As a second Trump administration approaches, we’re running out of time to confirm as many federal judges as possible to provide a check on his presidential power and curb his stated policy priorities.
There are 40 federal judicial vacancies and 16 nominations before the Senate right now—as our civil rights hang in the balance, take action now!
The incidents have been discussed in conjunction with one another, but civil rights attorney Alexandra Brodsky said the only substantial similarity is that “they underscore what an affront to a person’s dignity it is to be turned away.” “Restaurants and stores turning away queer and trans people is part of the systemic discrimination that these customers face in all facets of their life,” Brodsky said. “Sarah Sanders is one of the most powerful people in the country right now, and the ideology she espouses and for which she was asked to leave is the reason we have public accommodations laws for other people.”
