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"Disruption of Congress"
THE APPEALS
District of
Columbia Court of Appeals
United States
Supreme Court
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Media -- & Academia:
Supreme Court
[also what
the media did in the D.C. Superior Court]
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MISSING IN ACTION
D.C. COURT OF APPEALS:
Ralph Nader & established/establishment
organizations -- both the supposed
"non-partisan, good-government" ones and
those on the left & right --which purport to
concern themselves with federal judicial
selection, the rule of law, &/or enhancing
citizen participation in our democracy and
accountable government
BACKGROUND: Prior requests for amicus
curiae support & other assistance
SEE Searching for Champions (Correspondence)-
Nader
Searching for Champions (Correspondence) -
Organizations
-- BACKGROUND READING in
VILLAGE VOICE:
"The Scourge of Her Conviction",
February 2-8, 2005, by Kristen Lombardi
&
Elena Sassower's Letter to the Editor,
"Activists, Judges"
(February 16, 2005)
TO RALPH NADER & established/establishment
ORGANIZATIONS:
Public Citizen
Common Cause
People for the American Way
Alliance for Justice
Brennan Center for Justice
American Judicature Society
The Constitution Project's Courts Initiative
Justice at Stake Campaign
Appleseed Foundation
Open Society Policy Center
Open Society Institute - Washington Office
Washington Legal Foundation
Judicial Watch
Cato Institute
Free Legal Foundation
Elena Sassower's May 27, 2005 memo --
"Furthering 'Basic Citizen Rights
-- and the Vital Importance of Citizen
Participation n Federal Judicial Selection', as well as
Fundamental Judicial Accountability by your
Amicus Curiae and Other Assistance in
the Appeal of the 'Disruption of Congress'
Case"
Elena Sassower's August 23, 2005 memo --
"AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS ARE DUE NOVEMBER
14, 2005 in the Consolidated Appeals of the
'Disruption of Congress' Case"
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (NATIONAL
CAPITAL AREA)
& NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD (DC CHAPTER)
prior correspondence -- ACLU
Elena Sassower's June 1, 2005 memo
to ACLU (National Capital Area) --
"Furthering 'Basic Citizen Rights
-- and the Vital Importance of Citizen
Participation
in Federal Judicial Selection', as well as
Fundamental Judicial Accountability by your
Amicus Curiae and Other Assistance in
the Appeal of the 'Disruption of Congress'
Case"
Elena Sassower's June 2, 2005 memo to
District of Columbia National Lawyers Guild
--
"Furthering 'Basic Citizen Rights -- and the
Vital Importance of Citizen Participation
in Federal Judicial Selection', as well as
Fundamental Judicial Accountability by your
Amicus Curiae and Other Assistance in
the Appeal of the 'Disruption of Congress'
Case"
Elena Sassower's August 23, 2005 memo --
"AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS ARE
DUE NOVEMBER 14, 2005 in the Consolidated
Appeals
of the 'Disruption of Congress' Case"
subsequent
correspondence -- National Lawyers Guild
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
JONATHAN TURLEY
prior correspondence
-- Academia: Turley
Elena Sassower's June 6, 2005 letter --
"Adding substance to your quoted comments in
the article, 'The Scourge of Her
Conviction' (Village Voice, Feb. 2-8, 2005) by your
amicus curiae and other assistance in the
appeal of
the 'disruption of Congress' case"
Elena Sassower's August 19, 2005 letter
--
"Giving substance to your quoted
comments in the article, 'The Scourge of
Her Conviction'
(Village Voice, Feb. 2-8, 2005) in the
appeal of the 'disruption of Congress' case"
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MISSING IN
ACTION
U.S. SUPREME COURT
SOLICITATIONS FOR AMICUS CURIAE
& OTHER ASSISTANCE
SEE:
BACKGROUND --
Searching for Champions (Correspondence) -
Nader
Searching for Champions (Correspondence) -
Organizations
JUSTICE AT STAKE CAMPAIGN
(Executive
Director Bert Brandenburg)
& ITS CAMPAIGN
PARTNERS
specifically
--
The
Constitution Project
American Judicature Society
Brennan Center for Justice
Appleseed Foundation
Common Cause
Institute for the Advancement of the
American Legal System
Fund for Modern Courts
Elena Sassower's
June 19, 2007 memo
--
"Championing Judicial Independence at the U.S. Supreme Court by Amicus
Curiae Support
for Cert Petition in "Disruption of Congress" Case"
cc: Dahlia
Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
Elena Sassower's
July 2, 2007 memo
--
"Working to Keep Our Courts Fair
and Impartial' -- As Empirically Tested by
the 'Disruption of Congress' Case..."
