden Judge Invalidates Broad South Carolina Laws Improperly Used by Police Against At-Risk Students, Particularly Black Students
Judge Toby Heytens, nominated by President Biden to the Fourth Circuit, wrote a 2-1 decision upholding a district court decision that stopped enforcement of vague state laws in South Carolina that criminalized “disorderly” or “disturbing” conduct in schools. Police officers…
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February 27, 2023 11:49 am | By 28188Conservatives Target Student Debt Forgiveness at the Supreme Court
Far-right politicians are trying to sabotage the Biden administration's moves to forgive student debt for lower-income borrowers. And they think the far-right justices on the Supreme Court will help them. We may have some clues as to whether they are…