Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Retires

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was a voice of moderation on the Supreme Court, and often cast the decisive vote in favor of protecting the environmental safeguards enjoyed by all Americans.

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Announces Retirement, July 1, 2005

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was a voice of moderation on the Supreme Court, and often cast the decisive vote in favor of protecting the environmental safeguards enjoyed by all Americans.

• Read Earthjustice's press release
• Read more details about what this means for environmental protections
• Earthjustice's Glenn Sugameli on NPR's "Living on Earth" regarding the importance of the Supreme Court to environmental protections - transcript and sound file
• Editorials advocating a moderate Justice to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court (2.4 mb Zip file -- will open in a new window)
  • Index to the above file (pdf -- will open in a new window)
• Editorials & Commentary on Potential Supreme Court Nominees (160 kb Word file)

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