Today’s announcement of a hearing for Brett Kavanaugh, which Chairman Grassley now wants to hold well before the National Archives has a chance to review and release all the Kavanaugh records that Grassley himself asked for, is jaw-dropping.
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Yeomans: If Kavanaugh Is Confirmed, He Must Recuse
In the latest edition of Yeomans Work, AFJ Justice Fellow Bill Yeomans writes that the “Supreme Court depends for its legitimacy on the public’s acceptance that its nine robed, lifetime-tenured members decide cases on the basis of the law, rather than their own policy or partisan preferences.”
AFJ in the News
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GOP schedules Supreme Court hearings, outraging Democrats
Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will begin the day after Labor Day, Republicans announced, sparking Democratic objections that they are rushing the process without properly delving into his background.
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“People understand the enormous stakes in this nomination fight.”
Nan Aron, founder and president of the Alliance for Justice, on a major effort to defeat the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court justice.
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AFJ Opposes Judicial Nominee Ryan Nelson
On May 15, 2018, President Trump nominated Ryan Nelson to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Nelson will replace Judge N. Randy Smith, who is scheduled to assume senior status on August 11, 2018.
Based on our review of Nelson’s record, Alliance for Justice opposes his nomination to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Trump v. Hawaii: Will the Establishment Clause Continue To Protect Religious Minorities From Discrimination?
On April 25, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. Hawaii, a case challenging President Trump’s third and latest ban on travel for nationals of several predominantly Muslim countries. The Court’s decision will most immediately impact the individuals who are barred indefinitely from coming to the United States, as well as their family members and extended communities here in the United States. But more broadly, the outcome in this case will have important repercussions for the ongoing meaningfulness of the First Amendment’s most basic protection against religious discrimination.
Yeomans Work
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The Republican Assault on the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court depends for its legitimacy on the public’s acceptance that its nine robed, lifetime-tenured members decide cases on the basis of the law, rather than their own policy or partisan preferences. That fundamental distinction has been tested and diluted as presidents at least since Nixon have identified nominees based on the politically favored outcomes they are expected to produce. The confirmation process increasingly tests whether any distinction between legal and political outcomes survives as senators grill nominees about “judicial philosophy.”
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Signing Statements Could Open Window on Kavanaugh’s Thinking
Brett Kavanaugh’s views regarding the scope of executive power will be central to his confirmation as a justice of the Supreme Court. Careful examination of those views cannot proceed without full disclosure of his record.
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Bolder Advocacy: “The Connection” New Edition Is Vital Guide for Nonprofits In Election Year
Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy program is excited to announce the fourth edition of “The Connection: Strategies for Creating and Operating 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s and Political Organizations,” its comprehensive guide for nonprofits that want to engage in assertive advocacy for their causes while staying in compliance with tax and campaign finance rules. This fourth edition of the guide is especially timely, as it sets out how 501(c)(4)s and political organizations can get involved in the upcoming midterm elections.
