Conservatives Love and Liberals Hate This New Trump Nominee: 6 Reactions to Kyle Duncan
3. Civil rights groups
The argument that Duncan is "unfit" to be on the court was echoed by Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the National National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
"Kyle Duncan is extraordinarily unfit to be appointed to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals," Johnson said on a conference call. "Duncan has a track record of hostility, seeking to undermine or dismantle the rights of African Americans and other communities of color."
The NAACP also released a formal statement:
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"The NAACP is extremely opposed to this nomination as Mr. Duncan has a clear record of working to undermine the rights of racial and ethnic minorities, as well as too many others. Specifically he has defended discriminatory voting laws, he has fought criminal justice reform, he has taken a hardline stance against immigrants' rights, and he has worked and spoken out against civil rights for those in the LGBT community."
Nan Aron, the president of the left-leaning Alliance for Justice, raised concern about what is "happening to the entire Fifth Circuit."
"Duncan joins a list of other nominees, two already confirmed, whose dedication to undermining the rights of others is their most notable characteristic," Aron stated. "Sadly, these people are being nominated to serve in a circuit that encompasses states with high percentages of people of color and people living in poverty, communities that already face pervasive discrimination."
