Even as the Senate confirmed its last Biden judges, previously confirmed Biden judges continued to cast important votes in cases in December. There were seven such decisions in December, including a significant ruling blocking a large grocery store merger that would have violated antitrust laws, an important holding on the scope of the Family and Medical Leave Act, and decisions on sex discrimination, gun safety, voting rights, and other issues.
Each case is summarized below, along with a link to the full People For the American Way Foundation blog entry on the decision and to the ruling itself. Links to previous People For analyses of Biden judge cases are also below. Such rulings by Biden judges demonstrate the importance to all of us of nominating and confirming fair-minded federal judges.
As we anticipate action by the Republican-controlled Senate to confirm more Trump nominees to our federal courts beginning this year, it is important to recognize the progress that the Biden White House and Senate Democrats made in helping to rebalance the federal judiciary with judges who will remain on the courts for life. As of December 31, the Senate confirmed 235 Biden judges, one more than the 234 Trump nominees confirmed in Trump’s first term. Although several Biden court of appeals nominees remained on the Senate floor and did not receive votes, significant progress was clearly made. Updated statistics can be found at https://www.pfaw.org/justice/time-is-running-out-confirm-fair-minded-judges/
- Biden Judge Rules that Drug Company Improperly Promoted Drug Used to Treat MS, Partly Reversing Lower Court
- Biden Judges Uphold Important Federal Gun Safety Law in 2 Cases
- Biden Judge Issues Unanimous Ruling that FMLA Can Provide Protection for People Who Must Care for Adult Siblings
- Biden Judge Orders that Class Action Against Amazon for Sex Discrimination Can Go Forward
- Biden Judge Stops Anti-Competitive Merger of Grocery Store Chains
- Biden Judge Issues Unanimous Opinion Authorizing Lawsuit To Protect Virginia Voters From Being Disqualified Due to Felony Convictions
Previous People For analyses of Biden judge rulings include our September 2022 report, July 2023 report, and monthly summaries for September , October, November, and December of 2023 and for January, February March April May June-July , August, September, October, and November 2024.
