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Florida Elected Officials & Leaders To Denounce SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch's Extreme Legal Record

Posted on February 6, 2017

During a press conference tabindex=”0″ data-term=”goog_751863255″>Tuesday, Florida leaders will detail their concerns with the legal record of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. State Representative Carlos Smith, State Representative and attorney Sean Shaw, and Planned Parenthood’s Missy Wesolowski will discuss how Gorsuch’s record as a judge and his writings show that on the nation’s highest Court, he would prioritize the interests of corporations at the expense of everyday Americans and threaten women’s rights and LGBTQ equality.

WHO: Sean Shaw, State Representative & attorney
Carlos Smith, State Representative
Missy Wesolowski, Director of Public Policy & Organizing, Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates
Damien Filer, Why Courts Matter Coalition spokesperson

WHAT: Elected Officials & Leaders Denounce SCOTUS Nominee’s Extreme Legal Record

WHEN: tabindex=”0″ data-term=”goog_751863256″>Tuesday, February 7th at 12:15pm

WHERE: Florida Capitol Building, 4th Floor Rotunda, 400 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Elected Officials, Extreme Legal Record, Florida, Leaders, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS Nominee

Florida leaders, elected officials to respond to President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

Posted on January 31, 2017

At tabindex=”0″ data-term=”goog_751862367″>8 PM today, President Trump will be announcing his Supreme Court nominee. If he picks as extreme of a nominee as we are expecting, Florida leaders and elected officials will call on Sen. Nelson and Sen. Rubio to stand up for the Constitution and reject the nominee. Speakers will make clear that the Senate cannot confirm a nominee who will simply be a rubber stamp for President Trump’s anti-constitutional efforts that betray American values.
WHO: Daisy Baez, State Representative
Tony Lima, Executive Director of SAVE
Damien Filer, Why Courts Matter Coalition spokesperson
WHAT: Tele-Press Conference Responding to Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
WHEN: Wednesday @ tabindex=”0″ data-term=”goog_751862369″>10am
RSVP: To RSVP and receive dial-in information, please email Damien@progressflorida.org.

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Elected Officials, Florida leaders, Media Advisory, Nominee, President Trump, supreme court

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