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“Trumptastrophe”: The Far Right’s courts takeover (and the harm it has caused to our rights and freedom)

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Pending Supreme Court Cases May Block Effective Health and Safety Protections

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No “big win” for Trump or January 6 insurrectionists in Fischer ruling

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People For the American Way Responds to SCOTUS Rulings in Loper Bright v Raimondo and Relentless, Inc v Department of Commerce

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Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow Transgender Individuals to Challenge State Policy Forbidding Them From Getting Amended Birth Certificates

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No “big win” for Trump or January 6 insurrectionists in Fischer ruling

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Fair Courts

People For the American Way Responds to SCOTUS Rulings in Loper Bright v Raimondo and Relentless, Inc v Department of Commerce

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Authoritarianism

“Trumptastrophe”: A “blueprint for destroying the planet.”

Commissioner Natasha Dupee, 33, from Washington, D.C., Commissioner A'Dorian Murray-Thomas, 29, from Newark, New Jersey, Board of Education Vice Chairperson Jessica Weaver from Newington, Connecticut.
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People For’s Young Elected Officials Network Honors Leadership Award Recipients  

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Supreme Court

Right-Wing Justices Significantly Weaken Agency Ability to Protect Health and Safety as Well as Consumer Rights and Anti-Fraud Protections

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Supreme Court

People For the American Way Responds to SCOTUS Dismissal of Moyle v. United States

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Decision Watch

Every day, federal judges make decisions that impact the lives of all of us. Here, we break down the decisions to show you just how important fair courts are to our everyday lives.

This reporting is a project of People For the American Way Foundation. 

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Climate Change

Important Biden Judge Votes in May Make the Difference in Key Cases on Environment, Federal Employee Rights, and Other Issues

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Censorship

As Senate Nears Confirmation of 200th Biden Judge, April Sees Key Decisions Made Possible by Biden Judges on Transgender Rights, Censorship, Consumer Protection and More

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Biden Judges

Biden’s AAPI Judges: Diversifying the Bench and Protecting Our Rights

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Lower Federal Courts

70 Years Since Brown: Advancing Diversity in the Courts

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Fact Sheets: Biden vs. Trump Judges

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Another Dangerous Term Begins at the Supreme Court

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Fact Sheets: Beneficial Decisions by Biden-Nominated Judges

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Hope for Our Courts: The Impact of Biden Judges

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