Thanks to everyone who contacted their elected representatives to oppose the nomination of William Myers to the 9th Circuit. Today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Myers out of committee for consideration by the full Senate by a vote of 10-9. All nine Democrats on the Committee voted against the nomination. While the party line vote still means that the full Senate will now consider Myers’ nomination, the vote sends a strong message to the other Senate Democrats and sets up the probability of another filibuster. You can read Senator Patrick Leahy’s statement here. Further information on Myers, including the Alliance for Justice report on his record can be found at Independent Judiciary. Please contact your Senator to oppose the Myers nomination. For alerts already prepared on-line and ready to send to your Senators, please visit The Alliance for Justice or Earthjustice.