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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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COVID-era restrictions on churches

John Does 1-3 v. Mills

Dissenting and concurring opinions by Trump justices Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh raise threat of mandatory religious exemptions to important COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

 
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Upheld unfair death sentence

McGill v. Shinn

Trump Judge Collins casts deciding vote in case upholding death sentence under death penalty law that did not yet exist at time he committed crime.

 
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Cruelty in executions

Crow v. Jones

Trump justices Kavanaugh and Barrett cast deciding "shadow docket"� votes to authorize immediate executions even though the constitutionality of the execution method is to be litigated in a few months.

 
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Forced arbitration

Brice v. Plain Green LLC

Trump judges Forrest and Van Dyke reverse district court and require borrowers harmed by improper payday loans to abandon class action and pursue ineffective individual arbitrations.

 
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Upholds bad police search

US v. Gastelum

Trump judge Erickson upholds search of a car trunk without a warrant based on questionable claim of consent

 
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Rejecting state minimum wage law claim

Mujo v. Jani-King International Inc.

Trump judge Menashi casts deciding vote in a 2-1 ruling denying Connecticut employees claim that corporation violated state minimum wage laws

 
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Force arbitration

Harper v. Amazon.com Services Inc.

Trump judges Matey and Porter reverse lower court and require it to determine whether arbitration of individual worker's claim against large corporation should proceed under state law, at least delaying worker from going forward with class action on violation of federal wage and hour laws.

 
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Upheld abortion restriction

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

Trump justices cast deciding votes to keep in place draconian Texas abortion law.

 
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Upheld abortion restriction

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

Trump judges Duncan and Engelhardt help issue order continuing in effect a draconian Texas abortion law and a block against federal court action against it.

 
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Denied job bias claim

Smith v. City of Toledo

Trump judges Larsen and Nalbandian affirm summary judgment against Black man's claim of job discrimination by fire department despite clear evidence of discrimination.

 
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Rejected prisoner medical claim

Darby v. Greenman

Trump judge Park denies prisoner the right to seek remedy for alleged deliberate indifference to painful dental condition.

 
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Dismissing suit against city employee

DePaul v. Miller

Trump judge Van Dyke authors opinion dismissing suit against city employee who annulled contract with nonprofit employing individuals with disabilities.

 
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Forced arbitration

Hodges v. Comcast Cable Communications LLC

Trump judges Collins and Van Dyke rule that class action cannot proceed against large corporations accused of violating consumers' privacy rights

 
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Failed to protect religious rights

Smith v. Owens

Trump judges Branch and Newsom reverse district court ruling that ordered at least some relief from the clear violation of an incarcerated Muslim man's religious rights.

 
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Upheld abortion restriction

Planned Parenthood of Ind. & Ky. v. Marion County Prosecutor

Trump judge St. Eve reverses district court and reinstates vague Indiana abortion law.

 
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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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