Alito confirmation means step back for women

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The full Senate voted 58 to 42 on January 31, 2006, to fill Sandra Day O'Connor's Supreme Court seat with extreme conservative Judge Samuel Alito. The vote followed months of lobbying by NOW members and Women's rights supporters to convince senators that he was the wrong choice for a high court that had protected the civil and human rights.

Legislative Bodies, US Senate, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, United States. Congress. Senate, Judicial candidates

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Enraged and Engaged: Young feminists mobilize to stop Alito

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A campaign organized by NOW, Feminist Majority Foundation and the National Congress of Black Woman, began on January 3, 2006. Students and community leaders from across the country gathered at the Freedom Winter 2006/Enraged and Engaged campaign to protest against the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.

Demonstrations and protests, Judicial selection, National Organization for Women

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