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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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Rejecting immigrant's attempt to cancel deportation

Rios-Rocha v Bondi

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Throwing out remedy against Starbucks for unfair practices

NLRB v Starbucks

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Granting qualified immunity

Harris v Kim

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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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Tried to limit liability for child death

Lipman v. Budish

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Nalbandian tries in dissent to excuse county for custom that helped lead to the death of an African American child through child abuse.

 
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Allowed unjustified search warrants

US v. Cano

Trump Ninth Circuit judges Bennett, Nelson, Bade, and Van Dyke argue in dissent that cell phones can be seized and searched at the border without a warrant

 
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Trying to prematurely stop census

National Urban League v. Ross

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Bumatay tries in dissent to let the Trump Administration Prematurely Stop the Census.

 
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Restricted voted rights

Jones v. Governor of Florida

An all-Republican majority upheld their fellow Republicans' scheme to strip nearly one million Floridians of their ability to vote.

 
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Illegal telemarketing

Revitch v. DIRECTV

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Bennett tries in dissent to require individual arbitration of claims that corporation made illegal telemarketing calls and to dismiss class action claim for broader consumer relief.

 
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Banks denied interest payments

McShannock v. JP Morgan Chase Bank

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Nelson writes decision overturning district court and holding that big banks can pay zero interest to homeowners on escrow accounts related to loans purchased from federal savings associations before 2013.

 
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Police liability for seized property

Freed v. Thomas

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Larsen argues in dissent that federal lawsuit cannot be filed against a county that kept all the proceeds from the sale of foreclosed property, without paying excess proceeds to the owner

 
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Qualified immunity

El v. City of Pittsburgh

Trump Third Circuit judge Phipps argues in dissent that court should have reversed lower court and granted immunity to police officer accused of using excessive force against Black man.

 
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Tried to uphold abortion gag rule

Mayor & City of Baltimore v. Azar

Trump Fourth Circuit judges Julius Richardson, Marvin Quattlebaum, and Allison Rushing argued in dissent that the court should uphold a harmful Trump Administration abortion gag rule.

 
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Porter v. City and County of San Francisco

After a woman experiencing significant mental illness died in mysterious circumstances, Trump Judge Daniel Bress dismissed a lawsuit against the state employee who was supposed to be looking after her.

 
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Dissent would give police immunity

Lam v. City of Los Banos

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Bennett tried in dissent to overturn a jury verdict and grant immunity to police officer who shot and killed a man in his own home.

 
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Would rule against gun violence measure

Mai v. United States

Trump Ninth Circuit judges Bumatay, Van Dyke, Collins, Bennett, Bade, Bress, and Hunsaker try in dissent to overturn longstanding federal restrictions on gun possession by people who have been involuntarily committed for mental illness.

 
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Counsel admit defendant's guilt

Thompson v. United States

Britt Grant ruled against a man on trial for robbery whose lawyer told the jury that the defendant had, in fact, committed the robbery.

 
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Harmed immigrants' rights

Patel v. U.S. Attorney General

Trump's 11th Circuit judges create a majority to grant immigration officials extraordinary power to insulate certain decisions from judicial review.

 
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Qualified immunity

In re Gibbons

Trump Third Circuit judges Bibas, Porter, Phipps, and Matey cast deciding votes to prevent the full court from rehearing a case in which Porter and Phipps reversed a district court and granted qualified immunity to a state trooper who shot and killed a black man.

 
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Harmed immigrant

Gjetani v. Barr

Trump Fifth Circuit judge Ho writes opinion affirming denial of asylum to Albanian refugee who was threatened with death three times and physically attacked due to his political beliefs.

 
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Bus abandoned child

A.K. v. Durham School Services

Trump Sixth Circuit judges Joan Larsen and Eric Readler uphold decision that excused school bus company from any liability for severe injuries suffered by 13-year-old boy when bus improperly left his stop early and did not pick him up.

 
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Qualified immunity

WiIey v. Kentucky Dept. of Corr.

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Amul Thapar tries in dissent to uphold dismissal of complaint that prison officials used excessive force.

 
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Upheld police misconduct

Cooper v. Chapman

Trump Sixth Circuit judge John Bush writes opinion affirming denial of post-conviction relief even though police violated suspect's right against self-incrimination.

 
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Rejected prisoner medical claim

Hofer v. Secretary

Trump Eleventh Circuit judge Kevin Newsom reverses district court decision requiring effective treatment to incarcerated people with Hepatitis C.

 
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Withheld exculpatory evidence

Long v. Hooks

Trump Fourth Circuit judges Richardson, Quattlebaum, and Rushing try in dissent to uphold conviction despite the suppression of evidence that could demonstrate the individual's innocence.

 
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Underpayment of pension contributions

Delta Sandblasting Co v. NLRB

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Patrick Bumatay tried to excuse a company's actions in significantly cutting pension contributions for its workers in dissenting from a decision upholding an NLRB finding of unfair labor practices.

 
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Trump request to dismiss case

In re Flynn

Trump DC Circuit judge Neomi Rao argues in en banc dissent that lower court should immediately obey Trump's wishes and dismiss the case against Michael Flynn without even a hearing.

 
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Limited rights of prisoners to medical care

Atkins v. Parker

Trump Sixth Circuit Judge Eric Murphy cast the deciding vote to affirm the refusal to provide effective treatment to most incarcerated people with Hepatitis C.

 
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Tried to limit prison official liability

Bard v. Brown County

Trump Sixth Circuit judge John Nalbandian tries to prevent sister of dead man from pursuing claim that jail officials caused his death.

 
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