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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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Forced arbitration
Garcia v. Church of Scientology Flag Service Org. Inc.
Trump Judge Luck writes decision upholding ruling of an impromptu corporate arbitration panel without established rules or procedures and that unfairly deprived fraud victims of proper process
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Qualified immunity
JKJ v. City of San Diego
Trump Ninth Circuit judge Bumatay casts deciding vote to uphold dismissal of complaint and qualified immunity for police officer charged with causing the death of a young black woman by failing to get her medical help when in distress and in his custody.
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COVID-era protections
BST Holdings LLC v. OSHA
Trump judge Engelhardt writes opinion, joined by Trump judge Duncan, which extends the stay halting Biden Administration rule requiring big business to mandate COVID-19 vaccines or other health and safety measures to combat the pandemic.
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Granted qualified immunity to prison official
Crawford v. Tilley
Trump judges Nalbandian and Larsen reverse district court and grant qualified immunity to allow government official to escape any liability for constitutional misconduct without even any discovery.
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Force arbitration
Harper v. Amazon.com Services Inc.
Trump judges Matey and Porter reverse lower court and require it to determine whether arbitration of individual worker's claim against large corporation should proceed under state law, at least delaying worker from going forward with class action on violation of federal wage and hour laws.
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