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PFAW has called for the impeachment of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jay Bybee, for his role in trying to bend the law to justify the Bush administration's torture policies when he headed the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Of the memos written by Bybee, a New York Times editorial correctly stated, "These memos make it clear that Mr. Bybee is unfit for a job that requires legal

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With everyone talking about the retirement of Justice David Souter, the Radical Right’s propaganda machine is set to max.Right Wing Watch is reporting on the Right’s reaction. One of the more laughable claims comes from Wendy Long of the Judicial Confirmation Network: The current Supreme Court is a liberal, judicial activist court. Obamacould make it even more of a far-left judicial activist

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Fourth Circuit Victory For Religious Libertyfrom People for the American Wayby Judith E. Schaeffer, Legal Director, People For the American Way FoundationIf you read my post back in March after the oral argument before the Fourth Circuit in Turner v. City Council of Fredericksburg, Virginia, you know that it was quite an honor to have had retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the

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from People For the American Way:For Immediate Release:Contact: Drew Courtney or Josh GlasstetterApril 3, 2008 202-467-4999 / media@pfaw.orgPEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY URGES SENATORSTO REJECT GOP FOOT-STOMPING ON JUDGESTIME TO SAY ‘ENOUGH’ TO CONTROVERSIAL BUSH JUDICIAL NOMINEESIn a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Arlen Specter, People For the

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The Court and ChoiceJanuary 22, 2008 was the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision recognizing that a woman's constitutional right to privacy includes the right to choose to end a pregnancy. Here's a message Kathleen Turner recorded for PFAW on the importance of choice and countering Sen. Susan Collins — who's voted for anti-choice Bush judicial nominees — in Maine.

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The Court and Pay DiscriminationLilly Ledbetter tells her story and how we can help. She won her pay discrimination case in a jury trial but the increasingly right-wing Supreme Court ruled against her on a technicality and made it easier for companies to discriminate. Hear more from Lilly and petition Congress to undo the damage at http://www.CorrectTheCourt.comWhen Lilly discovered that she was

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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 MujeresApplegate Citizens for Political ChangeBasic Rights OregonCAUSACeasefire OregonCommunication Workers of America Local 7901Democracy for OregonInterfaith Alliance of OregonJobs with JusticeNARAL Pro-Choice OregonNational Council of Jewish

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Contact:Erik Sorensen, Coalition ContactOregon Coalition for a Fair and Independent Judiciary503.488.0263oregonjudicialcoalition (at) gmail.comhttp://www.oregonjudicialcoalition.org/

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The Oregon Coalition for a Fair and Independent Judiciary is a partnership of individuals and organizations dedicated to ensuring the nomination of moderate federal and Supreme Court justices who will uphold basic rights and freedoms for all individuals. For more information, please visit our website at: www.oregonjudicialcoalition.org

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