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May 16, 2022 7:18 pm | By Paul GordonSupreme Court Majority Cuts Off Key Immigration Decisions From Judicial Review
In a 5-4 decision in Patel v. Garland, the far-right Supreme Court has made life harder for immigrants who thought they could turn to our courts to protect their rights. In this case, an immigration official ruled that Indian citizen…
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May 16, 2022 1:41 pm | By Paul GordonFar-Right Supreme Court Opens the Door For Even More Corruption Through Campaign Contributions
The far-right Supreme Court majority has issued yet another ruling undermining efforts to address corrupt dealings through campaign contributions. This time, the Court has given special interests an opening to enrich the personal wealth of elected officials. The May 2022…
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News and Analysis
May 9, 2022 12:07 pm | By Paul GordonTrump Judges Let Florida Voter Suppression Law Go Back Into Effect
Three Trump judges on the Eleventh Circuit let Florida’s latest voter suppression law stay in effect pending an appeal. They stayed a lower court ruling that had found the provisions of SB90 to be intentionally discriminatory, and which had ordered…
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News and Analysis
May 4, 2022 10:54 am | By Paul GordonSenate Committee Looks Into Judicial Ethics and Responds to the Leaked Alito Draft
A May 2 congressional committee hearing on the need for ethics reform in the federal courts could not have been better timed: It was hours after the leaked draft majority opinion by Justice Alito that would, if adopted, overrule Roe…
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News and Analysis
April 29, 2022 4:06 pm | By Paul Gordon
Supreme Court Majority Takes Away Key Remedy For Illegal Discrimination
In late April the Supreme Court’s far-right majority issued another harmful 6-3 decision undercutting congressional laws passed to protect people from discrimination. In Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, the Court ruled that when someone violates certain civil rights laws protecting…
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News and Analysis
April 29, 2022 3:25 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Blocks Biden Repeal of Restrictive Trump Immigration Policy
Trump District judge Robert Summerhays of Louisiana issued a nationwide order that stopped the Biden Administration from taking steps to rescind a very restrictive Trump immigration policy. That policy (referred to as Title 42) requires immediate expulsion of immigrants, even…
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News and Analysis
April 29, 2022 11:08 am | By Elliot MincbergHouse Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing Explores Alternatives on Supreme Court Ethics Reform
On April 27, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Courts held an important hearing on “Building Confidence in the Supreme Court through Ethics and Recusal Reforms.” The hearing featured testimony from ethics experts who further documented the need for such…
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News and Analysis
April 28, 2022 3:27 pm | By Paul Gordon“There They Go Again” – The Far Right Predictably Attacks Nancy Abudu
Most people across America recoiled with disgust when they saw Senate Republicans’ horrific mistreatment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. But their base loved it. So a month later, those senators were at it again, at a confirmation hearing for Eleventh…
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Op-EdApril 25, 2022 1:19 pm | By Ben Jealous
An Extraordinary Life, Linking Past and Present
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, but optimists win more often.” “In this life you have to…
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News and Analysis
April 21, 2022 9:49 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Mask Mandate Ruling Harms CDC Ability to Prevent and Combat Pandemics
Trump Florida District judge Kathryn Mizelle struck down on Easter Monday the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) mask requirement. The rule provides that passengers and employees wear masks on airplanes and other public transport methods because of COVID-19. Based on…
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Op-Ed
April 18, 2022 1:42 pm | ByAcross America Students Must Learn All History
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Black history is American history. That shouldn’t be a controversial statement. But thanks to politicians like Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, teaching honestly about history is getting downright dangerous. Youngkin got elected in part…
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Op-Ed
April 12, 2022 1:44 pm | By Ben JealousFar-Right Smears of Judge Jackson Show Why We Can’t Let Them Take Power
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week when the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. That is cause for celebration. When Judge Jackson is sworn in as…
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People For in ActionApril 11, 2022 7:35 am | By
Thousands Gather to Celebrate #JusticeKBJ
On Friday, April 8th, thousands of people gathered in person and online to celebrate the historic confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Watch the joy here!
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People For in ActionApril 11, 2022 7:25 am | By
Celebrate the Confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Together, we confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Judge Jackson is the first Black woman and first public defender to serve on our nation's highest court - and from her record, we know that she will be…
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People For in Action
April 8, 2022 9:30 am | By Susan StainmanThank Your Local Election Workers
Tuesday, April 12, is the Thank Election Heroes National Day of Action. With more than 40 events and counting, the day is a way to acknowledge election workers as local heroes and bolster support for their work in this year’s…
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News and Analysis
April 7, 2022 9:28 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding “Shadow Docket” Votes to Reinstate Trump Rule and Harm Clean Water Protection
Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett cast deciding votes in a 5-4 shadow docket ruling that harmed the ability of states to enforce the Clean Water Act (CWA). The order reinstates a Trump rule that threatens…
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News and Analysis
April 5, 2022 10:12 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Issue Three More Rulings Damaging Biden Efforts to Protect Public Health and National Security, and to Reform Harmful Immigration Policies
During March, Trump-nominated district court judges issued three more rulings that interfere with Biden Administration actions. These included two immigration-related orders and a decision stopping enforcement of Air Force COVID-19 vaccination requirements. These rulings continue the disturbing pattern of Trump…
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News and Analysis
April 4, 2022 4:24 pm | By Paul GordonGraham Says Judge Jackson Would Not Have Come Before a Republican-Controlled Judiciary Committee
While the Senate Judiciary Committee was debating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, Sen. Lindsey Graham confirmed what many people suspected: If Republicans win control of the Senate this fall, qualified nominees like Judge Jackson won’t get…
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Op-Ed
April 1, 2022 3:39 pm | By Ben JealousFighting the Corruption of Power
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. We keep learning more about the attack on the U.S. Capitol. And we keep learning more about the many schemes former President Donald Trump and his team tried to use to overturn…
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People For in Action
April 1, 2022 1:11 pm | By People For StaffFaith In Jackson: Faith Leaders Rally on the Steps of the Supreme Court
On March 30, People for staff, board and leadership network members, and activists joined coalition partners for an Interfaith Speak Out in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Reverend Leslie Watson Wilson, National Director…