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January 14, 2021 1:36 pm | By 65271Trump Ninth Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Deny Extra COVID-Related Food Assistance to Families in Need During the Pandemic in Accord with Trump Administration: 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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January 14, 2021 1:27 pm | By 28186Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Make it Easier to Convict People of Aggravated Drug Crimes Carrying Harsher Penalties: 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 judges…
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January 14, 2021 12:50 pm | By 62609To Repair Our Country After Violent Insurrection, We Must Fight White Supremacy
Just two weeks ago, many of us celebrated the new year – and the end of an especially devastating one – with a renewed sense of optimism that perhaps the worst of the Trump presidency was behind us. That hope…
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January 14, 2021 12:24 pm | By 28186Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Reinstate FDA Requirement that Women Must Request Abortion Drugs in Person During Pandemic: 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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January 14, 2021 10:20 am | By 28186Trump Judge Tries to Uphold Dismissal of Woman’s Claim that Medical Product Defects Led to Husband’s Death: 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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January 14, 2021 9:58 am | By 28186Trump Fifth Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Disregard Past Precedent and Hold that Worker Can be Contributorily Negligent for Serious Injury: 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 Judge…
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January 11, 2021 8:35 pm | By 28186Trump Judges Prevent Claim Against Police Officer Whose Lies Put Women under Arrest and in Jail for More than Two 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 Eighth Circuit judges…
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January 8, 2021 12:04 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Invites Supreme Court to Overrule his Decision Striking Down Restrictive Arkansas Abortion Laws and to “Revisit” Pro-Choice Precedent: 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. Although voting to affirm…
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January 8, 2021 10:40 am | By 74285Falsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (01/08 Update)
This week’s news has been largely dominated by the Senate runoff races in Georgia and Trump supporters’ terrorism at the U.S. Capitol. But even as news coverage focused on these events, the pandemic continued its dangerous spread through our communities.…
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January 8, 2021 7:18 am | By 28188Trump Judge Upholds Trump Immigration Restriction That Violates the Affordable Care Act: 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. With Trump judge Daniel…
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January 6, 2021 11:23 am | By 74285It’s Long Past Time to Stop Honoring Confederate Leaders
Sometimes social change comes from surprising places. That’s exactly what happened in December 2020, when the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed in both the House and the Senate. In addition to allocating the federal military budget, both houses of…
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News and AnalysisJanuary 6, 2021 9:54 am | By 28186
Trump Judge Reverses District Court and Grants Qualified Immunity in Sexual Assault Case: 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 Second Circuit judge…
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January 4, 2021 1:21 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Writes Decision that Keeps Gun Violence Information Secret: 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 Second Circuit judge…
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January 4, 2021 1:04 pm | By 28186Trump Judges Try to Deny Immigration Relief to Victim of Child Rape who Cooperated with Local Police: 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 judges…
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January 4, 2021 12:48 pm | By 28186Trump Judges Grant Special Exemption to Religious Schools from Temporary Pandemic-Related Closure Order: 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 judges…
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January 4, 2021 12:13 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Writes Decision Granting Overtime Pay to Oil Company Supervisor Who Already Made More than $200,000 Per Year: 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 judge…
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December 23, 2020 2:29 pm | By 41734Taking Important Steps to Rebuild and Improve Our Democracy
The Biden-Harris administration is just days away, and while there is good reason to be hopeful for the future of our democracy, there is much work to be done. As PFAW President Ben Jealous said recently: [T]he president and executive…
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December 23, 2020 10:26 am | By 28186
Trump Judge Tries to Conceal Gun Violence Information: 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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December 21, 2020 5:03 pm | By 28188Trump Judges Distort Precedent to Rule Against Transgender Inmate in Florida: 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. With the six Trump…
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December 21, 2020 3:28 pm | By 28186
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Vacate Decision Invalidating Trump Plan to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants in Redistricting: 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,…