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!
On September 10, 2019 NWLC joined Advancing Justice | AAJC (Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC) and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), along with pro bono counsel Crowell Moring, to file amicus briefs in public charge cases, La Clínica de la Raza v. Trump (Northern District of California), State of California v. Department of Homeland Security (Northern District of California), State of New York v. Department of Homeland Security (Southern District of New York), and Make the Road New York v. Cuccinelli (Southern District of New York). The cases and briefs oppose the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) sweeping changes to a rule that will have significant negative impact on Asian American immigrants and women.
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