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The Justice at Stake
Campaign is a nonpartisan national campaign working to keep
our courts fair and impartial. Across America, Campaign
partners help protect our courts through public education,
grass-roots organizing and reform. The Campaign provides
strategic coordination and brings unique organizational,
communications and opinion research resources to the work of its
partners and allies at the national, state and local levels. The following organizations are national partners in the Justice at
Stake Campaign:
American
Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Independence
The American Bar Association has long been dedicated to the
promotion and protection of an impartial judiciary. In 1997, the ABA
formed the Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. The Standing
Committee was created to promote public awareness about the values
of an independent, accountable and efficient judiciary and to assist
in responding to unwarranted criticism. The Standing Committee has a
particular focus on state and local judiciaries. The Standing
Committee has cosponsored a model plan on how to respond to judicial
criticism, which has been distributed to state and local bar
associations across the country. The model plan provides information
on when it is appropriate to respond to unwarranted criticism of a
judge, and provides a plan as to how that response should be
handled. In addition, the committee has produced a short video on
the same subject.
Appleseed
Foundation
The Appleseed Foundation mission is to build a just society through
legal advocacy, community activism, and policy expertise. We work
locally to address root causes and produce practical, systemic
solutions. We strive for a society in which opportunities are
genuine, access to the law is universal and equal, and power is used
to advance the public interest.
Brennan
Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law unites thinkers
and advocates in pursuit if a vision of inclusive and effective
democracy. Our mission is to develop and implement an innovative,
nonpartisan agenda of scholarship, public education and legal action
that promotes equality and human dignity while safeguarding
fundamental freedom. The Center operates programs in the areas of
Democracy, Poverty, and Criminal Justice.
Committee
for Economic Development
CED, a non-profit, non-partisan organization of more than 220
business leaders and university presidents, is celebrating its 60th
anniversary this year. Since 1942, its research and policy programs
have addressed many of the nation's most pressing economic and
social issues, including education reform, workforce
competitiveness, campaign finance, health care, and global trade and
finance. CED promotes policies to produce increased productivity and
living standards, greater and more equal opportunity for every
citizen, and an improved quality of life for all.
Common
Cause
Common Cause is a nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's lobbying
organization promoting open, honest and accountable government.
Supported by the dues and contributions of over 200,000 members in
every state across the nation, Common Cause represents the unified
voice of the people against corruption in government and big money
special interests.
The
Constitution Project
The Constitution Project, based at Georgetown University’s Public
Policy Institute, in Washington, DC, seeks consensus on
controversial constitutional and legal issues by forming bipartisan,
blue ribbon committees to study specific issues and present
recommendations to the public and policymakers.
Institute on Money in State Politics
The National Institute on Money in State Politics is a nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization that compiles campaign contribution
information on every state-level candidate in the country. The
Institute is dedicated to providing accurate, comprehensive and
unbiased documentation and research on campaign contribution reports
for gubernatorial, legislative and other statewide candidates. It
serves as the only complete source of this data and makes its
information available online.
Lawyers'
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of
President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing
legal services to address racial discrimination. The principal
mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through the rule of
law, equal justice under law.
League
of Women Voters Judicial Independence Project
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization,
encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in
government, works to increase understanding of major public policy
issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
National
Center for State Courts
The National Center for State Courts, headquartered in Williamsburg,
Va., works to improve justice by providing leadership and service to
the country’s state courts. To accomplish this, The National
Center anticipates new developments, identifies best practices,
promotes innovation, and evaluates court performance.
Public
Campaign
Public Campaign is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated
to dramatically reducing the role of special interest money in
America's elections and putting voters in democracy's driver's seat.
Since its founding in 1997, Public Campaign has advanced the fight
for campaign finance reform by working closely with citizen groups
around the country that are fighting for change in their states, by
educating policy makers and opinion leaders on the merits of
comprehensive reform, and by engaging major institutions and
constituency groups in a new kind of reform coalition. Together we
are building a robust network of state-based efforts and creating a
powerful national force for federal reform, with a special focus on
freeing candidates from their dependence on private money with full
public financing, solution we call Clean Money, Clean Elections.
The
Reform Institute
The Reform Institute strives to counter citizen disillusionment with
politics by providing information on election and campaign finance
movements to open up the system to greater and cleaner political
participation. Senator John McCain is the Chair of the Advisory
Committee and former Federal Election Commission Chairman Trevor
Potter serves as Director and General Counsel.
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