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August 15, 2017 2:46 pm | By 28178A special note about the emboldened white supremacists who rallied in Virginia this weekend
“Sieg heil,” “White Lives Matter,” “Jews will not replace us,” and “blood and soil” — a translation of the Nazi slogan “blut und boden” — were among the chants heard from the crowd at the “Unite the Right” rally in…
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August 11, 2017 1:45 pm | By 28188Correcting Misinformation on Blue Slips
Kudos to Politico for publishing an article today on the extremely important topic of lower federal courts (that is, not the Supreme Court)—especially the circuit courts of appeal. Unfortunately, it appears they were given some misleading information that needs to…
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July 26, 2017 12:24 pm | By 41753Federal Judge: Kobach Repeatedly Misled Court In Voting Rights Case
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, vice-chair of the Trump administration’s bogus “Election Integrity Commission,” had his own integrity called into question by a federal judge on Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Julie Robinson upheld a $1,000 fine imposed on…
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July 24, 2017 3:48 pm | By 55416PFAW Foundation Takes Out Full-Page NYT Advertisement Exposing Trump’s Sham Election “Integrity” Commission
In the most recent Sunday edition of the New York Times (July 23, 2017), People For the American Way Foundation placed a full-page advertisement exposing the Orwellian cast of characters that Donald Trump has selected to helm his "Election Integrity”…
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July 6, 2017 12:11 pm | By 28188Trump Nominee Damien Schiff Proves He’s Unqualified to be a Judge
Damien Schiff, President Trump’s nominee to the Court of Federal Claims, is being groomed by the far Right for an eventual seat on a circuit court or even the Supreme Court. That is one of the reasons his nomination has…
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July 6, 2017 11:49 am | By 55416The Anti-Contraception Administration: Turning the Clock Back on Women
Contrary to Donald Trump’s frequently repeated, third-person boast that “nobody respects women more than Donald Trump,” the current president has a decades-long history of degrading women and of using his wealth and power to facilitate sexually predatory behavior. Though few…
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July 5, 2017 12:01 pm | By 28188John K. Bush: Would YOU Hire This Man?
Even before his committee hearing, it was clear that President Trump’s nominee to the Sixth Circuit, John K. Bush, has a deeply disturbing record that shows him to be unfit for the bench. His post-hearing responses to committee members’ written…
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June 30, 2017 4:17 pm | By 28188Texas’ Bizarre Anti-Equality Ruling
The Texas Supreme Court issued a bizarre ruling today that, Obergefell notwithstanding, it isn’t clear whether Houston can legally provide marriage benefits to city employees married to someone of the same sex, given the state’s laws prohibiting such benefits. First,…
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June 26, 2017 1:59 pm | By 28188Supreme Court Erodes Wall of Separation
This morning, the Supreme Court released its ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, an important church-state separation case involving a Missouri prohibition on direct payments by the government to a house of worship. Seven of the nine justices ruled…
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June 21, 2017 11:08 am | By 28184As Russia Consumes Attention, Trump Budget Threatens to Upend the Lives of Marginalized Women
This piece was originally published on HuffPost. While many people tune in to watch every detail of the Russia investigation in congressional hearings and on the news, there is a quieter but equally critical threat to our country’s wellbeing looming:…
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June 21, 2017 10:41 am | By 52560We Don’t Need Longer Sentences to Address our Drug Problems. We Need Solutions that Work.
Earlier this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions published an op-ed in the Washington Post arguing for longer sentences for individuals convicted of drug crimes, claiming that “being soft on sentencing means more violent crime.” His case that the way to…
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June 19, 2017 11:57 am | By 28188Supreme Court Has a Chance to Limit Partisan Gerrymandering
This morning, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear an extremely important case next term on political gerrymandering: Gill v. Whitford. This case has the potential to help make Congress and state legislatures truly democratic, by ensuring that voters choose…
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June 13, 2017 3:15 pm | By 28188GOP Press Crackdown in the Heart of Democracy
Senate Republicans today initiated a shocking clampdown on freedom of the press. Without consulting any of the Democrats, Sen. Richard Shelby, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, imposed a dangerous prohibition on reporters’ ability to gather and report news from…
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June 12, 2017 2:39 pm | By 28188Serious Concerns About 11th Circuit Nominee Kevin Newsom
People For the American Way sent the following letter to Senate Judiciary Committee members to express our serious concerns about Kevin Newsom, President Trump's nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. You can download the letter…
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June 9, 2017 4:33 pm | By 28179John K. Bush Should Not be Confirmed to the 6th Circuit
People For the American Way sent the following letter to Senate Judiciary Committee members to express our opposition to the confirmation of John K. Bush to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. You can download this…
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June 1, 2017 1:10 pm | By 28189Obstruction of Justice Evidence Mounts
This post originally appeared in Medium. President Trump’s attempts to impede the FBI’s investigation are a big deal In the world of presidential scandals, “obstruction of justice” is kind of a big deal. Sure, President Nixon was responsible for overseeing…
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May 31, 2017 11:01 am | By 28188GOP moving Trump’s judges too SLOWLY? Hardly.
Conservatives are in such a rush to shift America’s judiciary rightward that they’ve lost all sense of perspective. Yesterday’s Washington Examiner reports: President Trump's approach to filling the judiciary won praise from conservatives in the immediate aftermath of Justice Neil…
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May 26, 2017 2:07 pm | By 28188Republicans Love the Blue Slip
The Senate has a number of characteristics that differentiate it from the House—practices designed to foster debate, encourage comity, and respect the prerogatives of each senator. The “blue slip” tradition for circuit and district court nominations is one such practice,…
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May 25, 2017 3:38 pm | By 281884th Circuit Rules Against Trump’s Muslim Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its ruling today on President Trump’s second attempt at a Muslim immigration ban. Rather than a panel of three judges, this was decided by the full court. They ruled against…
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May 16, 2017 3:25 pm | By 41734Senator Warren Renews Call for Constitutional Amendment to Overturn “Terrible Citizens United Mistake”
Senator Elizabeth Warren just delivered a powerful keynote address at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference. Among a wide range of pro-democracy issues, Senator Warren once again condemned the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United that paved the way…