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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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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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Credit reporting companies break the law

TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez

The Roberts Court makes it easier for companies to keep people out of class actions lawsuits against abusive business practices that violate rights that Congress has protected.

 
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Imprisonment of refugees

Johnson v. Guzman Chavez

Trump justices Barrett, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh cast deciding votes to authorize indefinite imprisonment of refugees without a bond hearing for periods of a year or more while claims are considered.

 
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Govverment funding for religious schools

A.H. ex rel Hester v. French

Trump judges Menashi and Sullivan rule that state must pay tuition at religious high school, even though contradicted by state constitution.

 
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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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Excused police misconduct

Grayson v. Horton

Trump judge Murphy casts deciding vote to excuse police misconduct in violating the Fifth Amendment rights during interrogation of a Black man.

 
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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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Limited prison official liability

Mammana v. Barben

Trump judge Matey writes opinion ruling that federal prison officials cannot be sued for damages for ordering cruel and unusual punishment.

 
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Allowed unjustified search warrants

United States v. Rogers

Trump judge Murphy casts deciding vote to approve police search of someone's apartment without a warrant or valid consent.

 
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Dissent would give police immunity

Banks v. Hawkins

Trump judge Stras tries in dissent to grant immunity to police officer from any responsibility for shooting unarmed man who posed no imminent threat.

 
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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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Dismissed class action

Wilkerson v. Amer Fam Ins Co

Trump judge Murphy affirms dismissal of class action claim against insurance company, harming consumers

 
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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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FMLA claim should be rejected

Watkins v. Tregre

Trump judge Oldham argues in dissent that court should uphold dismissal of woman's claim of FMLA discrimination concerning medical leave.

 
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Gutted consumer protections

CFPB v. Seila Law LLC

Trump judges Bumatay and Van Dyke try in dissent to further harm consumers by extending restrictive Supreme Court decision in CFPB case and invalidating CFPB investigative demand.

 
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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

Pre-Term Cleveland v. McCloud

Trump judges Bush, Thapar, Larsen, Nalbandian, and Readler cast deciding votes to reverse preliminary injunction against and effective uphold restrictive Ohio abortion law.

 
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Unconstitutionally obtained confession

United States v. Torres

Trump judge Bress casts deciding vote to excuse police misconduct of interrogating someone without Miranda warnings after punching and handcuffing him.

 
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Drone records

EPIC v. DAC

Trump judge Katsas writes opinion allowing agency advisory committee to keep secret records that could shed important light on privacy threats posed by drone use.

 
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Racial discrimination claim

Strickland v. City of Detroit

Trump judge Nalbandian tries in dissent to affirm decision dismissing Black police officer's claim that he was improperly retaliated against for complaining about misconduct against him.

 
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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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Indian child welfare act

Brackeen v. Haaland

Trump judges Duncan, Willett, Engelhardt, and Oldham cast deciding votes to invalidate important parts of the Indian Child Welfare Act and try to do even more damage to the important law.

 
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Review of FEC rules

CREW v. FEC

Trump judges Rao and Katsas rule that FEC can prevent any court review of any decision not to enforce campaign finance or other federal election laws.

 
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