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NELA & The Institute Mourn The Passing Of Justice Ginsburg

NELA and The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

In her career as a litigator, Justice Ginsburg was a staunch advocate for gender equality, having broken numerous barriers throughout her career. As the second woman to serve on the High Court, she was a voice for many of the most vulnerable people in our society, and will continue to influence jurists far into the future. As Justice Elena Kagan observed, “She has changed the face of American anti-discrimination law.”

We mourn the loss of an icon and wish her family peace as they say goodbye to their loved one. Rest in peace, Justice Ginsberg. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with our nation and inspiring our continued commitment to justice.

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NELA Statement On The Confirmation Of Brett Kavanaugh To The U. S. Supreme Court

Contact: Laura M. Flegel
NELA Legislative & Public Policy Director
(202) 898-2880 x.115
lflegel@nelahq.org

Statement Of the National Employment Lawyers Association
On The Confirmation Of Brett Kavanaugh To The United States Supreme Court

As lawyers, we are officers of the court. We take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and of the state in which we practice. We know there is no sugar-coating the ascent of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. His confirmation represents the Senate majority’s betrayal of workers, women, those who rely on the Affordable Care Act to access health care for themselves and their families, and of the foundational right to vote. Perhaps most of all, Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation represents a betrayal of the Senate’s duty to protect, through the confirmation process, the integrity of the Supreme Court itself. As lawyers, as officers of the court, and members of the National Employment Lawyers Association, we will find productive responses to this travesty.

Kavanaugh’s confirmation process was the most corrupt in recent history. Working hand in glove with the White House, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) trashed the Senate’s constitutional duty of “advice and consent” … Read More

NELA Statement On The Confirmation Of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch To The U.S. Supreme Court

Contact: Laura M. Flegel
NELA Legislative & Public Policy Director
lflegel@nelahq.org

Statement Of The National Employment Lawyers Association On The Confirmation Of
Judge Neil M. Gorsuch To The U.S. Supreme Court

The confirmation of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court last Friday, April 7, is a profound setback for America’s workers. Judge Gorsuch had a full and fair opportunity to address the many legitimate concerns about his record during his confirmation hearings, including his views about workers’ rights, but failed to convince 60 senators that he deserved a lifetime appointment to our nation’s highest court. The Senate Republican leadership responded by changing the rules to secure Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation, despite his lack of bipartisan support, as enjoyed by President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court appointees, Associate Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia M. Sotomayor. As our attention turns to the many current vacancies in our federal district and circuit courts, NELA remains committed to working with our organizational and congressional allies to retain a bipartisan nomination process and to fight for the nomination and confirmation of professionally diverse judges who do not place the interests of employers over the rights of employees.

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