Alliance for Justice
Formation | 1979 |
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Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Location | |
President | Nan Aron |
Budget | $4,450,942 (2014)[1] |
Revenue | $3,668,517 (2014)[1] |
Website | www |
Alliance for Justice (AFJ) is a progressive judicial advocacy group in the United States.[2][3] Founded in 1979 by current president Nan Aron, AFJ monitors federal judicial appointments. AFJ represents a coalition of 100 politically liberal groups that have an interest in the federal judiciary.[4] The Alliance for Justice presents a liberal[5] viewpoint on legal issues.
According to the organization, "AFJ works to ensure that the federal judiciary advances core constitutional values, preserves human rights and unfettered access to the courts, and adheres to the even-handed administration of justice for all Americans."[6]
Judicial advocacy
AFJ launched the Judicial Selection Project in 1985 to monitor the federal judicial appointment system.[7] According to AFJ's founder, Nan Aron, the organization wanted to guard against the ideological impact of Ronald Reagan's federal judicial nominees.[8] AFJ objects to judicial nominees who oppose abortion or who promise to exercise judicial restraint.[3] The organization provides background on prospective nominees to the American Bar Association and the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3]
AFJ played a role in the defeat of Ronald Reagan nominee Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1987.[9] In 2001, the organization supported the nomination of Roger Gregory, a Bill Clinton nominee and the first African-American judge in the Fourth Circuit in 2001.[10] In 2013, AFJ supported President Barack Obama's three nominees for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[11]
Member organizations
AFJ reports a membership of over 100 organizations. On its website, AFJ lists the following member groups:[12]
- AARP
- Abortion Care Network
- Advocates for Youth
- AIDS United
- American Humane Association
- Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- Business and Professional People for the Public Interest
- Business and Professional Women Foundation
- Campion Foundation
- Center for Children's Law and Policy
- Center for Constitutional Rights
- Center for Digital Democracy
- Center for Inquiry
- Center for Law and Social Policy
- Center for Partnership Studies
- Center for Reproductive Rights
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Children's Defense Fund
- Community Partners
- Compassion & Choices
- Comprehensive Health Education Foundation
- Conservation Campaign
- Consumer Action
- Consumers Union
- Culture Project
- Dallas Women's Foundation
- Defending Dissent Foundation
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
- Drug Policy Alliance
- Earth Day Network
- Earthjustice
- EarthRights International
- Education Law Center
- Energy Foundation
- Equal Justice Society
- Equal Rights Advocates
- Food Research & Action Center
- Food Bank of the Albermarle
- Free Press
- Green for All
- Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, LLP
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation
- Institute for Public Representation
- Jewish Social Justice Roundtable
- Jobs with Justice
- Justice in Aging
- Justice Policy Institute
- Juvenile Law Center
- Lambda Legal
- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
- Legal Aid Society
- Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center
- Legal Momentum
- Maine Women's Lobby
- Mental Health America
- Methodist Healthcare Ministries
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) Pro-Choice America
- National Abortion Federation
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Center for Law and Economic Justice
- National Center for Lesbian Rights
- National Center for Youth Law
- National Center on Poverty Law
- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
- National Consumer Voice for Long-Term Quality Care
- National Council for Research on Women
- National Council of Jewish Women
- National Education Association
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
- National Immigration Forum
- National Immigration Law Center
- National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
- National Lawyers Guild
- National Legal Aid & Defender Association
- National LGBTQ Task Force
- National Low Income Housing Coalition
- National Partnership for Women and Families
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
- National Veterans Legal Services Program
- National Whistleblowers Center
- National Wildlife Federation
- National Women's Law Center
- Native American Rights Fund
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
- Physicians for Human Rights
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- PolicyLink
- Progress Michigan
- Public Advocates
- Secular Coalition for America
- Secular Woman
- Service Employees International Union
- Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice
- Sierra Club Foundation
- States United to Prevent Gun Violence
- Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
- TASH
- The Advocacy Fund
- The Arc
- The City Project
- The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.
- The National Parks Conservation Association
- Tides Center
- Transgender Law Center
- UFW Foundation
- USAction
- Violence Policy Center
- Wilderness Society
- Women’s Law Project
- Women's Way
References
- ^ a b "IRS Form 990 2014" (PDF). GuideStar. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ Boyer, Dave (June 6, 2016). "Elizabeth Warren lambastes Senate Republicans for 'obstruction' of judges". Washington Times. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Clarity, James; Weaver Jr., Warren (January 18, 1985). "Here Come the Judges". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Horwitz, Sari; Eilperin, Juliet (November 7, 2014). "Obama to nominate Justice prosecutor Lynch for attorney general". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ E.g.,
- Savage, Charlie (April 4, 2017). "Strategic Debate in Gorsuch Battle: Use Filibuster Now or Later?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
Nan Aron, the president of the liberal Alliance for Justice, supports filibustering Judge Gorsuch.
- Kindy, Kimberly (February 18, 2017). "Simply stated, Gorsuch is steadfast and surprising". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
Put more succinctly, Nan Aron of the liberal Alliance for Justice said, 'In spite of what the White House would like to have us believe, he's a dangerous choice.'
- Landler, Mark (February 13, 2016). "Battle Begins Over Naming Next Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
Nan Aron, president of the liberal Alliance for Justice, said the Supreme Court should 'not become a casualty of the politics of destruction, denial and obstruction.'
- Becker, Jo (August 5, 2005). "In Private Practice, Roberts's Record Is Mixed". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
But Nan Aron of the liberal Alliance for Justice said that Roberts's involvement 'doesn't say anything about his judicial philosophy.'
- Nagourney, Adam (July 3, 2005). "Conservative Groups Rally Against Gonzales as Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
'He would face stiff opposition from liberal groups,' said Nan Aron, president of the liberal legal group Alliance for Justice.
- Savage, Charlie (April 4, 2017). "Strategic Debate in Gorsuch Battle: Use Filibuster Now or Later?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ "About AFJ". Alliance for Justice. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Steigerwalt, Amy (2010). Battle over the Bench: Senators, Interest Groups, and Lower Court Confirmations. University of Virginia Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780813929989.
- ^ Scherer, Nancy (2005). Scoring Points: Politicians, Activists, and the Lower Federal Court Appointment Process. Stanford University Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780804749497.
- ^ Greenhouse, Linda (December 4, 1987). "Supreme Court Nominations; After Bork, the Liberals' Silence On Judge Kennedy Is Deafening". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Savage, David (July 21, 2001). "Senate Confirms 3 of Bush's Judicial Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Eilperin, Juliet (May 28, 2013). "Obama to launch push to reshape D.C. Circuit with 3 simultaneous nominations". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Member Organizations". Alliance For Justice. Retrieved 24 February 2015.