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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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Allowing police to display hateful symbol
FOP Pennsylvania Lodge v Springfield
Judge Paul Matey, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the Third Circuit court of appeals, wrote a 2-1 opinion that affirmed a lower court ruling that granted summary judgment to local police who wanted to wear what some considered a hateful and harmful symbol on their uniforms.
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International custody dispute
Bindslev v. Silva
Judges Kevin Newsom and Robert Luck, nominated by President Trump to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, affirmed an order requiring a Danish mother to surrender her young child�s custody. Biden Judge Nancy Abudu strongly dissented in the January 2025 decision in Bindslev v. Silva.
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Okayed challenge to abortion pill
Missouri v. FDA
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, nominated by President Trump to the district court for the Northern District of Texas, issued an order that authorizes three states to proceed with a challenge to FDA rules and make it much harder for people nationwide to get access to abortion pills.
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Allowed deportation despite torture concern
Carranza-Cortez v. Attorney General
Judge Paul Matey, nominated by Donald Trump to the Third Circuit, cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 decision affirming the rejection of an immigrant�s claim that he would likely suffer torture if he is sent back to El Salvador.
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Blocked graphic cigarette warning labels
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co v. FDA
Judge J. Campbell Barker, nominated by President Trump to the district court for the Eastern District of Texas, issued an order that blocks the Food and Drug Administration nationwide from enforcing a rule mandating graphic warning labels illustrating the health risks of smoking.
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Harmed voted rights
Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Election Commission
Trump justices Barrett, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh cast key votes to help majority reverse state court decision approving new voting map by Governor that helped protect minority voting rights
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Ruled against COVID vaccination requirement
Kentucky v. Biden
Trump judge Bush writes opinion denying a stay and thus continuing lower court injunction against important federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement concerning federal contractors in three states.
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Ruled against COVID vaccination requirement
Biden v. Missouri
Trump justices cast key votes to stop OSHA vaccine-or-test rule concerning big businesses, and Trump justices Gorsuch and Barrett come within one vote of similarly halting vaccine rule concerning health care workers who come into contact with vulnerable Medicare and Medicaid patients.
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Ruled against COVID vaccination requirement
NFIB v. OSHA
Trump justices cast key votes to stop OSHA vaccine-or-test rule concerning big businesses, and Trump justices Gorsuch and Barrett come within one vote of similarly halting vaccine rule concerning health care workers who come into contact with vulnerable Medicare and Medicaid patients.
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Attempted restrictions of abortion
Whole Women's Health v. Jackson
Trump justice Gorsuch issues decision, joined by key votes of Trump justices Barrett and Kavanaugh, which keeps Texas' draconian abortion ban in place and severely limits lawsuits to challenge it.
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Ruled against COVID vaccination requirement
In re MCP No. 165
Trump judges Grant and Luck affirm nationwide block of rule requiring that workers of federal contractors receive vaccinations for COVID-19, and Trump judge Larsen tries in dissent to do the same concerning OSHA rule on vaccination of big business employees.
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Ruled against COVID vaccination requirement
Georgia v. Biden
Trump judges Grant and Luck affirm nationwide block of rule requiring that workers of federal contractors receive vaccinations for COVID-19, and Trump judge Larsen tries in dissent to do the same concerning OSHA rule on vaccination of big business employees.
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Used warrantless spies
US v. Muhtorov
Trump judge Eid casts deciding vote to uphold conviction despite delay and pretrial detention of more than six years and allow NSA and FBI use of massive amounts of surveillance information, threatening privacy interests.
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Allowed unreasonable police stop
US v. Cole
Trump Seventh Circuit judge St. Eve, joined by Trump judges Scudder, Kirsch, and Brennan, cast deciding votes in a full court ruling that upholds extended police traffic stop of Black man and threatens to make worse the problem of improper police stops that particularly victimize minorities.
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