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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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Police immunity

Marvaso v. Sanchez

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Nalbandian tries in dissent to grant qualified immunity to police and fire officials and dismiss conspiracy claim

 
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Upheld conviction

U.S. v. Muskett

Trump Tenth Circuit judge denies motion to vacate a conviction as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision which found the definition of crime of violence as unconstitutionally vague.

 
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Police get qualified immunity

Birkeland v. Jorgenson

Trump Eight Circuit judges Erickson and Stras reverse a district court and immunize police form liability for shooting and killing a man during a welfare check in his apartment.

 
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Ruled against gun violence measure

Duncan v. Becerra

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Kenneth Lee writes ruling striking down state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, contradicting decisions across the country.

 
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COVID guidelines in prison

Barnes v. Ahlman

Trump justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch cast deciding votes to stay a preliminary injunction requiring that a California prison comply with CDC COVID-19 guidelines.

 
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Rejected damages for government seizure

Nichols v. Wayne County

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Joan Larsen affirms dismissal of claim by person whose car was seized and held for three years.

 
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Upheld voter ID law

North Carolina State Conf. of NAACP v. Berger

Trump Fourth circuit judges Quattlebaum and Richardson reverse decision rejecting state Republican legislators' proposed intervention in lawsuit to help defend North Carolina voter ID law.

 
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Denied benefits

Larkin v. Saul

Trump Ninth Circuit judges Collins and Van Dyke ignore medical notes indicating an individual's limitations in working a full work week and affirm the district court's ruling that denied an application for Social Security Income benefits.

 
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Cut back asylum

Reynoso v. Barr

Trump Ninth Circuit judge would deny a petition for asylum for a victim who suffered years of domestic violence with no help from authorities.

 
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Granted qualified immunity

Quintana v. Santa Fe County Board of Commissioners

Trump Tenth Circuit judge Joel Carson ignored allegations made against jail officials and granted them qualified immunity.

 
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Police brutality case exclude evidence

Wood v. Showers

Trump Third Circuit judge Phipps affirmed the exclusion of expert evidence in police misconduct case

 
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Make 5G more expensive

City of Portland v. US

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Daniel Bress tries in dissent to overturn FCC rule and allows localities to charge high fees for 5G service, which would harm the spread of 5G service and consumers across the country.

 
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Force arbitration

Rittman v. Amazon.com Inc

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Daniel Bress tried in dissent to force individual arbitration of group claims re wages and employment

 
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Unconstitutionally obtained evidence

US v. Villavicencio

Trump Fourth Circuit judge Julius Richardson casts deciding vote to uphold warrantless search and seizure after traffic stop.

 
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Fail to address appeal by firearms groups

Defense Distributed v. Attorney General

Trump Third Circuit judge Phipps tries to permit immediate appeal against efforts to stop distribution of programs to make firearms with 3D printers, even though the issue was pending in another court.

 
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Prevent class action

Mey v. DIRECTV. LLC

Trump Fourth Circuit judge Allison Rushing writes 2-1 decision overturning district court and forcing individual arbitration of claim against corporation for making illegal telemarketing calls and preventing class action to obtain broader relief.

 
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Minimum wage claim

Hurt v. Commerce Energy Inc

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Eric Murphy tries to excuse corporation's violation of minimum wage and overtime pay laws protecting employees.

 
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Suit against Trump

CREW v. Trump

Trump Second Circuit judges Steven Menashi and Richard Sullivan tried in dissent to rehear and dismiss a lawsuit against President Trump for violating the Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause that a 3-judge panel had previously ruled could go forward.

 
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Police get qualified immunity

Kohorst v. Smith

Trump Eighth Circuit judges Ralph Erickson and David Stras affirm grant of qualified immunity to and dismissal of claims against officers accused of using excessive force, including tasing an individual three times.


 
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Labor violations

Pacific Maritime Assn v. NLRB

Trump DC Circuit judge Neomi Rao tries to partly excuse companies' unfair labor practices in disciplining an employee.

 
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Dissent would harm immigrant

Hong T. Vo v. Barr

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Bridget Bade tries to uphold rejection of abuse victim's asylum request.

 
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Denial of insurance benefits

O'Keeffe v. Continental Cas Co

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Eric Readler wrote a divided ruling dismissing a claim that an insurance company should not have cut off medical coverage to an elderly woman.

 
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Miscarriage of justice

US v. Medley

Trump Fourth Circuit judge Marvin Quattlebaum tries in dissent to uphold conviction despite conflict with recent Supreme Court decision.

 
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Harmed immigrant

Martinez v. Larose

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Amul Thapar casts deciding vote to permit continued detention of immigrant who has been in custody for more than two years.

 
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Upheld unjustified police stop

US v. Santiago-Francisco

Trump Fourth Circuit judge Marvin Quattlebaum writes opinion that upholds the stop and frisk of an immigrant and endangers the rights of anyone in this country who has previously been deported.

 
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