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Thomas Griffith Nomination (Archive)

Confirmed on June 14, 2005
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Attorney Thomas Griffith, nominated to the DC Circuit, has argued against a key component of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (which bars sex discrimination by educational institutions), raising broad concerns about his approach both to that landmark law and to other critical areas of civil rights law. 

• Griffith Confirmed; Boyle Vote Expected - Feature Story - 6/15/2005
• Confirmation of Griffith Another Blow to Civil Rights - Press Release - 6/14/2005
• Oppose the Confirmation of Thomas Griffith - Advocacy Letter - 6/14/2005
• Civil Rights Coalition Opposes Griffith - Press Release - 3/8/2005
• Opposition to Thomas Griffith - Advocacy Letter - 3/7/2005
• Thomas Griffith's Responses to Senators' Questions Underscore Concerns About His Views on Title IX and About His Respect for the Rule of Law - National Women's Law Center - 2/16/2005
• Confirmation of Thomas Griffith - Advocacy Letter - 11/15/2004