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September 12, 2019 Law360

Engaged Trump Judges May Restore The Role Of The Courts

When the first list was released on May 18, 2016, the reaction from progressives was swift: "Nan Aron, the president of the liberal Alliance for Justice Action Campaign, deplored Mr. Trump's choice of potential justices as 'dangerous,'" the New York Times reported. "'The list includes some of the most extreme conservatives on the federal bench today,' she said."

September 4, 2019 TIME

‘They Clearly Need to Step Up.’ Why Advocates Think 2020 Democrats Should Talk More About Judges

“They clearly need to step up,” says Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice Action Campaign. “Too often the Democrats have ceded to the right the federal courts, allowing them to energize their base. Judges make decisions that affect every aspect of our life, and by ignoring this topic, they do so at their peril, because Americans do care.”

August 1, 2019 TIME

Here’s Who Shined, Who Stumbled and Who Survived At Wednesday’s Democratic Debate

On Monday, liberal judicial advocacy group Alliance For Justice laid out the stakes this way in a statement: “As candidates prepare for the second debate, the Senate is preparing to confirm President Trump’s 150th judicial nominee to a lifetime seat on the federal bench. The harm Trump is inflicting on our federal courts is clear.”

March 5, 2019

AFJAC: Collins Promised “No” Vote on Readler a Test for Others

Today Senator Susan Collins announced she will vote against confirming Chad Readler to the federal bench. This is the only reasonable choice for Sen. Collins, because Readler has helped lead the Trump Administration’s efforts to destroy health care protections for preexisting conditions.

February 11, 2019

New AFJAC Ads Say Senators Who Pledged Health Care Protection Must Vote No on Readler

The Alliance for Justice Action Campaign has launched a series of digital ads featuring senators’ own words in favor of preserving health care for preexisting conditions — and tying them to an upcoming confirmation vote on Sixth Circuit judicial nominee Chad Readler.

November 23, 2018

AFJAC Supports Pelosi for Speaker

This is a critical time for the incoming House majority and for the next Congress, and we believe it’s essential that Democrats be led by an individual who has a rock-solid record of effective leadership and accomplishment. Right now the person with the best credentials for that role is Leader Pelosi.

October 5, 2018

Event – Oct. 6: No Justice, No Seat: March to #STOPKAVANAUGH

This is it! The Senate is planning to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination on Saturday at. We say NO and this is our final opportunity to ensure every senator votes no too! We are marching to remind them that the Supreme Court is the People’s Court.

October 4, 2018

Event – Oct. 4: Cancel Kavanaugh: Believe Survivors

One week after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford bravely testified before the Senate Judiciary. One week after we watched male Senators apologize to an abuser and dismiss his victim. We’re coming back. We’re marching from Brett Kavanaugh’s current courthouse to the court he hopes to ascend to. We’ll do everything we can to make sure he doesn’t get there.

October 3, 2018

Event – Oct. 3: #StopKavanaugh Vigil

On October 3, all across the country, Americans will come together in peaceful vigils to demand that the U.S. Senate stop Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.

August 1, 2018

CREDO Taps AFJAC for August Grant

Alliance for Justice Action Campaign is excited to announce that it has been chosen by CREDO Mobile to be an August grant recipient. This selection recognizes AFJAC’s work and leadership as a progressive nonprofit, and we are honored to have this opportunity. Each month, CREDO Mobile dedicates a portion of their revenue—roughly $150,000—and holds an online vote to divide the funds among three progressive nonprofits. The amount that AFJAC receives will depend on how many votes the organization gets.

July 27, 2018

Alliance for Justice Action Campaign Launches Five-Figure SCOTUS Digital Ad Buy

Alliance for Justice Action Campaign announced today it has launched its first five-figure digital ad campaign urging the defeat of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The ads, which will reach audiences in Alaska, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, North Dakota and West Virginia, encourage voters to contact their Senators and urge them to stop Kavanaugh from being confirmed to the high court.

July 25, 2018 TIME

Mitch McConnell Has a Plan to Use Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination for Political Gain

“The American people have a right to know what Brett Kavanaugh participated in during his years with the Bush Administration, especially with regard to human rights abuses perpetrated as part of the so-called ‘war on terror,’ and that is a right that knows no deadline. If it takes several weeks or months to produce the documents, so be it,” said Nan Aron, President of Alliance for Justice Action Campaign. “As for the midterms, we’re confident that people would rather support a Senator who insisted on seeing Kavanaugh’s full record than one who did not.”