
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held confirmation hearings for Trump nominees Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Joan Larsen for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Eric Dreiband for Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. All have records that raise concerns about how they would protect the civil rights of all Americans – including and especially LGBTQ people.