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#VoteTheCourts2020: Buttigieg and Inslee Discuss Their Ideal Judicial Nominees News & Analysis 04/15/2019 by Kayla Butler As part of its #VoteTheCourts2020 campaign, PFAW is asking Democratic presidential candidates’ to discuss their plans to nominate and …

The Progressive Happy Hour: LGBTQ Rights in 2019     News & Analysis 04/12/2019 by Drew Courtney Christin "Cici" Battle Jen Herrick Today, Trump’s dangerous and discriminatory transgender military ban went into effect. The ban bars openly trans people …

PFAW Joins Coalition of Activists on Capitol Hill to Rally Against the Transgender Military Ban News & Analysis 04/12/2019 by Tori Slatton Trump’s transgender military ban officially went into effect on April 12. Any person serving in the military who …

DOJ is Supposed to Oppose Racial Discrimination, but Trump's DOJ Nominee is Mum on Brown v. Board of Education News & Analysis 04/12/2019 by Paul Gordon When a nominee for a powerful position in the U.S. Justice Department refuses to support Brown v. …

Khizr Khan and Progressive Groups Call on Congress to Pass the #NoBanAct News & Analysis 04/11/2019 by Tori Slatton In 2017, President Trump banned entry to people from several Muslim majority countries, following his repeated calls on the campaign trail …

Medicare For All Introduced in the Senate News & Analysis 04/11/2019 by Tori Slatton On April 10, People For the American Way joined a coalition of activists for a press conference supporting the introduction of S. 1129, a bill that would guarantee …

Doubtful Judicial Nominee Brantley Starr Will Give Litigants a Fair Hearing News & Analysis 04/11/2019 by Marge Baker On March 11, President Trump nominated Brantley Starr to be a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas. The Senate Judiciary …

PFAW Supports the #EqualityAct, Urges Swift Passage in Congress News & Analysis 04/11/2019 by Tori Slatton On April 9, People For the American Way attended a congressional hearing regarding the Equality Ac t (H.R. 5), a bill which seeks to ensure the …

Texas Bill Could Lead to Women Being Executed for Having an Abortion News & Analysis 04/10/2019 by Peter Montgomery This post originally appeared on Right Wing Watch. A Texas house committee heard testimony this week on a  bill that would allow women who …

Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Grand Jury Vote that Could Limit Mueller Report Release News & Analysis 04/10/2019 by Elliot Mincberg In April 2019, Trump D.C. Circuit judge Greg Katsas cast the deciding vote to …