It’s June – which means summer is around the corner and the Supreme Court is once more poised to uproot our established rights and principles. Last year, the ultra-conservative majority threw out 50 years of precedent with its disastrous Dobbs opinion, overturning Roe v. Wade and jeopardizing thousands of people’s lives.
This year, AFJ is monitoring several cases impacting access to education, workers’ rights, LGBTQ+ rights, indigenous rights, and environmental protections. Already, the Supreme Court has dealt a dangerous blow to clean water protections across the country with last week’s Sackett v. EPA. That decision will allow fossil fuel companies and other polluters to do more damage to our environment. Just yesterday, it eroded labor union power in its Glacier Northwest decision by imposing tort liability on striking workers.
Rest assured, AFJ will keep you up to date on Supreme Court decisions and what they mean for our democracy all month long. |
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In May, ProPublica exposed detailed evidence of Justice Clarence Thomas’s corruption, including his acceptance of gifts, luxury trips, and private school tuition for his grandnephew from Republican billionaire Harlan Crow and failure to report these perks, among other flagrant ethical disclosure violations. Justice Thomas’s continued presence on the Court threatens our rule of law and our democracy.
We must restore justice—that's why AFJ, and a growing coalition of partners, is calling on Justice Thomas to resign. This week, we launched a new campaign calling for Thomas’s resignation and for more voices to join our movement. Senator Markey and Senator Blumenthal have already joined the call for resignation. With their leadership, we urge more senators to see what Americans can see plainly: We cannot trust a court that refuses to hold itself accountable.
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On June 8 at 3PM ET on Zoom, join Judge Darrin Gayles, Judge Staci Yandle, and Judge Jamar K. Walker for the panel discussion “Our Diversity on the Bench: New Voices, Better Society.” Co-hosted by Alliance for Justice, LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, the Black Leaders Caucus, and the Washington Bar Association, this event will feature a discussion of the importance of having more Black LGBTQ+ judges on the bench to ensure justice for all. The panel will be moderated by AFJ President Rakim Brooks and Chair of the Black Leaders Caucus Justin L. Hill. Register here.
Also, don’t miss June 15 when AFJ will be hosting a conversation between NARAL President Mini Timmaraju and Senior Aron Justice Counsel Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza as part of our Holding Court series, which features interviews and dialogues between leading attorneys, progressive advocates, politicians, and thought leaders on current events and today’s social justice issues. The conversation with Mini Timmaraju will take place on Twitter Spaces. You don’t need a Twitter account to attend, but Twitter users can set a reminder to attend here.
You can watch all previous Holding Court conversations on our website. We recently hosted a conversation with Dahlia Lithwick about her new book Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America to great success.
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