Confirmed: William H. Pryor, Jr.

Nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

President Bush sidestepped the confirmation process and recess appointed William Pryor to the Eleventh Circuit on February 20, 2004. Pryor's record reveals him to be an ultra-conservative legal activist whose record disqualifies him from a lifetime appointment to the federal judiciary. As Alabama Attorney General, Pryor has demonstrated a commitment to rolling back the clock on federal protections against discrimination based on race, gender, age, and disability. He has pushed his extremist agenda not only through litigation in which Alabama was a party, but also by electing to file amicus briefs in cases in which Alabama was not involved, and through numerous public speeches that make clear that the ideological positions he has taken in these cases are his own.

LCCR: Pryor's Confirmation a Slap in the Face- LCCR Statement of Wade Henderson on Pryor Nomination- LCCR Pryor's Extremism and Ethical Challenges Make Him Unfit for the Bench- Alliance for Justice Organizations Opposing Pryor Confirmation

Letter in Opposition to Pryor Nomination - PFAW Pryor Approval Confirms Importance of Checks and Balances to Protect Americans' Rights - PFAW Women's Leader Calls Pryor Confirmation Inexcusable - National Partnership for Women and Families

HRC: Senate Confirmation of William Pryor Is a Threat to All Americans

- HRC

Letter in Opposition to Pryor Nomination

- LCCR

Report in Opposition to Confirmation of Pryor

- PFAW

Report in Opposition to Nomination of Pryor

- Alliance for Justice/IndependentJudiciary.com

Pryor: A Remarkable Record of Hostility Toward Federal Environmental Protections

- Community Rights Counsel

Sampling of Editorials and Op-eds on the Pryor Nomination

-Earthjustice

Earthjustice Profile of Pryor

- Earthjustice

Pryor's Troubling Record on Issues of Critical Importance to Women

- NWLC

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