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May 24, 2021 3:48 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Affirm Dismissal of Case Against Police by Innocent Man Who Was Falsely Imprisoned for 16 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 Ninth Circuit…
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May 24, 2021 9:59 am | By 28186Trump Judge Grants Immunity to Police Officers who Threw a Black Man to the Ground and Beat Him Before Arresting Him for a Traffic Violation: 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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May 18, 2021 4:12 pm | By 28186Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Overturn Key Criminal Justice 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. On the…
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May 18, 2021 9:39 am | By 28186Trump Judges Try to Further Harm Consumers by Extending Restrictive Supreme Court Ruling and Invalidating Consumer Agency Investigation: 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…
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May 17, 2021 4:35 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Harms Consumers by Affirming Dismissal of Class Action Complaint Against Insurance Company: 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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May 17, 2021 2:42 pm | By 41753Right Wing Watch: Supreme Court to Review Anti-Choice Law Designed by Alliance Defending Freedom to Overturn Roe
This piece was originally written for People For the American Way's Right Wing Watch. The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday morning that it will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which Vox legal analyst Ian Millhiser calls “a…
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May 17, 2021 1:50 pm | By 28188The Supreme Court’s Ominous Decision to Consider Mississippi’s Pre-Viability Abortion Ban
The anti-abortion activists who fought to get Donald Trump’s most extreme judicial nominees confirmed got a down payment on their investment today: The Supreme Court announced it will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a case generated as a mechanism…
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May 13, 2021 6:21 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Tries to Uphold Dismissal of Woman’s Medical Leave Claim: 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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May 10, 2021 9:24 am | By 28186Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Excuse Clear Violation by Police of Black Man’s Fifth Amendment Rights: 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…
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May 6, 2021 10:11 am | By 28186Trump Judge Keeps Secret Records Concerning Privacy Threats Posed by Drone Use: 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 DC Circuit…
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May 5, 2021 6:40 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Orders Nationwide End to CDC Eviction Moratorium
Trump District Court judge Dabney Friedrich issued an order on May 5 that completely struck down nationwide the eviction moratorium ordered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) because of the public health dangers posed by eviction due to the…
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May 5, 2021 9:36 am | By 28186Trump Judge Tries to Grant Immunity to Police for Coercing a False Confession from Thirteen Year-Old: 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…
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May 4, 2021 9:39 am | By 28186
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Excuse Improper Police Interrogation of a Person Without Miranda Warnings After They Punched and Handcuffed Him: 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…
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April 30, 2021 10:10 am | By 28186Trump Judge Overturns Injunction Restricting Dangerous 3-D Gun Blueprints: 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…
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April 29, 2021 10:17 am | By 78613Kristen Clarke is the Civil Rights Champion We Need at the Department of Justice
This post was updated on May 17, 2021. Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, has spent her career fighting for justice for people facing discrimination. Now, the far right…
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April 28, 2021 4:47 pm | By 28186Trump Judges Try to Revive Attack by Trump Administration on State Law that Helps Former Workers at Closed Nuclear Facility: 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…
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April 28, 2021 12:01 pm | By 28186Trump Judge Tries to Prevent Black Police Officer from Pursuing Claim that He was Improperly Retaliated Against: 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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April 28, 2021 10:37 am | By 51279Time to Win Virginia – Again!
Virginia’s political landscape over the past several years has been the story of progressive change that we are working to see replicated at the national level. It’s an inspiring story that People For the American Way has been, and remains,…
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April 27, 2021 7:55 am | By 28186Trump Judge Upholds Qualified Immunity for Police Officer Charged with Improperly Seizing Person’s Phone and Punishing Him for Taking Pictures of Police Conduct: 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. Even as America…
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April 26, 2021 3:20 pm | By 28186
Trump Sixth Circuit Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Keep Restrictive Tennessee Abortion Law in Effect: 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. Exactly as…