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Census Ruling Shows Why Courts Matter News & Analysis 01/15/2019 by Paul Gordon On January 15, New York federal district judge Jesse Furman ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship to the 2020 Census was made in violation of the …

The Progressive Happy Hour: The Trump/Republican Shutdown News & Analysis 01/11/2019 by Drew Courtney Diallo Brooks Peter Montgomery It’s been 20 days since Trump shut down the federal government, and the effects of this shutdown continue to pile up: …

PFAW Joins #StopTheShutdown Rally Outside AFL-CIO and the White House News & Analysis 01/11/2019 by Tori Slatton The government shutdown will soon be the longest in modern history and federal employees have missed their first scheduled paycheck—all over a …

Trump Backtracks on School Discipline—PFAW and AAMIA Demand Vigorous Enforcement of Students' Civil Rights News & Analysis 01/10/2019 by Jen Herrick One of the Trump administration's last acts of 2018 was the rescission of Obama-era guidance for reducing …

PFAW Joins Coalition of Activists at the Capitol to Support the For the People Act News & Analysis 01/10/2019 by Tori Slatton The public sent a clear message in the 2018 midterms when the Democrats they elected took back the House in a historic victory. …

PFAW Foundation Brief: Trump's Final Birth Control Rules Will Cause Irreparable Harm News & Analysis 01/09/2019 by Jen Herrick In 2018, People For the American Way Foundation joined organizational allies to challenge the first draft of President Trump's …

PFAW Announces Opposition to Attorney General Nominee William Barr News & Analysis 01/09/2019 by Marge Baker After having announced his intended attorney general nomination in December , President Trump formally submitted William Barr for the Senate's …

Trump’s Dangerous Border Wall Gambit News & Analysis 01/08/2019 by Elliot Mincberg As Americans wait to hear precisely what President Trump will say during his trumpeted address to the nation at 9 p.m. tonight, speculation is continuing that he could …

PFAW and AAMIA Urge New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to Lead on Pro-Democracy Reforms News & Analysis 01/08/2019 by Jen Herrick People For the American Way and PFAW's African American Ministers In Action are firmly committed to building a democracy where …

Trump Should Withdraw Affordable Care Act Rule That Puts Abortion Even Further out of Reach News & Analysis 01/08/2019 by People For Staff On November 9, the Trump administration launched yet another attack on reproductive freedom when it proposed a new, …