Since the close of John Roberts’s hearing, a large number of organizations have joined the chorus of voices opposed to Roberts’s confirmation. This highlights the fact that Roberts failed to answer the many serious questions raised by his record during his hearing.
Among the groups that have recently announced their opposition to Roberts are Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the Congressional Black Caucus, and several unions and labor organizations, including the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Here is an updated list of the organizations now opposed to Roberts’s confirmation:
ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights
Alliance for Justice
American Association for Affirmative Action
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
American Association of University Women
American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Black Women’s Health Imperative
Californians for Fair and Independent Judges
Center for American Progress
Coalition of Labor Union Women
Congressional Black Caucus
Equal Justice Society
Feminist Majority
Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary
Human Rights Campaign
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Lambda Legal
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Legal Momentum
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
MoveOn.org
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
NARAL Pro-Choice America
National Abortion Federation
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
National Association of Social Workers
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of Women’s Organizations
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
National Organization for Women
National Partnership for Women and Families
National Women's Law Center
National Lawyers Guild
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
People for the American Way
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Pro-Choice Public Education Project’s Young Women’s Leadership Council
RAINBOW/PUSH Coalition
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
The Japanese American Citizens League
The Shalom Center
USAction
Women’s Sports Foundation
Woodhull Freedom Foundation and Federation
