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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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Rejected prisoner abuse claim
In re Courtney Wild
Trump Eleventh Circuit judge Kevin Newsom determined that the Crime Victims' Rights Act does not protect a sexual abuse victim's rights because federal prosecutors failed to disclose that the government entered into a federal immunity deal with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Tried to immunize police for seized vehicle
Leonard v. City of Nelsonville
Trump Sixth Circuit judge Eric Murphy tries to prevent a man from pursuing his claim that police officers violated his constitutional rights by improperly seizing and towing away his vehicle
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Dissent would risk immigrant's torture
Manning v. Barr
Trump Second Circuit judge Richard Sullivan tries to uphold a deportation order despite DHS' failure to consider credible evidence that a Jaimaican immigrant would be tortured and killed if he was returned.
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Harmed rights against job bias
Jones v. Hosemann
Trump judges Willett and Oldham dismiss an African American man's racial workplace discrimination claim against Mississippi state officials, contradicting past precedent and making it harder to prove violations of an important federal anti-discrimination law.
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Refused to unseal grand jury records
Pitch v. USA
Trump Eleventh Circuit judges Newsom, Grant, and Branch help overrule the Court's own precedent of more than 40 years and conclude that district courts do not have the discretion to unseal grand jury records.
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Harmed LGBTQ+ rights
Keohane v. Florida Department of Corrections
Trump Eleventh Circuit judge Kevin Newsom reverses a district court order that a Florida prison must provide comprehensive gender affirming care to an incarcerated transgender woman with gender dysphoria.
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Hid prison conditions
In re Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Trump Eleventh Circuit Judges Branch and Luck compelled the district court to grant a motion for a protective order that would restrict disclosure of information about challenging prison conditions.
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Unfair employment practices
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLC v. NLRB
Trump Sixth Judge Chad Readler tried in dissent to overturn remedies ordered by the NLRB against a company that committed unfair labor practices, including firing employees for engaging in union-related activity.
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