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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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Affirming dismissal of excessive force claim

Cendan v Trujillo

 

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Affirming rejection of disability benefits

Calhoun v Commissioner of Social Security

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Allowing White House construction to continue

National Park Service v National Trust for Historic Preservation

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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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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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Dismissing case against officer

Smith v Olvera

An individual harmed by police use of excessive force sought to recover damages for his injuries.

 
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Ending desegregation case

A Louisiana school board tried to end a desegregation case without a hearing  to determine if desegregation had been fully achieved

 
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Allowing immigrant student to be detained

Mahdawi v Trump

The Trump Justice Department had an immigrant student arrested, detained and later deported because of his political activities.

 
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Striking down assault weapons ban

Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v Attorney General New Jersey

Pro-gun groups challenged a New Jersey state law banning assault weapons under the Second Amendment.

 
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