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Media Advisory: SENATOR WHITEHOUSE AND A PANEL OF LEGAL EXPERTS TO SPEAK ON CORPORATE INFLUENCE OVER COURTS
03/04/11
Washington, D.C., March 4, 2011–Alliance for Justice will host a panel discussion on the growing trend of pro-corporate decisions in our courts and their impact on everyday Americans, on Thursday, March 10, at the National Press Club. The event is part of AFJ’s campaign to raise awareness about the disproportionate influence exerted by corporations on the judicial system. Before the panel, the event will feature a keynote speech by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).
Read More »ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE URGES SWIFT CONFIRMATION OF GOODWIN LIU TO NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS AND CONDEMNS DISTORTIONS OF HIS RECORD
03/03/11
Washington, D.C., March 2, 2011– In the wake of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Goodwin Liu for a seat on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Alliance for Justice urged the committee to approve Liu’s nomination and send it to the full Senate for prompt final approval.
Read More »Media Advisory: AFJ Joins Congressman Christopher Murphy to Announce Supreme Court Ethics Legislation
02/28/11
Alliance for Justice will join Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) at a press conference announcing Supreme Court ethics legislation on Tuesday, March 1 at 1:00 pm at the House Triangle. Murphy will introduce a bill to establish a mandatory ethical code for Supreme Court justices and reform the process governing the recusal of justices when they are challenged regarding potential conflicts of interest.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Joins Law Professors in Calling for Congress to Mandate Ethics Reforms in the Supreme Court
02/24/11
The professors call on Congress to apply the Code of Conduct that already governs district court and circuit courts of appeals judges to the nation’s highest court. The Code, among other provisions, prevents federal jurists from participating in partisan political activity, as well as any fundraising event. This issue has become relevant as reports have surfaced that Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas apparently participated in a political strategy and fundraising meeting in 2008 sponsored by the billionaire Koch brothers.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Recommends Changes to Gulf Coast Recovery Compensation Methodology
02/16/11
Washington, D.C., February 16, 2011– As part of its ongoing effort to promote justice for the individuals struggling to recover from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Alliance for Justice has sent recommendations to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) in response to a request from GCCF administrator Kenneth Feinberg for public comments on his proposed methodology for processing claims and calculating damages.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Joins 75 Organizations to Call on Senate to Return to "Regular Order" on Judicial Nominations
02/15/11
Alliance for Justice has joined with a diverse coalition of 75 other organizations in signing an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, urging the Senate to return to “regular order” and permit swift confirmation votes on President Obama’s judicial nominees. The letter decries the persistent pattern of obstruction in the last Congress that “led to the lowest percentage of a president’s nominees being confirmed at this point in his presidency than any president in American history.”
Read More »Alliance for Justice Urges Prompt Action on 11 Judicial Nominations as Test of New Cooperative Spirit
02/03/11
Alliance for Justice is gratified that the Senate Judiciary Committee has begun once again the process of fulfilling the Senate’s constitutional duty to staff the federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals, by sending 11 judicial nominees to the Senate floor for a final vote.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Pledges to Continue Fight for Senate Rules Changes in Spite of Failure of Reform Efforts and Urges Action on Judicial Nominations
01/27/11
The inability of the United States Senate to adopt meaningful reforms to its rules is a deep disappointment. At the same time, we strongly commend the courageous efforts of Senators Harkin, Udall, and Merkley to adopt reasonable changes to Senate procedures and end the gridlock that has plagued the Senate for far too long.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Calls for Senate Rules Reform that Will Break the Current Pattern of Inaction and Obstruction
01/25/11
Alliance for Justice strongly supports common-sense reforms to the rules of the United States Senate that would help break the recent pattern of inaction and obstruction.
Read More »Alliance for Justice Applauds President Obama's Swift Re-Nomination of 42 Judicial Nominees
01/06/11
Alliance for Justice is gratified that President Obama has moved swiftly to resubmit to the Senate 42 of his nominees to the federal circuit courts of appeals and district courts, all of whom were originally nominated in the last Congress but were subjected to unconscionable obstructionist tactics that have damaged both our judicial system and the reputation of the Senate.
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