Editing Alliance for Justice

{{Short description|Progressive judicial advocacy group}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Alliance for Justice
| image = color_logo.png
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| formation = {{start date and age|1974|08|07}}<ref name= corp>"[https://corponline.dcra.dc.gov/BizEntity.aspx/ViewEntityData?entityId=2744577 ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE - Initial File Number: 741885]". ''Government of the District of Columbia''. Retrieved November 21, 2020.</ref>
| headquarters = [[Washington, D.C.]]
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| type = [[501(c)(3)]] [[nonprofit organization]]
| purpose = Legal advocacy
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| volunteers = 
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| revenue = $7.37 million<ref name=propublica>{{cite web |title=Alliance For Justice - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521009973 |website=ProPublica |access-date=25 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
| revenue_year = 2023
| expenses = $8.84 million<ref name=propublica/>
| expenses_year = 2023
| endowment =$21.8 million<ref name=propublica/>
| leader_name = 
| leader_name2 = Paulette Meyer
| leader_title2 = [[Chairman|Chair]]
| tax_id = 52-1009973
| abbreviation = AFJ
| website = {{URL|http://www.afj.org|afj.org}}
}}

The '''Alliance for Justice''' ('''AFJ''') is a progressive judicial advocacy group in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Boyer|first1=Dave|title=Elizabeth Warren lambastes Senate Republicans for 'obstruction' of judges|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/6/elizabeth-warren-accuses-gop-blanket-blockade-obam/|accessdate=13 June 2016|work=Washington Times|date=June 6, 2016}}</ref><ref name=nyt>{{cite news|last1=Clarity|first1=James|last2=Weaver Jr.|first2=Warren|title=Here Come the Judges|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/18/us/briefing-here-come-the-judges.html|accessdate=24 February 2015|date=January 18, 1985}}</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>{{cite news|last1=Horwitz|first1=Sari|last2=Eilperin|first2=Juliet|title=Obama to nominate Justice prosecutor Lynch for attorney general|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-attorney-general-20141107-story.html|accessdate=24 February 2015|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> The Alliance for Justice presents a [[Modern liberalism in the United States|modern liberal]] viewpoint on legal issues.<ref>E.g.,<!-- In descending order by date. -->
* {{Cite news| last =Savage| first =Charlie| title =Strategic Debate in Gorsuch Battle: Use Filibuster Now or Later?| work =The New York Times | date =April 4, 2017| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/us/politics/supreme-court-gorsuch-filibuster.html| accessdate =2017-07-27|quote =Nan Aron, the president of the liberal Alliance for Justice, supports filibustering Judge Gorsuch.}}
* {{Cite news| last =Kindy| first =Kimberly| title =Simply stated, Gorsuch is steadfast and surprising| newspaper =[[The Washington Post]] | date =February 18, 2017| url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/gorsuch-profile/| accessdate =2017-07-27|quote =Put more succinctly, Nan Aron of the liberal Alliance for Justice said, 'In spite of what the White House would like to have us believe, he’s a dangerous choice.'}}
* {{Cite news| last =Landler| first =Mark| title =Battle Begins Over Naming Next Justice| work =The New York Times| date =February 13, 2016| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/us/politics/battle-begins-over-naming-next-justice.html| accessdate =2017-07-27| quote = Nan Aron, president of the liberal Alliance for Justice, said the Supreme Court should 'not become a casualty of the politics of destruction, denial and obstruction.'}}
* {{Cite news| last =Becker| first =Jo| title =In Private Practice, Roberts's Record Is Mixed| newspaper =The Washington Post| date =August 5, 2005| url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/04/AR2005080402032.html | accessdate =2017-07-27 |quote =But Nan Aron of the liberal Alliance for Justice said that Roberts's involvement 'doesn't say anything about his judicial philosophy.'}} 
* {{Cite news| last =Nagourney| first =Adam| title =Conservative Groups Rally Against Gonzales as Justice| work =The New York Times| date =July 3, 2005| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/politics/politicsspecial1/conservative-groups-rally-against-gonzales-as.html| accessdate =2017-07-27|quote ='He would face stiff opposition from liberal groups,' said Nan Aron, president of the liberal legal group Alliance for Justice.}}</ref>

