▁of ▁court ▁for ▁$ 8 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Judge ▁Web ber ▁Wright ▁later ▁held ▁President ▁Cl inton ▁in ▁cont empt ▁of ▁court ▁for ▁giving ▁" int ention ally ▁false " ▁testim ony ▁about ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Mon ica ▁Lew in sky ▁in ▁the ▁Pa ula ▁Jones ▁law suit , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁sitting ▁president ▁has ▁been ▁san ction ed ▁for ▁dis ob ey ing ▁a ▁court ▁order . ▁ ▁N OW ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁critic ized ▁by ▁femin ists ▁who ▁claim ▁it ▁focus es ▁on ▁liberal ▁ag enda ▁rather ▁than ▁women ' s ▁rights . ▁N OW ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁not ▁supporting ▁pro - life ▁femin ists , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁liberal ▁issues , ▁and ▁supporting ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War . ▁Some ▁members , ▁such ▁as ▁LA ▁N OW ▁chapter ▁president ▁Tam my ▁Bruce ▁left ▁N OW , ▁saying ▁they ▁opp ose ▁putting ▁liberal ▁and ▁part isan ▁policy ▁positions ▁above ▁equality ▁for ▁all ▁women . ▁Tam my ▁Bruce ▁has ▁attacked ▁N OW ▁for ▁not ▁doing ▁enough ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁international ▁women ' s ▁rights , ▁but ▁instead ▁attack ing ▁the ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁White ▁House ▁for ▁their ▁conserv ative ▁positions . ▁Acc us ations ▁of ▁putting ▁politics ▁above ▁femin ism ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁E RA ▁was ▁defeated , ▁when ▁N OW , ▁under ▁President ▁Jud y ▁G olds m ith , ▁fier c ely ▁opposed ▁Re agan om ics ▁and ▁end