Judicial Nominee Tracker Judicial Nominee Tracker In an era of unprecedented judicial polarization and political influence, AFJ’s research into federal judicial nominees serves as a crucial line of defense for democracy, the rule of law, and civil rights.
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Loyalty Litmus: The First Year of Trump 2.0’s Federal Courts Loyalty Litmus: The First Year of Trump 2.0’s Federal Courts A new report from Alliance for Justice, Loyalty Litmus: The First Year of Trump 2.0’s Federal Courts, illustrates how Trump’s judicial nominees have been just as lacking in diversity as those from his first term, but their extremism has greatly increased.
Labor & Economic Justice Factsheet Labor & Economic Justice Factsheet Trump-appointed judges vote for corporations and against working people.
Why Whitney Hermandorfer Is Unfit to Judge Why Whitney Hermandorfer Is Unfit to Judge From her extreme ideological positions to her limited experience, Hermandorfer poses a serious threat to fair and independent decision-making in a a lifetime seat on the Sixth Circuit.
Democracy & Voting Rights Factsheet Democracy & Voting Rights Factsheet Trump judges have weakened our democracy by siding with those who seek to undermine democratic representation and limit voting rights.
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