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Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears

Trump's judges are taking a sledgehammer to our rights and freedoms. Use this tool to see the total impact.

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Deriding and harming trans women prisoners

S.D. v Reese

 

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Reviving Republican election map despite court order

Onder v Missouri

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Dismissing lawsuit over lead in drinking water

Sterling v City of Jackson

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We can't let this be the new normal.

Confirmed Judges Confirmed Fears tracks the damaging impacts of Trump-appointed judges around the country, and chronicles the decisions that hurt all of us.

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Reviving Republican election map despite court ruling

Onder v Missouri

A Republican member of Congress sued to force Missouri to use an electoral map referred to as “HB 1” that would diminish the influence of Black voters for the upcoming elections, despite a state supreme court decision to the contrary.

 
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Deriding and harming trans women prisoners

S.D. v Reese

A number of trans women challenged an Oregon state practice that called for trans women to be housed in state prison facilities for men.

 
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Dismissing lawsuit over lead in drinking water

Sterling v. City of Jackson

Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, sued the government for knowingly providing city water with dangerous levels of lead and then misleading residents about the dangers.

 
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Making it harder for pre-trial detainees to hold prisons responsible for injuries

Poynter v Shirley

A man civilly confined to a state prison pre-trial filed suit to recover damages for serious harm caused to him by inmates who the prison failed to control.

 
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Affirming dismissal of police excessive force claim

Cendan v Trujillo

A man arrested for armed robbery sued police officers for excessive use of force.

 
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Affirming rejection of social security disability application

Calhoun v Commissioner of Social Security

A woman suffering from both physical and mental impairments challenged an agency decision to reject her application for disability benefits.

 
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Allowing White House ballroom construction

National Park Service v National Trust for Historic Preservation

The Trump DOJ sought Supreme Court permission to continue construction of its White House ballroom despite a lower court injunction stopping it.

 
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Denying asylum to woman

Santa Jeronimo deRamos v Blanche

A woman from Guatemala along with her daughter sought asylum in the US.

 
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Letting DOJ prosecute member of Congress

US v McIver

The Trump administration is prosecuting a Democratic member of Congress for her oversight visit to a federal immigration detention center.

 
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Rejecting whistleblower's retaliation claim

Mehrotra v Department of Labor

A fired company employee claimed his company improperly retaliated against him for whistleblowing.

 
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Imprisoning ICE protesters

USA v Wagner

The Trump Administration challenged the release of a protester against ICE who had been arrested for his activities.

 
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Denying asylum to LGBTQ man

Zhuravlev v. Blanche

Evgenii Zhuravlev sought asylum in the U.S. from anti-LGBTQ persecution in Russia.

 
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Letting Trump proceed with election interference

Trump v California

The Trump administration is setting up an unlawful scheme to interfere with how states run elections, posing a threat to the integrity of this fall’s midterm elections.

 
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Granting qualified immunity to officer who harmed Black man

Savory v Andrews

Police officers sought qualified immunity for harm caused to black man for imprisonment for more than 30 years

 
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Authorizing harassment of healthcare provider

Queerdoc v DOJ

DOJ appealed a district court decision that quashed a DOJ subpoena that harassed a health care provider offering transgender care.

 
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Immunizing prison officials for excessive force

Edmiston v Pickens

A Nevada prisoner claimed prison officers used excessive force in throwing him to the ground and beating him.

 
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Immunizing prison officials from liability

Williams v Missouri Dep’t of Corrections

The mother of a prisoner who committed suicide claimed that the prison and officials created dangerous conditions that were responsible for her son’s death.

 
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Denying asylum despite threats

Maldonado v Blanche

A woman and her family challenged their asylum denial because the agency did not consider strong evidence of threats against her.

 
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Shielding officer for killing

Crosby v Colleton County Sheriff's Office

The representative of a man shot and killed by a police officer entering his home to do a welfare check sued for damages against the police.

 
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Denying veteran's disability benefits

Thompson v Hegseth

An Air Force veteran challenged a determination that she was only 10% disabled even though she had been discharged for unfitness for duty and later given a 40% disability rating by VA.

 
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Rejecting sex harassment claim

Arana v Board of Regents of Univ. of Wisc.

A university student sued the university for deliberate indifference to danger posed by a student who raped her.

 
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Allowing evidence secured without warrant

US v Pereda

The government appealed a decision that suppressed evidence that an individual possessed drugs and ammunition.

 
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Nullifying rule requiring bargaining with union

Hospital Menonita de Guayama v NLRB

The new owner of a hospital sought to avoid an NLRB rule requiring bargaining with the existing union for up to one year.

 
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Affirming rejection of excessive force claim

Abbey v Metropolitan Government of Nashville

A woman sought to recover damages for harm inflicted by use of excessive force during a traffic stop.

 
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Denying immigrant's request for cancellation of removal

Cisneros v Blanche

An immigrant was ordered removed and deported even though an immigration officer had earlier stamped  “admitted” on her passport.

 
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