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AMERICAN WAY APRIL 2022
SPOTLIGHT
Thousands Gather to Celebrate Justice Jackson’s Confirmation
On Friday, April 8th, thousands of People For Members and allies gathered in person at the Supreme Court and online to celebrate the historic confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Confirmed by a bipartisan vote of 53-47, Judge Jackson is one of the most qualified and well-liked nominees in modern history.
At People For, we know this confirmation was the result of a hard-fought campaign to combat the Far Right’s baseless attacks, and this victory is shared by all of you. Thousands of People For members called, emailed, signed petitions and more to advocate for the future Justice Jackson and thanks to your tireless efforts, we did it!
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If you haven’t yet, sign our card to congratulate the future Justice Jackson! >>
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THIS MONTH
“There They Go Again” – The Far Right Predictably Attacks Nancy Abudu
Most people across America recoiled with disgust when they saw Senate Republicans’ horrific mistreatment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. But their base loved it. So a month later, those senators were at it again, at a confirmation hearing for Eleventh Circuit nominee Nancy Abudu. Far-right senators at the hearing – like Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, and Marsha Blackburn –didn’t want to talk about her qualifications. They didn’t want to talk about the outpouring of support she has received for her nomination. And they certainly didn’t want to talk about eliminating racial injustice.
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Protecting the Freedom to Learn
Across the nation, far-right politicians have been attacking K-12 school curricula and deliberately distorting and lying about what is being taught in our classrooms. Through their attempts to sow fear and mistrust in our schools, far-right politicians are seeking to mislead voters in order to win elections this fall. Lacking any real agenda to offer voters, far-right politicians are choosing instead to revive the culture wars – zeroing in on teaching about Black history and the LGBTQ community in our classrooms.
But protecting the Freedom to Learn is fundamental to the American Way – and it’s why People For has joined with partners in fighting back against these attacks, starting in Virginia, where assaults on K-12 curricula were a driving force in the 2021 elections.
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Read more about People For’s new partnership in the “Black History Is American History” campaign in Virginia to protect the Freedom to Learn >>
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Fighting the Corruption of Power
We keep learning more about the attack on the U.S. Capitol and the efforts by Trump and his team of overzealous supporters to keep him in power. Shockingly we even learned that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, may have played a role in organizing the January 6 rally that led up to the insurrection. It also just so happens that Justice Clarence Thomas was the only Supreme Court justice who backed Trump’s attempt to keep White House records from being shared with the Jan. 6 committee. It was an 8-1 vote. We can’t make Clarence Thomas act honorably. But that doesn’t mean we are powerless to protect our democracy.
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If you haven’t yet, be sure to sign our petition calling for Justice Thomas to recuse himself from any cases related to the insurrection! >>
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Far-Right Smears of Judge Jackson Show Why We Can’t Let Them Take Power
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history when the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The confirmation process, however, showed us something else. Something far more disturbing about the current state of the union. The far-right wing of the conservative movement, which is currently the dominant force in the Republican Party, set out to smear Judge Jackson and anyone – Republican or Democrat – who supported her. They made it clear why we cannot allow them to take power in this year’s elections.
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This Month In the Courts
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Trump Judge Mask Mandate Ruling Harms CDC Ability to Prevent and Combat Pandemics
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Trump Judges Issue Three More Rulings Damaging Biden Efforts to Protect Public Health and National Security, and to Reform Harmful Immigration Policies
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Trump Justices Cast Deciding “Shadow Docket” Votes to Reinstate Trump Rule and Harm Clean Water Protection
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MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Graham Says Judge Jackson Would Not Have Come Before a Republican-Controlled Judiciary Committee
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People For Celebrates Historic Confirmation Hearings
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An Extraordinary Life, Linking Past and Present
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Faith In Jackson: Faith Leaders Rally on the Steps of the Supreme Court
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People For Celebrates Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
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Thank Your Local Election Workers
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RIGHT WING WATCH
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Ali Alexander Tells Alex Jones: ‘There Is a Time for Legitimate Violence’
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Arizona’s Wendy Rogers Endorses Far-Right Laura Loomer
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Christian Nationalist Tony Spell Says Prophets Should Reign Over Government and the People
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Several GOP Candidates Are Joining QAnon Conspiracy Theorists for an Event in Pennsylvania
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Ali Alexander Suggests He Won’t Cooperate With DOJ, Says Democrats Want to ‘Usher in a New World Order’
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Illinois Police Officer Resigns After Being Identified as Author of Racist, Antisemitic Posts
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Anti-LGBTQ Christian Nationalist Preacher Andrew Wommack Is Targeting Colorado School Boards
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CA GOP Secretary of State Candidate Rachel Hamm Wants to ‘Make It Hard’ for People to Vote
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Unsuccessful Attacks on Future Justice Jackson Are Sign of Political Smears to Come
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US Indicts ‘God’s Oligarch,’ World Congress of Families Funder Konstantin Malofeev
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