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29 Mar 2011, 10:23 am
As Nan Aron at the Alliance for Justice wrote, "if Wal-Mart succeeds, not only will women at Wal-Mart be unable to change pay and promotion disparities, but future lawsuits related to employment discrimination, civil rights, antitrust violations, and consumer protection will be significantly hampered, discouraging cases brought by large groups of people against broad-based corporate malfeasance. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 6:23 am
” At the Huffington Post, Nan Aron argues that “the ethics code is not an onerous straitjacket designed to keep Supreme Court justices out of the public eye,” but instead “builds a common-sense ethical firewall built around political activity, fundraising, and relationships that create an appearance of impropriety. [read post]
25 Feb 2011, 9:43 am
" Nan Aron, director of the liberal group Alliance for Justice, said that if these rules were extended to the Supreme Court, none of the justices could attend "overtly political meetings or events" like those sponsored by the Kochs.And who will be the judge of which meetings and events are overtly political? [read post]
20 Oct 2009, 3:34 am
"It is incumbent on the Democrats and the White House to push as hard as they can to confirm judicial nominees, given that next year Republicans will make an all-out effort to block candidates as a means to gin up their base before the election," said Nan Aron, president of the Alliance for Justice, an advocacy organization.Analysts say that unlike Bush, who saw judicial appointments as a way to advance a strict view of the Constitution, Obama has not sharply defined his… [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 10:28 am
Said Nan Aron, of Alliance for Justice: Today’s vote by Republicans to filibuster the nomination of Caitlin Halligan has shattered any pretense that the judicial confirmation process is being conducted in a rational or honest manner. [read post]
30 Nov 2006, 3:32 am
It remains to be seen whether the scrappy Chuck Schumer, aided by Nan Aron and friends, will wear them down over time.) [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 10:23 am
As Nan Aron at the Alliance for Justice wrote, "if Wal-Mart succeeds, not only will women at Wal-Mart be unable to change pay and promotion disparities, but future lawsuits related to employment discrimination, civil rights, antitrust violations, and consumer protection will be significantly hampered, discouraging cases brought by large groups of people against broad-based corporate malfeasance. [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 9:26 am
Nan Aron of AFJ had this to say: "While we celebrate today's victory, much work remains to be done to achieve full workplace equality. [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 9:13 am
” Among speakers will be the President of the American Bar Association, a retired federal judge, Nan Aron, President of the Alliance for Justice and a great civil justice advocate, and lawyers for all kinds of people needing court access, from voting rights to sexual assault victims. [read post]
16 Oct 2009, 7:41 am
"It is incumbent on the Democrats and the White House to push as hard as they can to confirm judicial nominees, given that next year Republicans will make an all-out effort to block candidates as a means to gin up their base before the election," said Nan Aron, president of the Alliance for Justice, an advocacy organization. [read post]
2 May 2011, 6:17 am
Byron Williams of the San Jose Mercury News, Nan Aron at the Huffington Post, Kenneth Jost of Jost on Justice and Jeff Gelles of the Philadelphia Inquirer all criticize the decision in opinion pieces. [read post]
17 May 2011, 1:06 pm
Nan Aron, president of the liberal Alliance for Justice, said she and other activists have waited with anticipation for a Senate vote since Obama nominated Liu in February 2010. [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 7:26 am
As Nan Aron, President of Alliance for Justice, explained: "Not requiring courts to defer to agency expertise when an act of Congress is ambiguous will make it much harder for federal agencies to effectively address a wide variety of critical matters, including labor rights, consumer and financial protections, and environmental law. [read post]
13 Nov 2013, 8:54 am
It has jurisdiction over challenges to executive orders, federal regulations and decisions of many federal agencies on topics, as Nan Aron, President of Alliance for Justice, notes, like the environment, consumer protections, workers' rights, banking regulations, executive power, and other vital issues." [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 8:29 am
” AFJ President Nan Aron said those who sought to filibuster Alito “showed extraordinary principle. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 6:34 am
The Los Angeles Times reports that Justice Scalia’s decision to participate “is drawing fire from some who worry the court is injecting itself into partisan politics” – a point echoed by Nan Aron in the Huffington Post, where she writes that a “fundamental principle of our democracy is undermined when Supreme Court justices serve as willing agents of a transparently political entity like the Tea Party movement . . . . [read post]
29 Apr 2016, 5:10 am
And Patrick Gregory of Bloomberg BNA profiles Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who is often mentioned as a potential nominee in a Republican administration Commentary on the nomination battle comes from Nan Aron, who in The Huffington Post argues that, if “Republicans are concerned about the consequences of putting Merrick Garland on the Court, they should hold hearings, ask him questions, assess his record and life story, listen to what he has to say, and vote their… [read post]
29 May 2012, 6:44 am
On the other side of the debate, Nan Aron – at The Huffington Post – disputes the idea that there is “a vast left-wing conspiracy to somehow bludgeon John Roberts into submission on the health care case,” while at Prawfsblawg, Sam Bagenstos takes on a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Michael McConnell (not posted here because it is behind a paywall). [read post]
21 Mar 2014, 2:34 pm
Check out this column today from the Alliance for Justice’s Nan Aron. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 6:50 am
— EJS President Eva Paterson joined Nan Aron (Alliance for Justice), U.S. [read post]
