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Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Let Alabama Use Racially Discriminatory Map in 2022 Elections News & Analysis 02/08/2022 by Elliot Mincberg Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett cast deciding votes in a 5-4 “shadow …

How We Can Reimagine Public Safety News & Analysis 02/07/2022 by Svante Myrick Policing in the United States has a long and troubled history. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others brought police racism and violence sharply into focus, …

What’s At Stake as New Black Woman Justice Will Join Supreme Court News & Analysis 02/07/2022 by Elliot Mincberg There is much at stake as President Biden works to determine who he will nominate to fill Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat on the Supreme Court. …

Voting Rights: An Old and New Fight News & Analysis 02/04/2022 by Laurie Kinney The Republican filibuster of voting rights legislation was disappointing and harmful. But the fight for voting rights is far from over. Voting Rights: An Old and New Fight …

Why We Need the National Popular Vote News & Analysis 02/04/2022 by Laurie Kinney People For the American Way believes there are many steps we can take to move our country closer to the ideal of a democratic society that offers freedom, equality, …

Biden-Nominated Judge Restores Federal Workers’ Rights that Trump Officials Improperly Took Away News & Analysis 02/03/2022 by Elliot Mincberg Biden-nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote a decision that overturned action by Trump …

Another Trump Judge Rules Against Vaccine Requirement for Federal Contractors: Our Courts, Our Fight News & Analysis 02/01/2022 by Elliot Mincberg “Our Courts, Our Fight”  is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on …

Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Authorize Immediate Execution of Black Man Despite Lower Courts’ Finding that State Had Violated Disability Law: Our Courts, Our Fight News & Analysis 01/31/2022 by Elliot Mincberg “Our Courts, Our Fight”  is a blog …

It's Time for a New Perspective on the Supreme Court News & Analysis 01/27/2022 by People For Staff   With the retirement of Justice Breyer, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. President Biden has made it clear that he will appoint a Black woman to …

We're in the Fight for Justice For All News & Analysis 01/26/2022 by Elliot Mincberg Megan Simons The Supreme Court’s decision to review two new cases on affirmative action and environmental protections add to a long list of cases that put some of our …