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Obama Has Historic Opportunity to Establish Legacy of Justice May 1President Barack Obama has the first real opportunity to establish a legacy that will extend far beyond his presidency. He made the Supreme Court a major feature of his campaign and won a strong mandate in November. He has expanded upon his mandate in his first 100 days and should now make a bold choice for the Supreme Court. Read More Take Action

Obama Wins Mandate on the Courts A memo from Kathryn Kolbert on how the November election "delivered a sweeping mandate for President-elect Obama to appoint federal judges who are committed to core constitutional values." Read more

Beyond the Sigh of Relief: Justices in the Mold of Brennan and Marshall On December 9, 2008, People For President Kathryn Kolbert held a conversation at the National Press Club with Julius Chambers, Dahlia Lithwick, John Payton, and Jamin Raskin on the future of the Supreme Court. Read more

Attacks on DOJ Nominees Signal Right's Judicial Nominations Strategy Right-wing political and legal organizations have unleashed a coordinated campaign of over-the-top attacks on the qualifications, records, and fitness of President Obama's nominees for important positions in the U.S. Justice Department. Right Wing Watch In Focus exposes the real reason why. Read more

Independent Court Blog

This is a partial list of coalition members that united in opposition to the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States:

Adelante Mujeres
Applegate Citizens for Political Change
Basic Rights Oregon
CAUSA
Ceasefire Oregon
Communication Workers of America Local 7901
Democracy for Oregon
Interfaith Alliance of Oregon
Jobs with Justice
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
National Council of Jewish Women-Portland Section
Oregon Action
Oregon AFSCME Council 75
Oregon Chapter of PLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays)
Oregon Sierra Club
Oregon NOW (National Organization for Women)
Oregon Voter Rights Coalition
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, PCUN (Northwest Treeplanters and
Farmworkers United)
People for the American Way-Oregon
Planned Parenthood Health Services of Southwest Oregon
Planned Parenthood of Columbia/Willamette
Rural Organizing Project
Social Justice Alliance