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Rao’s Testimony Raises Even More Concerns about Kowtowing to the President News & Analysis 02/05/2019 by Elliot Mincberg At her hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 5, DC Circuit nominee Neomi Rao raised even more concerns about her …

Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Joins Dissent Arguing for Special Privileges for Religious Speech News & Analysis 02/04/2019 by Elliot Mincberg “Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of …

Neomi Rao and Affirmative Action: Another Reason to Oppose News & Analysis 02/04/2019 by Sarah Von Der Lippe Neomi Rao’s nomination to the D.C. Circuit raises serious concerns about her reflexive – and remarkably injudicious – hostility to affirmative …

Barr’s Questionnaire Responses Signal Red Flag for the Mueller Investigation News & Analysis 02/04/2019 by Paul Gordon After attorney general nominee William Barr’s hearing earlier in January, Judiciary Committee members submitted written questions for …

Tracking the Evolution of the Right's Anti-Immigrant Movement News & Analysis 02/01/2019 by Peter Montgomery In explaining the disturbing lurch of the GOP towards xenophobia and racism, commenters routinely point to Donald Trump’s entrance into the 2016 …

The Progressive Happy Hour: Fighting for Racial Justice in 2019 News & Analysis 02/01/2019 by Christin "Cici" Battle Drew Courtney Diallo Brooks In Trump’s era of unabashed racism, racist attacks and rhetoric continue to escalate at a frightening pace. In …

PFAW Foundation Brief: Supreme Court Should Honor All Veterans by Affirming Bladensburg Cross is Unconstitutional News & Analysis 01/31/2019 by Jen Herrick On February 27, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in The American Legion v. …

PFAW and AAMIA Oppose "Project Blitz" Campaign to Undermine Church-State Separation News & Analysis 01/31/2019 by Jen Herrick People For the American Way and PFAW's African American Ministers In Action are deeply troubled by a national Religious Right …

Judicial Nominee Neomi Rao Would Do Great Harm to the Nation News & Analysis 01/31/2019 by Marge Baker On November 14, President Trump nominated Neomi Rao to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate Judiciary …

Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Writes Opinion and Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Visa Denial News & Analysis 01/30/2019 by Elliot Mincberg “Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears”  is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of …