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Bipartisan Experts Criticize Trump Stonewalling and Willingness to Accept Russian Election Interference News & Analysis 06/21/2019 by Rio Tazewell On June 20, the House Judiciary Committee held its latest hearing aimed at exploring the findings of the …

Stonewall at 50: Honoring Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera with Action News & Analysis 06/21/2019 by Jen Herrick On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The resistance of the Stonewall patrons, who had long been the target …

Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Kavanaugh and Gorsuch Cast Deciding Votes to Overrule Another Precedent, Both Harming Local Government and Endangering Roe v. Wade News & Analysis 06/21/2019 by Elliot Mincberg “Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a …

Eric Swalwell Would Nominate “Experienced, Qualified” Judges News & Analysis 06/20/2019 by Surya Swaroop With the first Democratic debate scheduled for June 26, PFAW continues to urge presidential candidates to address the importance of our federal courts …

Ken Cuccinelli Hates Immigrants: 11 Examples Over the Years News & Analysis 06/19/2019 by Marie Lindberg Ken Cuccinelli has not come right out and told us that he hates immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, and people who want reproductive freedom , but his years as …

Judicial Nominee Jason Pulliam's Record Suggests Anti-Trans Bias News & Analysis 06/19/2019 by Marge Baker On March 5, President Trump nominated Jason Pulliam to be a federal judge in the Western District of Texas. The Senate Judiciary Committee held …

Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judges Barrett and Brennan Joined Dissent Foreshadowing Clarence Thomas’ Anti-Abortion Screed News & Analysis 06/18/2019 by Elliot Mincberg “Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting …

Voting Rights Continue to Suffer Six Years After the Shelby County Ruling News & Analysis 06/17/2019 by Tori Slatton The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), one of the most critical pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history, was born out of …

Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Kavanaugh and Gorsuch Cast Deciding Votes to Allow Public Access Cable TV Censorship News & Analysis 06/17/2019 by Elliot Mincberg “Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears”  is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of …

Refusal to Affirm Brown v. Board Demands Opposition to Judicial Nominees Cain and Guidry News & Analysis 06/17/2019 by Marge Baker Floor votes are expected the week of June 17 on two more Trump judicial nominees who have refused to affirm that the Supreme …