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People For in ActionApril 11, 2019 2:20 pm | By 64126
PFAW Supports the #EqualityAct, Urges Swift Passage in Congress
On April 9, People For the American Way attended a congressional hearing regarding the Equality Act (H.R. 5), a bill which seeks to ensure the right to learn and work free from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.…
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People For in ActionApril 11, 2019 1:48 pm | By 64126
Medicare For All Introduced in the Senate
On April 10, People For the American Way joined a coalition of activists for a press conference supporting the introduction of S. 1129, a bill that would guarantee Medicare for every American. After President Trump’s repeated attacks on the ACA,…
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People For in ActionApril 11, 2019 11:18 am | By 28179
Doubtful Judicial Nominee Brantley Starr Will Give Litigants a Fair Hearing
On March 11, President Trump nominated Brantley Starr to be a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas. The Senate Judiciary Committee held Starr's hearing on April 10. Starr now awaits a committee vote. People For the American Way…
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People For in ActionApril 9, 2019 5:00 pm | By 62609
PFAW Puts the Spotlight on Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Plans for a Fair Judiciary
As the 2020 presidential primary season continues to heat up, PFAW is continuing its focus on protecting the federal courts by encouraging Democratic candidates to make the courts a key issue in their campaigns. Trump has already appointed dozens of…
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People For in ActionApril 9, 2019 12:50 pm | By 28179
Judicial Nominee Jeff Brown Places Political Goals over the Rule of Law and the Welfare of Innocent People
On March 11, President Trump nominated Justice Jeffrey Vincent "Jeff" Brown to be a federal judge in the Southern District of Texas. The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled Brown's hearing for April 10. People For the American Way wrote to…
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People For in ActionApril 8, 2019 4:07 pm | By 41734
PFAW and AAMIA Join Diverse “NO BAN Act” Coalition to End Muslim Ban and Religious Discrimination in Immigration
People For the American Way and PFAW's African American Ministers In Action have opposed President Trump's Muslim Ban since he first discussed it as a candidate and then again when it was introduced after his inauguration in January 2017. The…
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People For in ActionApril 8, 2019 3:20 pm | By 41734
Congress Shouldn’t Sacrifice Americans’ Basic Needs to Score Political Points with the Budget
With the 116th Congress now well underway, People For the American Way and allied organizations are once again urging members to abandon a perennial GOP favorite—poison pill policy riders: Dear Member of Congress, The Clean Budget Coalition, an alliance of…
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People For in ActionApril 5, 2019 12:53 pm | By 41734
Military Must Provide Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage and Family Planning Care
People For the American Way's fight for reproductive freedom includes addressing structural barriers to abortion and birth control access, quality maternal care, and parenting supports. We want to make sure that this extends to military servicemembers and their dependents, so…
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People For in ActionApril 5, 2019 12:38 pm | By 28186
Religious Liberty Advocates Call for Action by Elected Officials
I’m proud to be among a number of PFAW Foundation Board and staff members, as well as members of the African American Ministers Leadership Council, who joined around 140 other religious liberty advocates in calling for action by our elected…
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People For in ActionApril 5, 2019 12:25 pm | By 64126
Thousands Rally Across the Country to Demand the Release of the Full Mueller Report
Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded the Trump-Russia investigation in March and sent his findings to Attorney General William Barr. Instead of immediately releasing the full report to Congress and the American people, which the American public overwhelmingly supports and which…
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People For in ActionApril 3, 2019 6:59 pm | By 28185
Communicating About Our Ideal Justice
In 2016, People For the American Way Foundation and its allies began a process to understand and define the ideal Supreme Court justice. Absent a specific nomination fight, the intent of this research project was to identify the language and…
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People For in ActionApril 3, 2019 2:17 pm | By 64126
House and Senate Democrats Gather at Supreme Court to Fight Assault on Healthcare
On April 2, People For the American Way joined a coalition of activists at a press conference in front of the Supreme Court in response to the Trump administration’s newest wave of attacks on healthcare. Recently, the president tweeted that…
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People For in ActionApril 3, 2019 1:43 pm | By 41734
PFAW Foundation Brief Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Census Citizenship Question
In addition to our work in the California census case, People For the American Way Foundation and allied organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Department of Commerce v. New York, which will be argued before the Supreme Court on…
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People For in ActionApril 3, 2019 9:43 am | By 28179
Confirming Judicial Nominee Daniel Bress Would Inflict a Substantial Wound on Every Senator’s Influence
On February 6, President Trump nominated Daniel Bress of Virginia to a California seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over the objection of California Democratic senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. The Senate Judiciary Committee…
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People For in ActionApril 2, 2019 10:15 am | By 41734
Discrimination Drives LGBTQ+ People into Poverty and the Criminal Legal System
The Equality Act recognizes that every American deserves full and equal rights under the law. In advancing explicit protections against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination, the bill addresses a critical factor that drives LGBTQ+ people into poverty and the…
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People For in ActionMarch 29, 2019 10:23 am | By 28179
With Daniel Collins and Other Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominees, Senatorial Courtesy Has Been Replaced by Outright Disrespect
On November 13, President Trump nominated Daniel Collins of California to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over the objection of home state Democratic senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. Despite their objection, the…
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People For in ActionMarch 28, 2019 12:11 pm | By 64126
PFAW Joins Coalition of Activists at the Supreme Court to Rally Against Gerrymandering
On March 26, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three consolidated cases concerning the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering. Although this practice has long been used by both parties to redraw districts in a way that favors one party over…
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People For in ActionMarch 25, 2019 2:40 pm | By 41734
PFAW and AAMIA Renew Paycheck Fairness Act Support
On January 29, People For the American Way and PFAW's African American Ministers In Action joined allied organizations in commemorating the tenth anniversary of President Obama signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. That vital law repaired the damage done…
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People For in ActionMarch 25, 2019 10:11 am | By 41734
New York Budget Should Include Small Donor Matching Funds
People For the American Way and Fair Elections for New York are continuing the push to turn New York into a pro-democracy leader. On March 21, we sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders urging them…
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People For in ActionMarch 21, 2019 6:40 pm | By 64126
PFAW Joins Coalition of Activists on Capitol Hill as the For the People Act Passes the House
In the 2018 midterms, voters demanded real and substantive reform in Washington. House Democrats in the 116th Congress swiftly responded by unveiling H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that addresses government corruption, attacks on voting rights,…