Download the 2019 report as a PDF Download the 2018 report as a PDF Get the report summary Get the SCOTUS shortlist fact sheet Index Introduction I. THE SUPREME COURT A. Read More
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 April 23. All people should enjoy the recognition, freedom, and economic and political power promised by the U.S. Constitution. The census citizenship question gravely threatens diverse communities and will undermine voting rights enforcement. Read More
Now that a host of Democratic presidential candidates are seeking the party’s nomination, it’s essential that we focus on one of the most critical issues the next occupant of the White House will face: the need to confirm fair-minded judges to our federal courts. Candidates looking for progressive support—in addition… Read More
In advancing explicit protections against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination, the Equality Act addresses a critical factor that drives LGBTQ+ people into poverty and the criminal legal system. Thanks in part to the discrimination they face, LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be jobless, homeless, and poor than the general population, and thus may be driven into underground survival economies to obtain basic life necessities. Read More
In honor of National Farmworker Awareness Week, on March 27 the group Justice for Migrant Women hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to expose some of the issues farmworker women and other low-wage workers face in their jobs. The rampant amount of… Read More
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act repaired the damage done by the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear, but as critical as it is, it was only one step on the path to pay equity. That's why we've renewed our support for the Paycheck Fairness Act, which will provide new tools to battle pervasive pay gaps and challenge pay discrimination. Read More
Sixty-five years ago, the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision ended school segregation and advanced racial equity in our schools for the first time in our country’s history. But despite that promise of equal opportunity in education, racial inequity and racist practices in the classroom persists… Read More
Long before Kimberlé Crenshaw popularized the term “intersectionality” in 1989, the social justice movement has struggled to recognize the multiple layers of oppression faced by women of color. That’s why discussions like the one that took place on Saturday February 2, 2019, at the Young Elected Officials Network Women’s… Read More
On November 14, President Trump nominated Neomi Rao to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hold Rao's hearing on February 5. People For the American Way wrote to committee members to express our opposition to the Rao nomination. Read More
It’s been a tough year—but you never stopped fighting. Together, with a strong coalition of members and partner organizations, we have gotten through two years of the Trump administration and GOP majorities in the House and Senate. The harm of the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants and Dreamers, transgender people,… Read More
Reverend and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is known around the world as the leader of the civil rights movement, and it was his role as a young Baptist minister that set that path into motion. Today, many African American faith leaders still lift up the rights Dr. King fought… Read More
The State Department is reportedly considering a proposal to ban the use of such phrases as "sexual and reproductive health" and "comprehensive sexuality education" by U.S. diplomats and other State personnel. According to a letter sent by People For the American Way and allied organizations, this would reinforce a dangerous message around the world that, for the United States, politics matter more than the health and rights of individuals and communities. Read More
Washington, D.C.–People For the American Way Political Director Lizet Ocampo today released the following statement congratulating Anna Eskamani for winning her race in Florida House District 47: “Anna Eskamani is a fighter who overcame intense negative attacks by focusing on the issues that matter to her constituents: gun safety, the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—People For the American Way’s Latinos Vote! program just released a hard-hitting, Spanish-language television ad that will beginning running on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Rio Grande Valley media market. The ad will also run in digital placements targeting voters across the state. The ad unmasks Sen. Ted Cruz’s attacks on… Read More
Following the Kavanaugh debate and the bright light it shined on sexual assault, many survivors and their allies are asking, "What's next?" People For the American Way and PFAW's African American Ministers In Action are among nearly 300 allied organizations who have made a #MeToo commitment to meaningfully addressing sexual violence and harassment in their many forms, and who are offering a possible path forward for both institutions and individuals. Read More
Washington, D.C.—People For the American Way’s Latinos Vote! program just released a hard-hitting, Spanish-language T.V. ad in media markets along Florida’s I-4 corridor, unmasking Ron DeSantis’s attacks on people with pre-existing conditions and communities of color. View the video online here. “Ron DeSantis has run his campaign from the… Read More
Decades ago, wealthy far right interests started pouring money into an elaborate network of organizations established to advance radical right-wing theories about the law. They also provided political training for young conservatives to advance in electoral office, empowering them to change the makeup of the federal courts. With Justice Kennedy… Read More
In 1916, Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic, which was shut down after just 10 days. Since then, progressive organizations and activists have worked tirelessly to ensure that reproductive rights, which now include abortion access, emergency contraception, comprehensive sex education and more, remain protected. At the forefront… Read More
People For the American Way is among more than 180 civil and human rights organizations that wrote to senators on September 3 to outline in stark detail the strong and mounting case against Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More
Download this report Download report without formatting. Judge Kavanaugh sought to undermine access to health care. Access to health care is a civil and human rights issue of profound importance. Based on his known record and the process by which he was selected, if confirmed to… Read More