SCOTUS Again Reverses Decades of Progress

In closing out their most recent term, the far-right Supreme Court continues reversing decades of hard-fought progress. The Court’s 6-3 conservative majority ruled against affirmative action, blocked President Biden’s student loan relief plan, and provided numerous businesses with a license to discriminate against those celebrating same-sex weddings in the LGBTQ+ community, and maybe more.

Please read on for more insight and analysis from People For’s team of experts on each of these cases:

Far-Right Justices Strike Down Universities’ Affirmative Action Programs >>

Right-Wing Supreme Court Majority Weaponizes First Amendment to Grant License to Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ People and More >>

SCOTUS Majority Saddles Millions With Crushing Student Loan Debt >>

For more than 40 years, People For has been fighting for future generations’ freedom to learn and resisting authoritarian attacks on the freedom to teach the truth about our history and our culture. Now, we’re mobilizing our 1.5 million members and supporters who are grandparents, have grandparents, or know grandparents to join and support a new campaign committed to opposing book banning and censorship.

Take a look at some of the photos from our recent rally in Philadelphia protesting the “Moms for Liberty” summit! >>

What’s in the Trump Documents Indictment?

Although it includes 49 pages and 38 “counts” or charges, the Trump document indictment tells a simple and compelling story. Our experts have reviewed the indictment and provide insight and analysis into the severity of the charges against Trump – including some helpful talking points to debunk some common arguments you’re likely to hear from conservatives defending Trump’s highly illegal activity.

It’s been almost three years since Donald Trump put any new judges on our federal courts. But the 234 judges he and Senate Republicans rushed onto the federal bench will remain there for life.  They will continue to try to frustrate good policies by the Biden Administration and others and cause serious harm to all of our rights. Even putting aside the damage done by Trump’s three Supreme Court justices, Trump lower court judges pose significant dangers to all of us. Let’s take a look at some of what Trump lower court judges have done and what we can do about it.

June 25 marked the tenth anniversary of Shelby County v Holder, a pivotal Supreme Court case that was devastating for voting rights. Gutting one of the key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the case led to a wave of voting restrictions, and many voters around the country are still feeling the effects. Let’s look at how the decision played out and why it’s still important today, 10 years later.