By Daily Press staff
It seems that those in favor of banning the filibuster have met another opponent. The Santa Monica Democratic Club invites all interested persons to hear Susan Lerner speak on “Justice threatened: The impact of the filibuster on the Supreme Court and why we must defend the Independence of our court system.”
Lerner has been an activist in progressive, feminist, and pro-choice issues for 25 years. She’s also been a trial lawyer for complex commercial litigation and intellectual property for 20 years. She also founded the Committee for Judicial Independence, an organization that believes in and educates Americans on the necessity of an independent federal judiciary and the threat of conservative takeover of the federal courts. She also is the executive director of the California Clean Money Campaign, which works for publicly financed elections.
This event will take place on Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. at Saint Annes’ community room, 2017 Colorado Ave.
Admission to the event is free and has free parking. Refreshments will be served, and a question and answer session will follow.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 21, 2005. Read the original PDF.