==Judicial advocacy==
AFJ launched the Judicial Selection Project in 1985 to monitor the federal judicial appointment system.<ref name=confirm>{{cite book|last1=Steigerwalt|first1=Amy|title=Battle over the Bench: Senators, Interest Groups, and Lower Court Confirmations|date=2010|publisher=University of Virginia Press|isbn=9780813929989|page=11}}<!--|accessdate=24 February 2015--></ref> According to AFJ's founder, Nan Aron, the organization wanted to guard against the ideological impact of Ronald Reagan's [[United States federal judge|federal judicial nominees]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Scherer|first1=Nancy|title=Scoring Points: Politicians, Activists, and the Lower Federal Court Appointment Process|date=2005|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=9780804749497|page=110}}<!--|accessdate=24 February 2015--></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>{{cite news|last1=Greenhouse|first1=Linda|title=Supreme Court Nominations; After Bork, the Liberals' Silence On Judge Kennedy Is Deafening|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/04/us/washington-talk-supreme-court-nominations-after-bork-liberals-silence-judge.html|accessdate=24 February 2015|work=The New York Times|date=December 4, 1987}}</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>{{cite news|last1=Savage|first1=David|title=Senate Confirms 3 of Bush's Judicial Nominees|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-21-mn-24909-story.html|access-date=24 February 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 21, 2001}}</ref> In 2013, AFJ supported President [[Barack Obama|Barack Obama's]] three nominees for the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eilperin|first1=Juliet|title=Obama to launch push to reshape D.C. Circuit with 3 simultaneous nominations|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-launch-push-to-reshape-dc-circuit-with-3-simultaneous-nominations/2013/05/28/8bb8fc38-c7cb-11e2-9245-773c0123c027_story.html|accessdate=24 February 2015|newspaper=Washington Post|date=May 28, 2013}}</ref>

== Member organizations ==
AFJ reports a membership of over 130 organizations. As of 2025, member groups include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://afj.org/membership/|publisher=Alliance For Justice|accessdate=25 March 2025}}</ref>

*[[Advancement Project]]
*[[Advocates for Youth]]
*[[AIDS United]]
*[[Alliance for the Great Lakes]]
*[[Americans for Financial Reform]]
*[[Autistic Self Advocacy Network]]
*[[Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law]]
*[[Bend the Arc]]
*[[Beyond Toxics]]
*[[CenterLink]]
*[[Center for Constitutional Rights]]
*[[Center for Reproductive Rights]]
*[[Center for Science in the Public Interest]]
*[[Compassion & Choices]]
*[[Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund]]
*[[Drug Policy Alliance]]
*[[Earthjustice]]
*[[Equal Rights Advocates]]
*[[Equality Federation]]
*[[Faith in Action]]
*[[Food & Water Watch]]
*[[Free Press (advocacy group)|Free Press]]
*[[Friends of the Earth]]
*[[Human Rights Campaign Foundation]]
*[[Innocence Project]]
*[[International Center for Research on Women]]
*[[Jobs with Justice]]
*[[Juvenile Law Center]]
*[[Lambda Legal]]
*[[Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law]]
*[[League of Conservation Voters|League of Conservation Voters Education Fund]]
*[[MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger]]
*[[Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund]]
*[[Mi Familia Vota]]
*[[Move to Amend]]
*[[National Abortion Federation]]
*[[National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers]]
*[[National Center for Lesbian Rights]]
*[[National Center for Transgender Equality]]
*[[National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy]]
*[[National Council of Jewish Women]]
*[[National Education Association]]
*[[National Immigration Forum]]
*[[National LGBTQ Task Force]]
*[[National Parks Conservation Association]]
*[[National Partnership for Women and Families]]
*[[National Women's Law Center]]
*[[Native American Rights Fund]]
*[[Natural Resources Defense Council]]
*[[New Pennsylvania Project]]
*[[Next Up (organization)|Next Up]]
*[[People's Action]]
*[[PFLAG]]
*[[Planned Parenthood Federation of America]]
*[[PolicyLink]]
*[[Race Forward]]
*[[Reproductive Freedom for All]]
*[[Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors]]
*[[Service Employees International Union]]
*[[Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States|SIECUS]]
*[[Sierra Club Foundation]]
*[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]
*[[Arc of the United States|The Arc]]
*[[Texas Freedom Network]]
*[[Tides (organization)|Tides Center]]
*[[Transgender Law Center]]
*[[Violence Policy Center]]
*[[Younger Women's Task Force]]
*[[YWCA USA|YWCA]]

== References ==

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== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.afj.org/}}

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[[Category:Legal advocacy organizations in the United States]]
[[Category:Progressive organizations in the United States]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1979]]
[[Category:1974 establishments in California]]
[[Category:501(c)(3) organizations]]