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News and AnalysisMay 2, 2024 6:06 pm | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Trump’s First 100 Days and the Frightening Plans He Has for His Next Term
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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May 2, 2024 10:49 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Writes Unanimous Decision Affirming Jury Verdict for Damages to Farm Owner Harmed by Corporate Strip Mining
Judge Dana Douglas, nominated by President Biden to the Fifth Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that affirmed a jury verdict of over $650,000 to a pecan farm whose property was damaged by strip mining of nearby land by Martin Marietta.…
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May 2, 2024 10:38 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Affirms NLRB Finding that Corporation Committed Unfair Labor Practices by Underfunding Pensions and Other Misconduct
Judge Veronica Rossman, nominated by President Biden to the Tenth Circuit court of appeals, wrote an almost unanimous decision that affirmed a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that a large corporation had committed unfair labor practices by underfunding a…
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Op-EdApril 30, 2024 5:35 pm | By Svante Myrick
Conspiracies and Cynical Indifference Are the Right’s Latest Climate Strategy
First published in The Hill. A great story circulated on several media platforms before this month’s solar eclipse. It describes a famous “Battle of the Eclipse” that took place thousands of years ago in what is now Turkey. Two armies…
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April 30, 2024 4:36 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judges Cast Deciding Votes Preventing State Health Care Plans from Excluding Gender Affirming Surgeries When Medically Necessary
Judge Toby Heytens and DeAndrea Benjamin, nominated by President Biden to the Fourth Circuit court of appeals, cast deciding votes in an 8-6 full court ruling that state health care plans in North Carolina and West Virginia cannot exclude medically…
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April 29, 2024 3:52 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Rules that Student Seeking Damages for Failure to Accommodate Disability Need Not Exhaust Administrative Remedies
Judge Maria Kahn, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit court of appeals, wrote a unanimous decision reversing a lower court and ruled that a student suffering from asthma could go forward with a claim for damages against a…
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April 29, 2024 3:40 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judges Vacate Injunction Against New York Consumer Protection Law on Broadband Service
Judge Alison Nathan, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit court of appeals, wrote a 2-1 decision joined by Biden nominee Sarah Merriam that reversed a lower court injunction and restored a New York consumer protection law requiring broadband…
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April 26, 2024 4:48 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Rejects Police Claim of Qualified Immunity for Arresting Journalist Filming Story on Oil Refinery
Judge Veronica Rossman, nominated by President Biden to the Tenth Circuit court of appeals, wrote a 2-1 decision rejecting a police officer’s appeal that he should get qualified immunity for arresting an independent journalist who was filming at a New…
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News and AnalysisApril 26, 2024 9:53 am | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Disinfectant Disinformation Edition
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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News and AnalysisApril 25, 2024 6:10 pm | By Paul Gordon
Supreme Court Hears Trump’s Claim That He Is Above the Law
“No one is above the law” is a core constitutional principle. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Donald Trump’s challenge to that principle in Trump v. United States. What is this case about? This case stems from efforts…
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News and AnalysisApril 24, 2024 6:17 pm | By Paul Gordon
Supreme Court Debates Emergency Abortion Care
Oral arguments were held today in Moyle v. United States. This is one of the two abortion-related cases before the Supreme Court this term. What is this case about? This is about far-right efforts to deny abortion care even in…
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Op-EdApril 24, 2024 2:57 pm | By Svante Myrick
Senators: Don’t Let the Islamophobic Agenda Targeting Adeel Mangi Win
First published in The Hill. We’re living in very divisive political times. But even now, Americans say we still share values that include aspiring to become a country where all can succeed regardless of race, gender or religion. Fulfilling this promise…
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News and AnalysisApril 18, 2024 4:37 pm | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Trump’s desperate attempts to sidestep his anti-abortion extremism.
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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April 18, 2024 10:19 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Preserve Anti-Censorship Ruling in Texas
Judges Dana Douglas and Irma Ramirez, nominated by President Biden to the Fifth Circuit court of appeals, cast deciding votes in a 9-8 full court decision that preserved and refused to rehear a three-judge panel decision, which upheld a preliminary…
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April 18, 2024 10:03 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Rules that West Virginia Law Cannot Stop 13-year Old From Participating on Publlc School Girls’ Track Team
Judge Thomas Heytens, nominated by President Biden to the Fourth Circuit court of appeals, wrote a 2-1 decision that reversed a lower court and authorized a 13-year-old transgender girl “who takes puberty-blocking medications and has publicly identified as a girl…
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News and AnalysisApril 12, 2024 2:42 pm | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Stephen Miller Edition
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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April 12, 2024 1:46 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Allows Civil RICO Case Against Prosecutor to Go Forward
Judge Arianna Friedman. nominated by President Biden to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote a unanimous decision partly reversing a lower court and allowing a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) case to proceed against a local…
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April 12, 2024 1:20 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Permits Securities Fraud Case to Proceed
Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., nominated by President Biden to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote a unanimous decision partly reversing a lower court and allowing a securities fraud case to proceed against a children’s entertainment company. The April 2024…
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April 10, 2024 4:00 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Allows Justice Department to Reopen Antitrust Probe Concerning Real Estate Commissions and Housing Prices
Judge Florence Pan, nominated by President Biden to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote a 2-1 decision reversing a lower court and allowing the Justice Department to reopen an antitrust probe concerning high real estate commissions and housing prices.…
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News and AnalysisApril 5, 2024 10:46 am | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Trump’s Dictatorial Tendencies and Disdain for Checks and Balances
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…