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Biden Judge Stops Enforcement of Overbroad State Law Restricting Non-Partisan Election Activity News & Analysis 12/19/2022 by Elliot Mincberg Judge Victoria Calvert, nominated by President Biden as a district judge in the Northern District of Georgia, …

Will the Right-Wing Majority Turn the First Amendment into a License to Discriminate? News & Analysis 12/06/2022 by Elliot Mincberg On December 5, the Supreme Court heard argument in 303 Creative LLC v Elenis. Brought by the far right Alliance Defending …

The Supreme Court Considers a Dangerous Far-Right Power Grab That Threatens Us All News & Analysis 12/05/2022 by Paul Gordon Can far-right state legislatures rig presidential and congressional elections in violation of their own state constitutions? The …

Decision by Biden Judge Limits Involuntary Confinement of Mentally Ill News & Analysis 11/28/2022 by Elliot Mincberg Judge Toby Heytens, nominated by President Biden to the Fourth Circuit, wrote an important 2-1 decision that limited the government’s …

Understanding the History of Policing in America and Police Violence Against Black Communities News & Analysis 11/10/2022 by Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith People For the American Way’s recent report, All Safe: Transforming Public Safety , provides concrete …

Corporation’s Attempt to Cut Back Whistleblower Protections Blocked by Biden Judge News & Analysis 10/25/2022 by Elliot Mincberg Judge Gabriel Sanchez, nominated by President Biden to the Ninth Circuit, reversed a lower court that had accepted a …

Join us: Rally for Affirmative Action on October 31st News & Analysis 10/20/2022 by Megan Simons On Monday, October 31, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases concerning the consideration of race as one factor in college admissions at …

Important Gun Safety Law Reinstated by Biden Judge News & Analysis 10/13/2022 by Elliot Mincberg Judge Eunice Lee, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit, put back into place a New York gun safety law that was stopped by a highly criticized …

Alabama’s Orwellian Attack on the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court News & Analysis 09/29/2022 by Paul Gordon How’s this for Orwellian logic: Taking the steps necessary to eliminate racial discrimination under the Voting Rights Act is itself …

People For Briefing Highlights Fall SCOTUS Term News & Analysis 09/24/2022 by People For Staff With the new Supreme Court term beginning on October 3, People For held an exclusive member briefing on the courts featuring our team of experts, including …