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Trenton, N.J. – This week, Americans for Prosperity Judicial Strategies Vice-President, Sarah Field and Americans for Prosperity State Director, Erica Jedynak, sent a joint letter to Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez urging them to return their “blue slips” concerning the nomination of Paul Matey for the Third Circuit of the Unites States Court of Appeals. The […]
Principled policy should always take precedence over politics. When opportunities to improve our lives and our communities are at stake, that’s more important than any game. North Carolina voters were presented with the opportunity to choose principled policy over playing politics — and they made sure not to waste it. Americans for Prosperity – North Carolina urged voters to support an income tax […]
What’s scarier than a vacancy at the Bates Motel? 132 vacancies on our nation’s federal courts. Nearly half of those vacancies are classified as “judicial emergencies,” having long-vacant seats and an over-burdened caseloads. Forget skeleton graveyards — these skeletal courts adjudicate many of our nation’s most imports cases. These cases, in turn, have real and lasting consequences for […]
Come November, North Carolinians will vote on two ballot initiatives that will shape our state’s future. The Judicial Selection Amendment and the Income Tax Cap Amendment will affect each and every North Carolinian, which is why we must be armed with the information to make the right choices. Americans for Prosperity puts principled policy over politics. That’s why […]
The Trump administration has been working diligently to nominate fair and qualified judges to serve on the federal bench. Americans deserve judges who are committed to interpreting the Constitution as written and upholding the rule of law. One of the administration’s nominees, Judge David J. Porter, has demonstrated that commitment throughout his career. He was […]
Senate Democrats accepted a Republican leadership offer Oct. 11 to allow for the confirmation of 15 judicial nominees to federal district and circuit courts. Essential to this deal was Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) decision to waive the blue slip process, which allows senators from the home state of a judicial nominee to approve or raise an objection to the president’s choice. Blue slips – […]
Raleigh, NC – Today, Americans for Prosperity – North Carolina (AFP-NC) launched a six-figure digital and direct mail campaign urging a “no” vote on the North Carolina Judicial Vacancy Amendment—a policy that would drastically weaken North Carolinian’s constitutional right to select judges and could lead to the politicization of North Carolina’s courts. To view the digital ads, click […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity on Friday applauded the U.S. Senate for voting to confirm U.S. Court of Appeals nominee David Porter. Americans for Prosperity Vice President of Judicial Strategy Sarah Field had this to say: “David Porter is a supremely qualified judge who will protect our rights and defend the Constitution on the U.S. Court […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) on Friday congratulated David Porter on his confirmation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The grassroots group had advocated for Porter’s swift confirmation since the Pennsylvanian’s nomination in April. The Senate voted to confirm David Porter by a vote of 50-45. AFP-PA […]
