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October 20, 2020 3:17 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Tries to Grant Immunity to Police Officer Who Severely Injured Driver in Head-On Collision: 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 judge…
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October 20, 2020 3:12 pm | By 28186Trump Judges Uphold Restrictive Requirements that District Court Found Would Leave State Without a Single Licensed Abortion Clinic: 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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October 20, 2020 10:49 am | By 28186Trump Justices Try to Shorten Deadlines for Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania: 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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October 19, 2020 1:18 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Tries to Overturn Jury Verdict for Father and Grant Immunity to Police Officer Who Shot and Killed his Son: 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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October 19, 2020 1:10 pm | By 28186Trump 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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October 16, 2020 3:34 pm | By 28186Trump 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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October 16, 2020 3:12 pm | By 28186Trump 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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October 16, 2020 2:45 pm | By 28188Trump 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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October 16, 2020 1:06 pm | By 74285Falsehoods 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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October 15, 2020 1:37 pm | By 28188Sheldon 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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October 15, 2020 12:41 pm | By 28186
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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October 15, 2020 9:38 am | By 28186Amy 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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October 14, 2020 9:29 am | By 28188
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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October 13, 2020 12:04 pm | By 51279New 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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October 13, 2020 10:51 am | By 28188Barrett’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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October 12, 2020 10:20 am | By 28186Trump 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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October 9, 2020 10:36 am | By 74285
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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October 9, 2020 9:34 am | By 28186Trump 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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October 8, 2020 2:39 pm | By 28186Trump 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…
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October 7, 2020 4:24 pm | By 28186Trump Judges Try to Overturn Longstanding Federal Restrictions on Gun Possession by People Involuntarily Committed to Mental Institutions: 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. Seven Trump Ninth Circuit…