CONSTITUTIONAL & CIVIL RIGHTS / RULE-OF-LAW / REIN IN JUDICIAL IMMUNITY / JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY /

Major Organization Listings

Alliance Defense Fund -- ADF was founded for a unique purpose: to aggressively defend religious liberty by empowering our allies, recognizing that together, we can accomplish far more than we can alone.

American Center for Law & Justice -- ACLJ,  The American Center for Law and Justice is a public interest law firm committed to insuring the ongoing viability of constitutional freedoms. As a public interest law firm The American Center for Law and Justice is dedicated to the concept that freedom and democracy are God given inalienable rights that must be protected.

American Family Association -- AFA is for people who are tired of cursing the darkness and who are ready to light a bonfire. We are a non-profit (501(c)(3)) organization founded in 1977 by Don Wildmon. The American Family Association represents and stands for traditional family values, focusing primarily on the influence of television and other media – including pornography – on our society.

American Judicature Society -- AJS -- The American Judicature Society works to maintain the independence and integrity of the courts and increase public understanding of the justice system. We are a nonpartisan organization with a national membership of judges, lawyers and other citizens interested in the administration of justice.

Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty -- An international, interfaith, public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious traditions. For over ten years, the firm has represented numerous religious denominations - including Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Native Americans, and Sikhs - in a variety of cases involving constitutional, federal, and state issues.

Brennan Center – Carrying forward the vital legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., our mission is to develop and implement an innovative, non-partisan agenda that promotes equality and human dignity, while safeguarding fundamental freedoms.

CATO – The CATO Institute -- The Cato Institute was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane. It is a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institute is named for Cato's Letters, a series of libertarian pamphlets that helped lay the philosophical foundation for the American Revolution. The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace. Toward that goal, the Institute strives to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of policy and the proper role of government.

CFIF - Center for Individual Freedom -- Founded in 1998, the Center for Individual Freedom is a non-partisan, non-profit organization with the mission to protect and defend individual freedoms and individual rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The Center seeks to focus public, legislative and judicial attention on the rule of law as embodied in the federal and state constitutions. Those fundamental documents both express and safeguard society’s commitment to individual freedom, not only through specific protections such as the Bill of Rights, but also through structural protections that constrain and disperse governmental authority.

Center for Justice & Democracy -- As your hub for information about the civil justice system and the dangers of "tort reform," the Center for Justice & Democracy provides up-to-date briefings on top issues that are of interest to legal experts, journalists, and anyone who may someday be called upon to serve on a jury. EMAIL: centerjd@centerjd.org -- NEW YORK

CRC - Children's Rights Council -- Motto: "The Best Parent is Both Parents" --  CRC is genderless; we are not a women's group nor a men's group. Rather, we advocate what we believe to be in the best interests of children including the Children's Bill of Rights. 

Coalition for a Fair Judiciary -- We seek to support federal judicial nominees who, in the words of Socrates, will "hear courteously, answer wisely, consider soberly and decide impartially."

Committee for Justice -- The Committee for Justice exists to restore the judiciary to its proper role under the law and counter the partisan warfare that has arisen against constitutionalist judicial nominees.

CRC -- Community Rights Council -- A public interest law firm based in Washington DC that was formed in 1997 to assist communities in protecting their health and welfare. They are involved with combating Anti-Environmental Judicial Activism as well as exposing Judicial Lobbying by Special Interests. Also see "Trips for Judges."

CLAREMONT INSTITUTE -- The mission of the Claremont Institute is to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life. *** America's Founders endowed our Republic with sound principles and a framework for governing that is unmatched in the history of mankind. The prosperity and freedom of America can only be made secure if they are guided by a return to these basic principles as our country enters the 21st Century.

COMMON GOOD -- Common Good is working to restore common sense to American law. Law is supposed to set the boundaries of legal action, so that people know where they stand. Law should make us feel comfortable doing what's reasonable, and nervous doing what's wrong. Today, Americans are nervous doing almost anything.

EAGLE FORUM -- Eagle Forum's Mission is to enable conservative and pro-family men and women to participate in the process of self-government and public policy making so that America will continue to be a land of individual liberty, respect for family integrity, public and private virtue, and private enterprise.

Federalist Society (The) -- The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY -- Focus on the Family began in 1977 in response to Dr. James Dobson's increasing concern for the American family. Mission statement: To cooperate with the Holy Spirit in disseminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible, and, specifically, to accomplish that objective by helping to preserve traditional values and the institution of the family. Features: Citizen Link & "Stop Judicial Tyranny."

HALT -- Founded in 1978 is An Organization of Americans for Legal Reform, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest group of more than 50,000 members, is the nation's largest and oldest legal reform organization. Dedicated to the principle that all Americans should be able to handle their legal affairs simply, affordably and equitably, HALT's Reform Projects challenge the legal establishment to improve access and reduce costs in our civil justice system at both the state and federal levels.

HERITAGE FOUNDATION -- Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute - a think tank - whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

ILR - Institute for Legal Reform -- The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) is fighting to make America's civil justice system simpler, fairer and faster for all. (To help in the fight, join ILR's Litigation Fairness Campaign.) Through national and state activities, ILR is working to reduce excessive and frivolous litigation; address vexing legal problems, such as the medical liability and asbestos litigation crises; and restore sanity to the legal system. ILR is active in the courts and in the court of public opinion, and in the legislatures.

Judicial Watch Judicial Watch, Inc. was established in 1994 to serve as an ethical and legal "watchdog" over our government, legal, and judicial systems to promote a return to ethics and morality in our nation's public life.

Justice at Stake Campaign -- Justice at Stake is a nonpartisan campaign working to keep our courts fair and impartial. Justice at Stake Campaign partners educate the public and work for reforms to keep politics and special interests out of the courtroom—so judges can do their job protecting our Constitution, our rights and the rule of law. JAS is currently funded by grants from the Open Society Institute, Carnegie Corporation, and the Joyce Foundation. NOTE: DEALS WITH LARGE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT BELIEVE IN JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

Let Freedom Ring -- Promote a positive political philosophy based upon respect for Constitutional principles, economic freedom and traditional values. A non-profit, grassroots organization supporting the Conservative agenda and countering the efforts of Democrat 527 organizations.

Perverted-Justice.Com - Concerned citizens from all walks of life got together and formed civilian watchdog group "Perverted Justice", a website dedicated to finding and exposing those users in regional chatrooms with predatory tendencies towards children.

Public Advocate for the United States -- Supports and promotes efforts to keep conservative American family values alive and well in the face of the many political agendas that seek to marginalize those values in American life. VIRGINIA

RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) -- The RAND Institute for Civil Justice is an independent research program within the RAND Corporation. The Institute's mission is to help make the civil justice system more efficient and more equitable by supplying government and private decision-makers and the public with the results of objective, empirically based, analytic research.

RenewAmerica -- The grassroots at work . . . The mission of RenewAmerica is to expand the influence of America's grassroots--both among individual citizens and among principled groups--in the cause of preserving our nation upon its founding ideals, specifically those in the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, as written.

Thomas Moore Law Center -- The Thomas More Law Center is a not-for-profit public interest law firm dedicated to the defense and promotion of the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life. E-mail: info@thomasmore.org