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News and AnalysisJuly 10, 2023 1:47 pm | By 28186
Biden Judge Writes Unanimous Ruling Allowing Family of Woman Who Died While in Detention to Pursue Claims of Liability Against Prison Medical Official
Judge Andre Mathis, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, wrote a unanimous decision that reversed a district court and allowed the family of a woman who died suddenly while in pre-trial detention…
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News and AnalysisJuly 10, 2023 1:24 pm | By 28186
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow Lawsuit Charging Government Official with Anti-Semitic Discrimination to Proceed
Judge Gabriel Sanchez, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, cast the deciding vote to allow a lawsuit seeking damages from a government official due to anti-Semitic discrimination and other misconduct to go…
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News and AnalysisJune 30, 2023 5:00 pm | By 28186
Right-Wing Supreme Court Majority Weaponizes First Amendment to Grant License to Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ People and More
In a 6-3 decision on the last day of its 2022-23 Term, the far right Supreme Court majority continued its weaponization and misuse of the First Amendment to permit discrimination. Specifically, in an opinion by Justice Gorsuch, the majority ruled…
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News and AnalysisJune 30, 2023 4:34 pm | By 28188
SCOTUS Majority Saddles Millions With Crushing Student Loan Debt
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court’s far-right majority struck down the Biden administration’s forgiveness of student debt for lower-income borrowers. The administration had granted this debt relief in response to the COVID-19 national emergency. The Court’s decision reimposes enormous…
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News and AnalysisJune 30, 2023 1:24 pm | By
Rev. Delishia Davis Discusses How Affirmative Action Has Impacted Her
The right-wing Supreme Court majority just banned the use of affirmative action to promote diversity in college admissions, a devastating blow to educational opportunity for all students. Here’s what Reverend Delishia Davis has to say about affirmative action: “Affirmative action…
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News and AnalysisJune 30, 2023 9:37 am | By 28186
Supreme Court Issues Useful Ruling on Religious Accommodations to Workers Under Federal Law
In a unanimous decision issued on the same day as its controversial affirmative action ruling, the Supreme Court helpfully clarified the religious accommodations owed to workers under federal law. The Court avoided catering to far right religious demands, as it…
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News and AnalysisJune 29, 2023 5:09 pm | By 28188
Far-Right Justices Strike Down Universities’ Affirmative Action Programs
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action efforts in higher education as violating the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and the Civil Rights Act. This was a long-term goal of the Far Right. The decision comes from…
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News and AnalysisJune 28, 2023 4:43 pm | By 28186
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reverse Trump Judge Dismissal of Gender Discrimination and Retaliation Case
Judge Andre Mathis, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, cast the deciding vote to reverse the dismissal by a Trump district judge of a gender discrimination and retaliation case filed by a…
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News and AnalysisJune 28, 2023 10:01 am | By 109376
Meet Grandparents For Truth, the New National Initiative of People For the American Way
For more than 40 years, People For has been fighting for future generations’ freedom to learn and resisting authoritarian attacks on the freedom to teach the truth about our history and our culture. Now, we’re mobilizing our 1.5 million members…
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News and AnalysisJune 27, 2023 5:17 pm | By 28188
Supreme Court Rejects Partisan Power Grab to End Fair Elections
In a great and surprising victory for democracy, the Supreme Court has turned aside a dangerous fringe constitutional theory regarding federal elections. It would have let far-right state legislatures rig presidential and congressional elections in violation of their own state…
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News and AnalysisJune 26, 2023 2:47 pm | By 28186
Biden Judge Upholds Collective Lawsuit by Multiple Employees for Overtime Pay
Judge Dana Douglas, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that rejected a corporation’s effort to overturn a district judge’s ruling that multiple employees could join in a collective…
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News and AnalysisJune 23, 2023 5:22 pm | By 28186, 72328
What’s in the Trump Documents Indictment?
Although it includes 49 pages and 38 “counts” or charges, the Trump document indictment tells a simple and compelling story. After his term as President ended, Donald Trump deliberately kept and did not return important documents containing national defense information,…
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News and AnalysisJune 23, 2023 4:01 pm | By 28188
Supreme Court Reverses Trump Judge’s Overreach on Immigration
An 8-1 Supreme Court majority rejected a transparently political effort by a Trump judge to hobble the Biden administration on immigration. In United States v. Texas, the Court dismissed efforts by two red states to prevent the president from pursuing…
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News and AnalysisJune 23, 2023 12:12 pm | By 28188
People For the American Way President Svante Myrick Discusses Supreme Court With Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman
More devastating rulings are expected soon from the Supreme Court’s far-right majority, according to a legal expert interviewed by People For the American Way President Svante Myrick. On June 21, Myrick held a conversation with Prof. Leah Litman, co-host of…
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News and AnalysisJune 22, 2023 4:19 pm | By 109376
The Fight for Voting Rights 10 Years After Shelby County v Holder
June 25, 2023, marks the tenth anniversary of Shelby County v Holder, a pivotal Supreme Court case that was devastating for voting rights. Gutting one of the key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the case led to a wave…
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News and AnalysisJune 22, 2023 10:54 am | By 28186
The Continuing Harm and Danger Posed by Trump Lower Court Judges
It’s been almost three years since Donald Trump put any new judges on our federal courts. But the 234 judges he and Senate Republicans rushed onto the federal bench will remain there for life. They will continue to try to…
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News and AnalysisJune 20, 2023 11:56 am | By 28186
Biden Judges Uphold FDA Rejection of Flavored E-Cigarettes
Judge Myrna Perez, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that was joined by Biden Judge Sarah Merriam rejecting a corporation’s effort to overturn an FDA decision to prevent…
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News and AnalysisJune 16, 2023 5:52 pm | By 52560
Svante Myrick Talks Trump and Elections on Meet the Press NOW
People For President Svante Myrick talks Trump indictments and presidential elections during a panel discussion on NBC Meet the Press NOW. Originally aired June 15, 2023. Transcript: Kristen Welker: Joining me now is our panel Betsy Woodruff Swan, national correspondent…
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News and AnalysisJune 13, 2023 6:43 pm | By 109376
What Do the Most Challenged Books Have in Common? They Challenge Us
Recently, the American Library Association released a list of the most challenged books of 2022. The data paints a clear picture of whom, and what, book banners tend to target. Most of the books on the list were written by…
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News and AnalysisJune 9, 2023 9:44 am | By 28186
Surprisingly Positive Supreme Court Voting Rights Decision Still Leaves Dangers Ahead
In a development that few expected, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Allen v Milligan (formerly Merrill v. Milligan) this week that upheld a lower court ruling that an Alabama redistricting plan was likely invalid because it harmed Black voters’ rights under Section 2…