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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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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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Police get qualified immunity

Irvin v. Richardson

Trump judge Erickson casts deciding vote to uphold qualified immunity for police who detained two black men and forced them to the ground.

 
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Allowed ban on school mask mandates

E.T. v. Paxton

Trump Fifth Circuit judges Wilson and Oldham reinstate Texas governor's order forbidding mask requirements deemed necessary in public schools to protect students with disabilities concerning COVID-19.

 
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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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COVID-era precautions

BST Holdings LLC v. OSHA

Trump judges Duncan and Engelhardt help issue order 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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Healthcare in prison

Dean v. Wexford Health Sources Inc

Trump Judges St. Eve and Kirsch overturn jury verdict against company and in favor of person who experienced life-threatening delay and mistreatment for cancer while in prison

 
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Wage claims

Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing Co LLC

Trump judge Bumatay reverses district court and harms migrant workers by requiring individual arbitration of claims that corporate employer violated minimum wage and other laws benefitting workers.

 
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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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Border agents violate the Constitution

Elhady v. Unidetified CBP Agents

Trump judge Thapar rules that even US citizens cannot seek relief for constitutional violations, no matter how harmful, committed by US border patrol agents even inside the US.

 
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Struck down fuel efficiency standards

Truck Trailer Manufacturers Ass'n v. EPA

Trump judges Walker and Katsas invalidate important federal agency rules to improve fuel efficiency and reduce pollution from truck trailers.

 
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Age discrimination

Thompson v. DeKalb County

Trump Judge Luck dismisses county lawyer's age discrimination claim despite boss's ageist remarks and his replacement by younger workers

 
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Denied compassionate release during COVID

US v. Bass

Trump judge Murphy casts deciding vote to revoke COVID-related release of Black man.

 
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Age discrimination

DiCocco v. Garland

Trump Fourth Circuit judge Richardson rules that federal age discrimination law allows federal agencies to adopt policies that have a discriminatory impact on older workers.

 
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Age discrimination

Morrissey v. Mayorkas

Trump DC Circuit Judge Rao improperly relies on technicalities to uphold the dismissal of several age discrimination complaints against federal agencies

 
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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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Allowed private immigration prisons

GEO v. Newsom

Trump judges Lee and Bade reverse district court and grant preliminary injunction against state law attempting to end use of private prisons within its borders to detain immigrants.

 
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Employment safety claim

Poulter v. US Dep't of Labor

Trump Judge Bress casts deciding vote in case dismissing truck driver's claims that she was illegally fired for refusing to exceed truck's weight limit.

 
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Exposing immigrants to COVID

Frahait v. ICE

Trump judges Bress and Miller reverse district court injunction requiring ICE to take steps to protect detainees at elevated risk from COVID-19

 
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Blocked protections from e-cigarettes

Wages and White Lion Investment v. US Food & Drug Administration

Trump judges Oldham and Wilson stop the FDA from preventing the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, jeopardizing youth health and safety.

 
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Failure to prosecute crimes against women

Lefebure v. D'Aquilla

Trump judge Ho reverses district court decision and dismisses claim by sexual assault survivor that prosecutor conspired with rapist to deny her justice.

 
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Upheld abortion restriction

US v. Texas

Trump judge Ho casts deciding vote to keep draconian Texas abortion law in effect and stay preliminary injunction against it in lawsuit by Justice Department.

 
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