Background Memo: The Importance of Selective Filibusters Against Bush's Court-Packing Plan. People for the Amercian Way, April 24, 2003. Read as MS Word or Adobe PDF
Letter to Pres. Bush from the Texas Ad Hoc Coalition on Judicial Nominees, January 2, 2002
TPJ Report: Owen's Career & Opinions
- People for the American Way's research on Owen
- Alliance for Justice's research on Owen
- NARAL report on Owen
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee on Owen
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights statement on Owen Judiciary Committee rejection
Coalition Forms to Oppose Justice Owen's Appointment
- Texas Groups Announce Opposition to Owen Appointment to Federal Appeals Bench - July 9, 2002
- Coalition Letter to Sen. Leahy - July 9, 2002
- Coalition Talking Points - July 9, 2002
In the News:
July 14, 2002
- Austin American Statesman: Texas jurist sailing into U.S. Senate storm
- Austin American Statesman: Death of plaintiff could haunt nominee
- Dallas Morning News: Owen's activism has been extreme, even by Texas standards by Craig McDonald
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Owen Hearings
- Houston Chronicle: Why Justice Owen should stay in Austin by Cragg Hines
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Battle over Texas judge's confirmation seems likely
- The Nation: Karl Rove's Legal Tricks