Alliance for Justice

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The Alliance for Justice (AFJ) is a progressive judicial advocacy group in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=nyt>Template:Cite news</ref> Founded in 1979 by former president Nan Aron, AFJ monitors federal judicial appointments. AFJ represents a coalition of 135 politically liberal groups that have an interest in the federal judiciary.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Alliance for Justice presents a modern liberal viewpoint on legal issues.<ref>E.g.,

Judicial advocacyEdit

AFJ launched the Judicial Selection Project in 1985 to monitor the federal judicial appointment system.<ref name=confirm>Template:Cite book</ref> According to AFJ's founder, Nan Aron, the organization wanted to guard against the ideological impact of Ronald Reagan's federal judicial nominees.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> AFJ objects to judicial nominees who oppose abortion or who promise to exercise judicial restraint.<ref name=nyt/> The organization provides background on prospective nominees to the American Bar Association and the Senate Judiciary Committee.<ref name=nyt/>

AFJ played a role in the defeat of Ronald Reagan nominee Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1987.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2001, the organization supported the nomination of Roger Gregory, a Bill Clinton nominee and the first African-American judge in the Fourth Circuit in 2001.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2013, AFJ supported President Barack Obama's three nominees for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Member organizationsEdit

AFJ reports a membership of over 130 organizations. As of 2025, member groups include:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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