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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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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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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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