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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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Stopping Musk deposition

In re Elon Musk

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Preventing findings on abusive immigration actions

Chicago Headline Club v Noem

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Reversing gun possession conviction
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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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State funding discriminatory preschool

Darren Patterson Christian Academy v Roy

Judge Daniel Domenico, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the federal district court for the District of Colorado, ruled that the state of Colorado must provide funding to a religious preschool that has reserved the right to discriminate based on sexual orientation, despite an earlier decision to the contrary from another Colorado district court.

 
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Firing AID employees

American Foreign Service Association v Trump

Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the federal district court for the District of Columbia, lifted a temporary restraining order and refused to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump Administration from firing more than 2000 employees at the Agency for International Development (AID).

 
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Denying asylum application

Molina-Diaz v Bondi

Judge Marvin Quattlebaum, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote a 2-1 opinion rejecting an application for asylum from El Salvador residents despite strong evidence of gang persecution that the government was unable or unwilling to combat.

 
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Throwing out improper strip search claim

Horton v Gilchrist

Judge Andrew Brasher, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote a 2-1 opinion upholding a lower court ruling throwing out a prisoner’s claim that officials improperly subjected him to a body cavity search. Judge Charles Wilson, who was nominated by President Clinton, dissented in the February 2025 decision in Horton v Gilchrist.

 
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Allowing firing of corporate whistleblower

Murray v UBS Securities

Judge Michael Park, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote a 2-1 opinion joined by Trump judge Steven Menashi that reversed a district court and ruled that a securities corporation could not be held liable for firing a whistleblower who reported that other employees were violating Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules.

 
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Denying citizenship to son of citizen

Turner v US Attorney General

Judge Aileen Cannon, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the Southern District of Florida and sat on the Eleventh Circuit court of appeals in this case, wrote a 2-1 opinion that denied a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and ruled that the son of a naturalized mother is not a US citizen and can be deported. Trump judge Barbara Lagoa joined the decision.

 
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0verturning federal gun safety law

United States v Cooper

Judge David Stras, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, joined by Trump judges Steven Grasz and Jonathan Kobes, ruled unanimously that despite federal law, at least some people convicted of illegal drug use can possess firearms.

 
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Excusing police supervisor from liability

Stewardson v Titus

Trump judge 2-1 decision affirms qualified immunity for police supervisor from liability for injury

 
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Denying social security disability claim

Mackey v Colvin

Judge Ryan Nelson, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, cast the deciding vote to reject a worker’s Social Security disability claim.

 
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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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Limited Voted Rights Act section 2

Arkansas State Conf of NAACP v. Ark Bd of App

Trump judge writes 2-1 decision ruling there is no private right of action under section 2 of Voting Rights Act

 
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Weakened Clean Water Act

Louisiana v. American Rivers

Trump justices cast deciding "shadow docket" votes to reinstate harmful Trump Clean Water Act rule

 
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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

Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden

Trump judge casts deciding vote to continue nationwide injunction against federal worker COVID-19 vaccination requirement

 
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Limited voted rights

Merrill v. Milligan

Trump justices Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Barrett cast deciding votes to allow Alabama to use discriminatory voting ap in 2022 elections

 
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Cruelty in executions

Hamm v. Reeves

Trump justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh cast deciding votes Black man despite lower courts' findings that state had violated disability law.

 
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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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Upheld abortion restriction

In re Whole Woman's Health

Trump justices cast deciding votes to refuse to carry out Court's own decision to allow abortion care providers to challenge restrictive Texas abortion law.

 
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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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