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The Constitution Project
(formerly Citizens for Independent Courts)

1998

CJA's July 30, 1998 fax to Virginia Sloan, Executive Director -- "RE: Senate Judicial Confirmations"

CJA's August 3, 1998 memo to Virginia Sloan -- "RE: Citizen Opposition to Senate Confirmation of Alvin K. Hellerstein - District Court, Southern District, New York"

CJA's August 13, 1998 memo to Laura Compton, Program Asst. & Elizabeth Dahl, Counsel -- "RE: Need for Immediate Action"

(cc) CJA's August 18, 1998 letter to Alliance for Justice/Free Congress Foundation -- "RE: Concerted Action on Issues of Federal Judicial Selection and Discipline"

CJA's August 25, 1998 letter to Virginia Sloan -- "RE: Citizen Participation in a 'Citizens' Organization"

Virginia Sloan's August 25, 1998 letter

(cc) CJA's September 18, 1998 letter to Century Foundation -- "RE: 'Citizens for Independent Courts'"

CJA's December 2, 1998 letter to Virginia Sloan -- "RE: Citizen Participation in a 'Citizens' Organization"

Virginia Sloan's December 7, 1998 letter

CJA’s faxed and mailed December 9, 1998 letter to Professor Geyh  -- "RE: CJA's document-supported critique"
           Ex. A:  Professor Geyh's November 23, 1998 letter, with photocopy of envelope
           Ex. B:  CJA's December 2, 1998 letter to Virginia Sloan

                   SEE: Test Cases-Federal (Mangano)                

CJA’s superseding faxed and mailed December 9, 1998 letter to Professor Geyh, with December 10, 1998 coverletter -- "RE: Retraction and Apology"

CJA's December 10, 1998 letter to Virginia Sloan -- "RE: CJA's Participation in a 'Citizens' Organization"


1999

Laura Compton's November 11, 1999 letter


2000

Constitution Project's June 23, 2000 letter


2001

CJA's March 7, 2001 letter to Barbara Reed, Policy Director & Counsel -- "RE: Assistance in the appeal of the public interest Article 78 proceeding, Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc., acting pro bono publico, against Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York (NY Co. #108551/99); Appellate Division, First Dept. Cal # 2000-5434)"

         SEE:  Test Cases-State (Commission)

CJA's May 9, 2001 letter to Barbara Reed -- "RE: Assistance in the appeal of the public interest Article 78 proceeding, Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc., acting pro bono publico, against Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York (NY Co. #108551/99); Appellate Division, First Dept. September 2001 Term"

CJA's May 11, 2001 letter to Barbara Reed -- "RE: Assistance in the appeal of the public interest Article 78 proceeding, Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc., acting pro bono publico, against Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York (NY Co. #108551/99); Appellate Division, First Dept. September 2001 Term"

2003

CJA's September 10, 2003 letter to Barbara Reed
      --enclosing CJA's June 16, 2003 memo to Ralph Nader, Public Citizen, & Common Cause
     SEE: Paper Trail to Jail in "Disruption of Congress" case

CJA's September 22, 2003 memo to Barbara Reed


2004

CJA's June 8, 2004 memo -- "RE: Your (On-Going) Responsibility to 'Champion Basic Citizen Rights -- and the Vital Importance of Citizen Participation in Federal Judicial Selection' at Issue in the 'Disruption of Congress' case of United States of America v. Elena Ruth Sassower..."

CJA's June 9, 2004 memo -- "RE: Your (On-Going) Responsibility to 'Champion Basic Citizen Rights -- and the Vital Importance of Citizen Participation in Federal Judicial Selection' at Issue in the 'Disruption of Congress' case of United States of America v. Elena Ruth Sassower..."

CJA's June 10, 2004 draft memo of law on the unconstitutionality of the "disruption of Congress" statute



2005

CJA's May 27, 2005 memo -- "RE: Furthering 'Basic Citizen Rights -- and the Vital Importance of Citizen Participation in Federal Judicial Selection', as well as Fundamental Judicial Accountability by your Amicus Curiae and Other Assistance in the Appeal of the 'Disruption of Congress' Case, Elena Ruth Sassower v. United States of America"

      SEE:  "Disruption of Congress" Case
                   (6/28/05 appellant's brief & supplemental fact statement)
 
CJA's August 23, 2005 memo -- "RE: AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS ARE DUE NOVEMBER 14, 2005 in the Consolidated Appeals of the 'Disruption of Congress' Case, Elena Ruth Sassower v. United States of America"

2007

CJA's June 20, 2007 memo -- "RE: Championing Judicial Independence at the U.S. Supreme Court by Amicus Curiae Support for Cert Petition in 'Disruption of Congress Case"

cc: CJA's June 22, 2007 memo  -- "RE: Championing Basic Citizen Rights, the Vital Importance of Citizen Participation in Federal Judicial Selection, and Fundamental Judicial Accountability by Your Amicus Curiae Support for U.S. Supreme Court Review of the Cert Petition in the 'Disruption of Congress' Case"

CJA's July 2, 2007 memo -- "RE: 'Working to Keep Our Courts Fair and Impartial' -- As Empirically Tested by the 'Disruption of Congress' Case"

Elena Sassower's August 24, 2007 memo  -- "RE: Championing Judicial Independence at the U.S. Supreme Court by your amicus curiae support for the filed and docketed cert petition in the 'disruption of Congress' case"


2008

CJA's April 3, 2008 memo to Virginia Sloan --"RE:  Queries on Federal Judicial Discipline: (1) the Federal Judiciary's New Rules; (2) the Breyer Committee & its Report; (3) Proposed Congressional Legislation for an Inspector General for the Judicial Branch; (4) Resolution to Impeach U.S. District Judge Manuel Real"

CJA's April 22, 2008 memo to Virginia Sloan -- "Additional Query on Federal Judicial Discipline"

CJA's Law Day-May 1, 2008 memo to Virginia Sloan -- "RE: Confronting Evidence: The Corruption of Federal Judicial Discipline: (1) CJA's March 6, 2008 Critique of the Breyer Committee Report & Letter to the Chief Justice; and (2) CJA's April 18, 2008 Comments to the Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct on the Proposed Revision to the Code of Conduct for United States Judges"

CJA's May 30, 2008 memo to Virginia Sloan  -- "RE: Serving Congress and the Public by Critical Scholarship: (1) Federal Judicial Pay Raises; & (2) Breyer Committee Report on the Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980
           (cc: Professor Charles Gardner Geyh: Courts-Initiative Steering Committee Member)




 

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