[NOW News] Rove, O'Connor, and Our Rights

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SAVE THE SUPREME COURT ... SAVE WOMEN'S LIVES Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation leaves the Supreme Court's balance in question, and creates an emergency for women's rights. Read more Write Your Senators | Other Steps that You Can Take | Activist Toolkit Maintain O'Connor's Legacy: Nominate a Woman for Women's Rights BELOW THE BELT: ROVE, O'CONNOR, AND OUR RIGHTS Kim Gandy writes that "By all rights, PlameGate should be a scandal of the highest order, certainly as well-publicized as any of the minor scandals during the Clinton Administration." Read More NOW V. SCHEIDLER HEADS BACK TO THE SUPREME COURT FOR FURTHER REVIEW On June 28th, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take another look at the nationwide injunction the National Organization for Women (NOW) obtained seven years ago against the Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN), Joe Scheidler and others, to stop violent attacks on women's health clinics. Read more MORE RECOMMENDED READING What Americans Want in O'Connor Court Vacancy - Susan Page, USA TODAY Roe Reversal - Michael C. Dorf, American Prospect Online Should Roe Go? - Katha Pollitt, The Nation NOW Spotlights Merchants to Avoid - The Tennessean NOW adjusts agenda on heels of O'Connor decision - AP Women Hurt By Health Care Costs - Kaiser Family Foundation		NOW CONFERENCE ELECTS NEW OFFICERS; FIRES UP ACTIVISTS NOW conference delegates re-elected Kim Gandy to her second term as president. Joining Gandy as NOW's national leaders are Olga Vives, who will move from Action Vice President to Executive Vice President; Melody Drnach, who will take over as Action Vice President; and Latifa Lyles, who will serve as Membership Vice President. The conference participants marched on the state capitol and passed resolutions setting NOW policy. Read More | Resolutions Passed SUPREME COURT LEAVES WOMEN MORE VULNERABLE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE The Supreme Court ruled that police officers are exempt from legal action, even if their refusal to enforce a valid restraining order results in death. "This is a truly outrageous decision?the U.S. Supreme Court just hung a 'shoot here' sign around the necks of battered women and their children all across the country," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more THE TRUTH ABOUT GEORGE NOW chronicles the latest about George W. Bush and his cronies, as Rove is caught leaking, scientists are restricted, the Iraq war claims more lives, and women say they are fed up the Bush administration. Read more JOIN US IN HONORING INTREPID WOMEN Join us for NOW and the NOW Foundation's third annual Intrepid Awards Gala on Thursday, September 15, in Washington, DC, honoring Dr. Jane Goodall, Sen. Barbara Boxer, and Josie Ashton. You can purchase tickets online. Read more
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