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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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Preventing release of immigrant activist

Khalil v President

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Limit consumer protection act

Howard v RNC

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Dismissing racial discrimination case
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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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Denied compassionate release during COVID

US v. Ector

Trump judge Thapar casts deciding vote to approve denial of COVID-related compassionate release request based on form order with no specific explanation

 
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Eviction moratorium during COVID

Alabama Assn of Realtors v. US Dept of HHS

Trump justices Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Gorsuch cast key votes to effectively strike down CDC eviction moratorium through its shadow docket, threatening public health for millions

 
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Discrimination by charter schools

Peltier v. Charter Day School

Trump judges Quattlebaum and Rushing rule that public charter schools cannot be sued for violating constitutional rights, including for gender discrimination.

 
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Harmed school desegregation

US v. Junction City School DIst

Trump judges Erickson and Kobes reverse prior decision and strike down district court modification of consent decrees designed to remedy school segregation and discrimination.

 
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Eviction moratorium during COVID

Pantelis Chrysafis v. Marks

One or more of Trump justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett cast deciding votes to partially block New York COVID-related eviction moratorium.

 
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Allowed unreasonable police frisks

US v. Weaver

Trump judge Nardini writes decision supported by all four other Trump Second Circuit judges that reverses panel ruling and upholds police search of a Black man, increasing the risk of more improper police frisks of innocent people

 
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Unconstitutional evidence

US v. Rought

Trump judge Porter casts deciding vote to authorize police interrogation without a lawyer even after individuals indicate they want a lawyer present as the Constitution provides.

 
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Reinstated the death penalty

Hill v. Shoop

Five Trump judges cast deciding votes to reverse prior ruling and reinstate the death penalty against intellectually disabled Black man.

 
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Police get qualified immunity

Pollreis v. Marzolf

Trump judges Grasz and Kobes reverse district court and grant qualified immunity to police officer charged with improperly arresting, searching, and using excessive force against 12 and 14 year old boys.

 
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Discrimination in jury selection

Taylor v. Jordan

Five Trump Sixth Circuit judges cast deciding votes to reject claim of unconstitutional exclusion of Blacks from Black man's jury

 
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Deadly police violence

Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim

Trump judge Lee tries in dissent to cut by a third the damages to the family of a man improperly killed by police and to allow restrictive state laws to harm the remedial purpose of federal civil rights law.

 
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Upheld abortion restriction

Whole Women's Health v. Paxton

Trump judges Willett, Ho, Engelhardt, and Wilson cast deciding votes to reverse previous decisions and put into effect a restrictive Texas law concerning abortion.

 
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Upheld abortion restriction

Whole Woman's Heath v. Jackson

Trump judges Duncan and Engelhardt help issue orders that block even a hearing on extremely restrictive Texas abortion law.

 
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Upheld abortion restriction

Bristol Regional Women's Center v. Slatery

Trump Sixth Circuit judge Thapar, joined by the five other Trump judges on the court, reverse district court ruling and reinstate restrictive state abortion law, further harming the right to choose.

 
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Inflated medication prices

USA ex rel Schutte v. Supervalu Inc

Trump judge St. Eve upholds dismissal of False Claims Act lawsuit concerning Medicare drug price fraud and makes it easier for corporations to avoid such liability.

 
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Limited officer liability

Irizarry v. Secretary Fla Dept of Corr

Trump judges Branch and Brasher dismiss appeal concerning deliberate indifference to incarcerated person's serious medical needs without even any written briefs or oral argument

 
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Harmed voted rights

Brnovich v. DNC

Trump justices Barrett, Gorsuch and Kagan cast deciding votes to uphold Arizona discriminatory voting provisions and to devastate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

 
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Police abuse of power

Beverly Spencer v. Sheriff Jonathan Berison

Trump judges Branch and Newsom reverse district court and grant qualified immunity and summary judgment to excuse sheriff from claims of deprivation of due process, in part for personal gain.

 
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Ineffective assistance of counsel

Tarleton v. Secretary. Florida Department of Corrections

Because of Trump judge Robert Luck, an individual will continue to serve a 30-year sentence for a conviction based on inadmissible hearsay testimony that an effective defense lawyer would have objected to.

 
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Limited FDA protections

Judge Rotenberg Educ Ctr v. US FDA

Trump judge Katsas casts deciding vote to strike down FDA regulation and rule that FDA cannot prohibit dangerous use of medical devices without also prohibiting all uses.

 
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Qualified immunity

Noguera v. Davis

Trump judge Bade reverses district court finding that individual did not receive constitutionally guaranteed effective assistance of counsel in a criminal case because of a conflict of interest.

 
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Police get qualified immunity

Thurairajah v. City of Fort Smith

Trump judge Erickson casts deciding vote to grant state trooper immunity under state law for misconduct and to prevent the award of punitive damages, an important tool for promoting accountability for police misconduct.

 
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Ineffective assistance of counsel

US v. Alaniz

Trump judge Willett casts deciding vote to reject claim that person received constitutionally ineffective assistance from counsel who failed to advise him of his right to appeal harsh sentence.

 
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Coach school prayer allowed

Kennedy v. Bremerton Sch Dist

Seven Ninth Circuit Trump judges (Nelson, Bade, Collins, Lee, Forrest, Bumatay, and Van Dyke) write or join dissents and other opinions in school prayer case that invite further cut back by the Supreme Court on church-state protection.

 
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Ministerial exception to anti-bias laws

Demkovich v. St Andrew the Apostle Parish

Trump judge Brennan writes decision, and he and Trump judges St. Eve and Kirsch cast deciding votes, ruling that religious organization are essentially immune from hostile work environment claims by many employees.

 
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