President Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be the 112th Supreme Court Justice. Learn what you can do to get involved.
Based on YOUR submissions at AskElenaKagan.com, the RAC submitted a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, suggesting questions that they should ask at the hearings. Check out that letter here.
Did you miss the faith-community conference call on Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan? Don't worry! You can access a recording of the call here.
The federal courts often are called the guardians of the Constitution because their rulings protect rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. The system of checks and balances gives both the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch important roles in nominating and confirming the members of the judiciary.
On December 8th, 2009, the Religious Action Center, in partnership with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, hosted the first-ever summit on the federal judiciary for the mainline/progressive faith community.
Goodwin Liu is Associate Dean at Boalt Hall at UC-Berkeley; he addressed the URJ's Biennial Convention in December 2007 - speaking on the direction of the courts and what role they play in safeguarding our fundamental rights and liberties.
Rabbi Saperstein discusses the significance of a Supreme Court appointment on The Interfaith Alliance's radio show. His interview is featured in the opening segment.
Supreme Court Vacancy!
