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February 24, 2020 Washington Times

‘To their own peril’: 2020 Democrats sidestep fight for Supreme Court

Dan Goldberg, legal director for the Alliance for Justice Action Campaign, pushed back, saying liberal voters are galvanized like never before on the issue of judicial nominations. A poll conducted for Alliance for Justice Action Campaign and other groups last June revealed 43% of likely 2020 voters said a Supreme Court appointment is a reason to back a Democratic nominee, while only 35% said it is a reason to vote for Mr. Trump. “Both polling and on the ground experience demonstrates that progressive voters are galvanized like never before on the issue of courts. You saw this during Kavanaugh,” he said.

February 7, 2020

AFJ Action Campaign Applauds Robust Courts Discussion at Debate

At Friday night’s debate, several candidates discussed the importance of the courts and their support for judicial nominees that would uphold the right to an abortion. Tom Steyer notably pointed out that President Trump and Senate Republicans have been “stacking the court for a generation with young right-wing radicals.” Alliance for Justice Action Campaign President Nan Aron released the following statement:

January 21, 2020 Washington Times

Liberals try to elevate judiciary as key issue in 2020 election

“Progressives are galvanized on the issue of the courts like never before,” said Daniel Goldberg with Alliance for Justice Action Campaign, while noting that it has been “incredibly disappointing” that the issue hasn’t gotten more attention in Democratic debates.

January 3, 2020 DailyKos

How Senate Republicans Are Dismantling Your Health Care Through The Courts

On December 20th, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on the Republican-led lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Two Republican-appointed judges, Jennifer Elrod and Kurt Engelhart (whose records our sister organization, Alliance for Justice Action Campaign, scrutinized prior to their confirmations) sided with President Trump to declare a portion of the law unconstitutional, while the one Democrat-appointed judge on the panel dissented.

December 27, 2019 Iowa Starting Line

Judicial Advocates: Democrats Must Restore ‘Faith In The Third Branch’

“Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump cannot stop talking about judges. Yet, with few exceptions, Democrats rarely make clear that they, too, recognize how critical judges are,” said Daniel Goldberg, legal director at Alliance for Justice Action Campaign. “Most Americans, if they knew their horrific records, would not support Trump’s nominees, and Democrats can do a better job of highlighting the damage they are already doing to the rule of law.”

December 19, 2019

AFJ Action Campaign Applauds Debate for Question on Trump’s Judges

Following the Democratic primary debate Thursday night, Alliance for Justice Action Campaign President Nan Aron issued the following statement: “It is critical that voters understand the way President Trump and Senate Republicans have completely reshaped the courts, appointing ultraconservative and unqualified judges to fulfill their extreme agenda."

December 19, 2019

New Video: Stop Trump’s Takeover

With 2020 on the horizon, keep in mind the many ultraconservative and unqualified judicial nominees that Senate Republicans have given lifetime appointments.

November 20, 2019

AFJAC Calls on Democratic Candidates to Prioritize Judges in Tonight’s Debate

The Senate has confirmed many of President Trump’s judicial nominees, including those who are extreme ideologues and unqualified jurists. In advance of tonight’s Democratic primary debate, Alliance for Justice Action Campaign President Nan Aron released the following statement: “We have seen Senate Republicans repeatedly rubber-stamp Trump’s judicial nominees, even when they have no experience in the courtroom or when they have extreme beliefs that would turn back the clock on the rule of law."

October 16, 2019

AFJAC applauds Democratic candidates for vowing to protect the courts

Following the discussion at Tuesday night’s Democratic debate about how to protect reproductive freedom through the courts, Alliance for Justice Action Campaign President Nan Aron released the following statement.

October 15, 2019

AFJAC: Candidates should discuss judges’ role in preserving democracy

As the impeachment inquiry dominates the nation’s attention, the Democratic candidates are gathering for another presidential debate. In advance of tonight’s event, Alliance for Justice Action Campaign President Nan Aron released the following statement.

October 1, 2019 The Daily Beast

Trump’s March of the Hard-Right Judges: The Latest Nominee Opposes In-Vitro Fertilization

“Even when the facts were clear, [Sarah Pitlyk] continued to rely on misinformation. What does that say about her temperament to be a judge?” asks Dan Goldberg, Legal Director at the Alliance for Justice, a liberal advocacy group.

September 12, 2019

AFJ Action Campaign Calls on Candidates to Talk About the Courts

With the third presidential primary debates of the 2020 election set to take place among Democratic candidates September 12, Alliance for Justice Action Campaign is calling on candidates to tell voters how they plan to address one of the Trump administration’s most damaging legacies: Trump’s judges.