The Three Men Trump Is Using to Strip Health Care from 52 Million People

Sasha Buchert
Aug 28, 2018 · 4 min read
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Last June, the Department of Justice joined this lawsuit. The lawyer spearheading the effort for the DOJ is Chad Readler, a Trump political appointee who is the Acting Assistant Attorney General.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the Northern District of Texas, has been assigned to Judge Reed O’Connor.

Enter Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

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Sasha Buchert

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Staff attorney in @LambdaLegal’s Washington, DC office.

Lambda Legal

We're the oldest & largest national legal org working for the civil rights of LGBTQ people & everyone living with HIV.

Sasha Buchert

Written by

Staff attorney in @LambdaLegal’s Washington, DC office.

Lambda Legal

We're the oldest & largest national legal org working for the civil rights of LGBTQ people & everyone living with HIV.

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