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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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Favoring insurers over injured consumer

McGranahan v Geico Indemnity Co

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Firing independent fed board members

Harris v Bessent

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Deportation under AEA to El Salvador

JGG v Trump

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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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Limited FDA protections

Judge Rotenberg Educ Ctr v. US FDA

Trump judge Katsas casts deciding vote to strike down FDA regulation and rule that FDA cannot prohibit dangerous use of medical devices without also prohibiting all uses.

 
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Qualified immunity

Noguera v. Davis

Trump judge Bade reverses district court finding that individual did not receive constitutionally guaranteed effective assistance of counsel in a criminal case because of a conflict of interest.

 
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Police get qualified immunity

Thurairajah v. City of Fort Smith

Trump judge Erickson casts deciding vote to grant state trooper immunity under state law for misconduct and to prevent the award of punitive damages, an important tool for promoting accountability for police misconduct.

 
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Ineffective assistance of counsel

US v. Alaniz

Trump judge Willett casts deciding vote to reject claim that person received constitutionally ineffective assistance from counsel who failed to advise him of his right to appeal harsh sentence.

 
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Coach school prayer allowed

Kennedy v. Bremerton Sch Dist

Seven Ninth Circuit Trump judges (Nelson, Bade, Collins, Lee, Forrest, Bumatay, and Van Dyke) write or join dissents and other opinions in school prayer case that invite further cut back by the Supreme Court on church-state protection.

 
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Ministerial exception to anti-bias laws

Demkovich v. St Andrew the Apostle Parish

Trump judge Brennan writes decision, and he and Trump judges St. Eve and Kirsch cast deciding votes, ruling that religious organization are essentially immune from hostile work environment claims by many employees.

 
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Undermined campaign finance laws

Americans For Prosperity v. Bonta

This case about reporting charities' major donors may make it harder to uphold campaign finance disclosure laws in the future.

 
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Ruled against gun violence measure

Hirschfeld v. Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives

Trump Judge Richardson writes decision overruling district court and striking down as unconstitutional a 1968 law by Congress restricting handgun sales to people under 21.

 
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Allowed unfair trial

Garza v. City of Los Angeles

Trump judge Forrest (prev. Hunsaker) casts deciding vote to uphold ruling excusing city from liability for police misconduct.

 
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Eviction moratorium during COVID

Tiger Lily LLC v. US Dept of HUD

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Bush writes opinion joined by Trump judge Thapar that affirms ruling by Trump district judge ruling that important CDC eviction moratorium is illegal.

 
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Ruled against prison conditions claim

Georgia Advoc Cntr v. Jackson

Trump judge Grant casts deciding vote to vacate preliminary injunction against horrific prison conditions and to interpret federal law to make more such orders likely.

 
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Ineffective assistance of counsel

Dunn v. Reeves

Trump justices Barrett, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh cast deciding votes to summarily reverse ruling finding that death penalty was improperly imposed.

 
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Weakened COVID safety measures

Brach v. Newsom

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Collins writes opinion reversing district court and threatening to exempt private schools from COVID-related and other rules that apply to public schools.

 
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Limited lability for prison misconduct

Shivers v. US

Trump judge Lagoa casts deciding vote to prevent damages suit under FTCA against the US caused by federal officers' alleged constitutional violations and negligence.

 
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Upheld restrictive voter law

Memphis A. Philip Randolph Inst. v. Hargett

Trump judge Readler casts deciding vote to vacate preliminary injunction and put back into effect restrictive Tennessee voting law.

 
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Let president fire independent agency heads

Collins v. Yellen

Trump justices Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Barrett cast key votes to overturn Congress' law preventing removal of housing finance agency director at will by the President, further undermining Congressional authority to insulate federal agency officials from political pressure.

 
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Rejected challenge to voter ID law

Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Secretary of State

Trump judge Branch and at least three of Trump judges Newsom, Grant, Lagoa, and Luck deny rehearing of prior Branch opinion rejecting challenge to Alabama voter ID law as racially discriminatory.

 
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Upheld voter ID law

North Carolina State Conf. of NAACP v. Berger

Trump judges Quattlebaum, Richardson, and Rushing try in dissent to authorize Republican state legislative officials to intervene in NAACP lawsuit challenging North Carolina voter ID law.

 
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Struck down union access

Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid

Trump justices Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Barrett cast deciding votes to invalidate California regulation that allows access to unions to organize farmworkers, harming organized labor and workers.

 
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Attempted restrictions of abortion

Reproductive Health Services v. Parson

Trump judge Stras tries in dissent to vacate preliminary injunction against restrictive Missouri abortion law

 
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Eviction moratorium during COVID

Alabama Assn of Realtors v. US Dept of HHS

Barrett and Gorsuch dissent from order denying motion to lift stay of order repealing CDC eviction moratorium; Kavanaugh is reluctant 5th vote

 
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Upheld rule harming Black firefighters

Bey v. City of New York

Trump judges Sullivan and Bianco reverse district court ruling that strict enforcement of “no beards” policy discriminated against black firefighters with disability

 
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Forced arbitration

Ciccio v. SmileDirectClub LLC

Trump judge Murphy casts deciding vote to reverse district court and resubmit health care-related consumer complaint to arbitration despite contrary language in initial agreement.

 
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End mining environmental protections

Trout Unlimited v. Bristol Bay Eco. Dev. Corp.

Trump judge Bress tries to reinstate and prevent review of Trump era withdrawal of proposed environmental restrictions on mining in southwest Alaska.

 
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Weakened the ADA

Perez v. Sturgis Pub. Schls.

Trump judge Thapar affirms dismissal of complaint by deaf person of disability discrimination by his former school district, also harming implementation of ADA rights.

 
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