cc: Dahlia Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
Elena Sassower's
August 24, 2007 memo --
"RE: Championing Judicial Independence
at the U.S. Supreme Court by your amicus
curiae support for the filed and
docketed cert petition in the 'disruption of
Congress' case"
cc: Dahlia
Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
RALPH NADER
& ORGANIZATIONS, LIBERAL &
CONSERVATIVE
specifically --
Public Citizen,
Alliance for Justice
People for the American Way
Common Cause
Washington Legal Foundation
Judicial Watch
Cato Institute
Free Legal Foundation
Elena Sassower's
June 22, 2007 memo
--
"Championing Basic Citizen Rights, the Vital Importance of Citizen
Participation in Federal Judicial Selection, and Fundamental Judicial
Accountability by Your Amicus Curiae Support for U.S. Supreme Court
Review of the Cert Petition in the 'Disruption of Congress' Case"
cc: Dahlia
Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
June 22, 2007 e-mail from Marion Edwyn Harrison
Elena Sassower's
August 24, 2007 memo --
"Championing Basic Citizen Rights,
the Vital Importance of Citizen
Participation in Federal Judicial Selection,
and Fundamental Judicial Accountability by
your amicus curiae support for the
filed and docketed cert petition in the
'disruption of Congress' case"
cc: Dahlia
Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
August 24, 2007 e-mail response from Bob
Thompson
cc:
including Dahlia Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
"RIGHT-WING" ORGANIZATIONS:
Committee for
Justice
Judicial Confirmation Network
Coalition for a Fair Judiciary
Institute for Justice
Elena Sassower's
July 2, 2007 memo --
"Championing Basic Citizen Rights, the Vital Importance of Citizen
Participation
in Federal Judicial Selection,
and Fundamental Judicial Accountability by Your Amicus Curiae Support for U.S.
Supreme Court Review of the 'Disruption of Congress' Case"
cc:
including Dahlia Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
Elena Sassower's August 24, 2007 memo --
"Championing
Basic Citizen Rights, the Vital Importance
of Citizen Participation
in Federal Judicial
Selection, and Fundamental Judicial
Accountability by your amicus curiae support for the filed and docketed cert
petition in the 'disruption of Congress'
case"
cc:
including Dahlia Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
ACLU OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA:
prior
correspondence -- ACLU
Elena Sassower's
June 26, 2007 memo --
"Championing Basic Citizen Rights,
the Vital Importance of Citizen Participation
in Federal Judicial Selection, and
Fundamental Judicial Accountability by Your Amicus Curiae Support for
U.S. Supreme Court Review of the Cert Petition in the 'Disruption of Congress'
Case"
cc:
including Dahlia Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD:
prior correspondence -- National Lawyers
Guild
Elena Sassower's June 15, 2007memo --
"Amicus
Curiae & Other Support of U.S. Supreme
Court Review of the 'Disruption of Congress'
Case"
cc:
including Dahlia Lithwick/Slate; Lyle Denniston/SCOTUSblog,
Professor Jonathan Turley
GEORGE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW PROFESSOR JONATHAN
TURLEY:
Elena Sassower's
June 13, 2007 letter --
"Amicus Curiae
& Other Legal & Media Assistance in support
of U.S. Supreme Court review
of the
'disruption of Congress' case"
Elena Sassower's August 2, 2007 e-mail
--
"'Disruption of
Congress' Cert Petition: Can I meet with
you?"
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