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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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Struck down having independent patent judges
United States v. Arthrex Inc
Trump justices Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Barrett cast deciding votes to overturn Congress' law providing for appointment of independent patent judges, further undermining Congressional authority
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Violate Miranda rights
Tekoh v. County of Los Angeles
Trump judges Bumatay, Brennan, Bress, Nelson and Van Dyke argue in dissent that failure to provide Miranda warnings does not violate the Constitution and that police cannot be held liable for such misconduct
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Qualified immunity
Tucker v. City of Shreveport
Trump judge Engelhardt reverses district court and grants qualified immunity without trial to police officers who violently threw a Black motorist to the ground and beat him before arresting him for a traffic violation.
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Border agents violate the Constitution
Boule v. Egbert
Trump judges Bumatay, Bress, Bade, Collins, Bennett, Hunsaker, Lee, Nelson, and Van Dyke try in dissent to overturn panel decision and to dismiss claim against Border Patrol agent for use of excessive force and retaliation.
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Wrongfully imprisoned individual
Vargas v. City of Los Angeles
Trump judge Van Dyke cast the deciding vote to affirm the dismissal of a claim against police filed by a man who police had helped to falsely convict of crimes for which he was improperly imprisoned for 16 years.
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Allowed conviction by non-unanimous jury
Edwards v. Vannoy
Trump justice Kavanaugh writes opinion, and Trump justices Gorsuch and Barrett also provide deciding votes, to overturn key criminal justice precedent and harm those convicted by non-unanimous juries.
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Affirmative action
Vitolo v. Guzman
Trump judge Thapar writes opinion granting preliminary injunction against and suggesting unconstitutionality of government COVID-related assistance program, which prioritized assistance for 21 days to businesses owned by female, minority, and socially disadvantaged persons.
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Upheld abortion restriction
Bristol Regional Women's Center v. Slatery
Trump Sixth Circuit judges cast deciding votes to take "extraordinarily disfavored" step of having full court initially consider appeal of ruling striking down restrictive Tennessee abortion law.
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Upheld abortion restriction
Bristol Regional Women's Center v. Slatery
Some or all of Trump Sixth Circuit judges Thapar, Bush, Larsen, Nalbandian, Readler and Murphy cast deciding votes to vacate panel opinion and stay pending appeal of a decision striking down a restrictive Tennessee abortion law.
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