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Alliance for Justice Condemns Corporate Majority on the Supreme Court for Devising New Hurdles to Justice for Women in Wal-Mart Case
06/20/11
Washington, D.C., June 20, 2011—Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron issued the following statement on today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court in Wal-Mart v. Dukes: "The decision today by a narrow majority of the United States Supreme Court to prevent the female employees of Wal-Mart Stores from banding together to form a class action to fight gender discrimination is just the latest example of the conservative majority’s unrelenting effort to prevent everyday Americans from using the courts to find justice and battle corporate abuses."
Read More »Thomas Revelations Show Need for Supreme Court Ethics Reform
06/20/11
Washington, D.C., June 18, 2011– Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron issued the following statement in the wake of revelations in a New York Times story, "Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics," by Mike McIntyre, concerning the possible lapses in ethical behavior by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas:
Read More »Alliance for Justice Report Pulls Back the Curtain on Koch Brothers' Support for Corporate Polluters
06/17/11
Alliance for Justice today released a report looking at how money donated by the Koch brothers -- "the billionaires behind the curtain" -- indirectly supports the polluter defendants in one of the Supreme Court's biggest cases of the 2010-11 term, American Electric Power v. Connecticut. At stake in the case is the ability of states and private parties to sue the five largest U.S. emitters of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas, to cap and reduce their global warming emissions.
Read More »How Did the NFL's Labor Dispute End Up Before the Most Republican Court in the Country?
06/03/11
As a service to those writing about the upcoming arguments in the case of Brady v. NFL, being heard in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, June 3, below is a background report that answers the question of how this case, brought by the players’ union, ended up in the circuit with the highest percentage of Republican, management-friendly judges in the country.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Research on President Obama's Judicial Nominations Finds Last Year's Republican Obstruction and This Year's Sluggish Pace of Confirmations Leave Legacy Still in the Balance
06/01/11
– A little over midway through President Barack Obama’s first term, an Alliance for Justice analysis of his nominations to the federal judiciary finds that the pattern of Republican obstruction that plagued his first two years has partially abated, but that the large number of vacancies carried over from the last Congress has left the federal courts in crisis and amplifies the need for an accelerated schedule of presidential nominations and congressional confirmations.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Condemns Republican Hypocrisy and Cynicism in the Filibuster of Ninth Circuit Nominee Goodwin Liu
05/19/11
Today is an extremely sad day for American justice as all but one Republican Senator chose to block a final vote on Goodwin Liu, one of the most remarkable, highly qualified, and well-respected judicial nominees in recent memory. The vote to sustain the filibuster relied almost exclusively on dishonest and distorted attacks on Professor Liu’s record and character. Not only have the American people been denied a great judge, and Asian Americans in Western states denied representation on the federal bench, but the judiciary itself has once again been subjected to the kind of destructive obstructionist tactics that have precipitated a national crisis in the courts.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Says 400 Days of Obstruction Are Enough
05/18/11
After initially being nominated by President Obama for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in February 2010, and re-nominated twice more during a year of unremitting obstruction, Goodwin Liu finally awaits consideration by the full United States Senate this Thursday, May 19. His nomination, which is now over 400 days old, is expected to face vehement Republican opposition and will require a cloture vote to overcome a filibuster and proceed to final consideration.
Read More »AFJ Praises Legislative Fix for Anti-Consumer Ruling in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
05/17/11
In April, the ultra-conservative majority on the Supreme Court ruled in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion that corporations are now free to write contracts that bar consumers and employees from banding together to challenge corporate misbehavior in class-action lawsuits or even group arbitration. That destructive decision left corporations with the ability to decide on their own which civil rights and consumer protections they want to obey, knowing that there will be no effective means available to their victims to find redress. Even worse, it has effectively removed any incentive for corporations to behave within the law in the first place.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Condemns Cynical Effort by Big Oil to Steer Oil Drilling Cases to Friendly Courts
05/11/11
Alliance for Justice today condemned Section 202 of H.R. 1229, legislation that would mandate that civil litigation related to oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico be steered exclusively to courts in the Fifth Circuit, many of whose judges have notorious connections to the oil and gas industry. The section’s only purpose is to ensure that cases originating in Florida and Alabama, and that otherwise would be heard in the Eleventh Circuit, are brought to courts considered most responsive to the interests of Big Oil. Offshore drilling cases from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi would already be assigned to the Fifth Circuit and wouldn’t be affected by the legislation.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Praises the Senate for Breaking the Filibuster of District Court Nominee Jack McConnell and Turning Away Efforts by Corporate Interests to Capture the Nominations Process
05/04/11
We commend the United States Senate for turning back efforts to prevent Jack McConnell from receiving a vote for a seat on the United States District Court. Democrats, along with 11 principled Republicans, refused to participate in the filibuster of a district court nominee. This effort to stymie a final vote was virtually without precedent and blatantly disregarded Senate traditions. Today’s vote was also a victory for everyday Americans against those who were willing to unceremoniously discard long-standing Senate practices and the fragile spirit of comity in order to satisfy the desires of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Condemns Supreme Court Decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion as Further Evidence of a Radical Pro-Corporate Agenda
04/27/11
The Supreme Court’s decision today in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion is a devastating and far-reaching betrayal of the most fundamental principles of American justice. Through this ruling, the Court’s ultra-conservative majority continues its relentless effort to shift power to corporate interests while hobbling the ability of everyday Americans to band together within the legal system to fight back against corporate misbehavior.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Issues Report Updating the Fight for Justice for Gulf Residents
04/19/11
On the one-year anniversary of the devastating explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, Alliance for Justice has released an in-depth status report on the ongoing quest for justice for the hundreds of thousands victims of the resulting catastrophic oil spill. One Year After the Gulf Oil Spill: Is Justice Being Served? is the latest product of AFJ’s ongoing initiative to ensure justice for Gulf residents, which also includes the award-winning documentary film, Crude Justice.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Issues Report on Landmark Walmart v. Dukes Case
03/17/11
Alliance for Justice today released a comprehensive report on the biggest case of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010-11 term. The report analyzes the stakes and legal ramifications of Wal-Mart v. Dukes, which concerns the right of as many as 1.5 million female Wal-Mart employees to hold the retail giant accountable for a pattern of discrimination that pervades every region of the giant retailer’s U.S. operations. Oral arguments in the case are scheduled for Tuesday, March 29.
Read More »AFJ Asks Panel of Experts: "Are Pro-Corporate Decisions Hurting Everyday Americans?"
03/11/11
Alliance for Justice yesterday hosted a panel discussion on the effects of pro-corporate federal court decisions on the lives of everyday Americans. Experts discussed a growing pattern of big-business influence in Supreme Court cases, labor and employment laws, and the legal procedures that have benefitted wealthy corporations.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Joins 54 Groups in Condemning Congressional Hearings on the So-Called Radicalization of Muslims
03/08/11
Alliance for Justice today announced that an open letter has been sent to Representative Peter King (R-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, objecting to the committee’s planned March 10 hearings on the “radicalization” of American Muslims. “When any religious group is singled out for persecution or investigation, we all lose a measure of our own liberty,” said Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron. “Alliance for Justice is proud to join over 50 organizations in standing up to this shameful effort to appeal to fear and irrational bigotry and blame an entire community for the acts of a few.”
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