A major progressive judicial advocacy group is urging its supporters to “fight a conservative takeover of the courts,” one day after a Republican wave election.
The Alliance for Justice warned about the future of federal courts under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump in a statement from the liberal group’s president.
“At this critical moment in history for our federal courts, it is essential that we fight with all the resources at our disposal against a takeover of our courts by the anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-worker, anti-minority forces of the far right,” said Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice president, in a statement. “Rarely has there been a time when the fairness and impartiality of our courts have been more at stake. We and our allies at Alliance for Justice will oppose, with every ounce of our strength, an ultraconservative takeover of our nation’s courts.”
The call to arms signals progressives’ willingness to form a blockade against Trump as he looks to appoint judges and fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Whether liberal-leaning members of Congress echo the Alliance for Justice’s marching orders in coming days will reveal just how contentious the battle over the judiciary will become.
