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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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Allowed risk of oil spills

National Wildlife Federation v. Secretary of the US Department of Transportation

Trump Sixth Circuit judges Amul Thapar and Joan Larsen reverse district court ruling that federal agency should consider broad environmental impact before approving pipeline oil spill plan, risking environmental harm.

 
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Dissent would harm immigrants

Cook County v. Wolf

Judge Amy Coney Barrett would have upheld the Trump administration's "public charge" rule, which penalizes immigrants for exercising their legal right to use public benefits Congress has made available to them.

 
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Attempted restrictions of abortion

EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Friedlander

Trump Sixth Circuit judge John Bush dissents and tries to uphold Kentucky law that banned most second trimester abortions.

 
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Dissent would harm immigrant

Ramirez v. Barr

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Amul Thapar tries to approve immediate deportation of man threatened with persecution in his home country.

 
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Upheld improper police conduct

U.S. v. Reyes

Trump Fifth Circuit judge James Ho casts deciding vote to uphold extended detention and search after traffic stop and use of unemployment status to justify police suspicion.

 
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Overtime pay

In re Schlumberger Technology Corp.

Trump Fifth Circuit judge Kyle Duncan cast deciding vote to block discovery of important information concerning case on whether employees are eligible to receive overtime pay.

 
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Harmed immigrants' rights

California v. Trump

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Daniel Collins would have allowed Trump to violate the Constitution by diverting appropriated funds to construct a border wall along the southern border of the United States.

 
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Trying to grant police qualified immunity

Small v. Brock

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Amul Thapar tries to prevent individual from pursuing claim that guard repeatedly threatened his life with a knife.

 
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Unfair labor practices

Circus Circus Casinos Inc. v. NLRB

Trump D.C. Circuit judge Neomi Rao overturns NLRB ruling against the National Labor Relations Board and seeks to limit representation requirements for unionized employees.

 
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Unconstitutional evidence

US v. Yarbrough

Trump Eleventh Circuit judge cast the deciding vote to reverse the district court ruling that suppressed evidence obtained after officers re-entered a home to conduct a protective sweep without a search warrant.

 
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Harmed immigrant

Alexis v. Barr

Trump Fifth Circuit judge Don Willett casts deciding vote to uphold deportation of permanent legal resident who has been in the US for almost 30 years.

 
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Harmed immigrants' rights

Narvaez-Garzon v. Barr

Ninth Circuit Judge Hunsaker upheld immigration officials who denied an asylee's request for more time to find someone to translate her supporting documents into English.

 
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Granted police qualified immunity

Hooks v. Brewer

Trump Eleventh Circuit judge cast the deciding vote to reverse the district court ruling that denied qualified immunity for officers who falsified information to obtain a search warrant and detained the plaintiff in violation of her Fourth Amendment Rights.

 
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Restarted the border wall

Sierra Club v. Trump

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Daniel Collins would have allowed Trump to violate the Constitution by diverting appropriated funds to construct a border wall along the southern border of the United States.

 
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limiting rights of pension participants

Thole v. U.S. Bank

Justice Kavanaugh and Gorsuch limit the rights of pension participants to sue plan fiduciaries for misconduct and mismanagement of plan funds.

 
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Upheld abortion restriction

June Medical Services v. Russo

Gorsuch and Kavanaugh would uphold abortion restrictions identical to the ones the Supreme Court struck down just four years ago

 
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Conviction shackling

Davenport v. MacLaren

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Chad Readler tried to uphold conviction of man forced to wear shackles in front of the jury during criminal trial.

 
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State funding religious schools

Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue

Trump Supreme Court justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch cast deciding votes to require states to fund religious schools.

 
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Dismissing incest victim's suit

Dillard v. O'Kelley

Trump Eighth Circuit judges overrule precedent and dismiss incest victims' lawsuit against government officials

 
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Qualified immunity

Finkelstein v. Jangla

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Daniel Bress tries in dissent to grant qualified immunity to official accused of judicial deception.

 
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Racial discrimination in jury selection

Allen v. Batts

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Chad Readler casts deciding vote to reject claim of race discrimination in grand jury selection.

 
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DACA program

DHS v. Regents of the University of California

Trump Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh argued for the termination of the DACA program.

 
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Emolument clause violations

D.C. v. Trump

Trump Fourth Circuit judges Richardson, Quattlebaum, and Rushing try to dismiss lawsuit regarding Trump's Emoluments Clauses violations.

 
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Government immunity during Flint water crisis

In re Flint Water Crisis

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Eric Murphy tries to hold former Michigan governor immune from any liability for actions during Flint water crisis.

 
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Harmed immigrants' rights

Roman v. Wolf

Ninth Circuit judge Daniel Collins would allow detainees to remain in overcrowded detention centers that do not comply with the CDC's COVID-19 guidelines.

 
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