The long wait is over. After months of deliberation, the U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fift

Statement of Committee for Justice president Curt Levey on President Obama’s announcement today of three nominations to the DC Circuit: President Obama’s high-profile announcement today of three DC Circuit nominees – left-wing law professor Cornelia Pillard, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Wilkins and appellate attorney Patricia Ann Millett – is intended to provoke a fight with Senate Republicans rather than to address any need for additional judges on the Circuit. A battl

An alarming precedent was set today when the U.S. Supreme Court decided 5-4 in Maryland v. King that the police can take DNA samples from th

This week, the Committee for Justice filed an amicus curiae brief in McCutcheon v. FEC, the next big campaign finance case before the U.S. S

“Romney would appoint people with a more conservative judicial philosophy, who are not transforming the Constitution, not sticking up for th

The Transportation Security Administration has failed to comply with the D.C. Circuit Court’s order to make a notice-and-comment rulemaking on its use of the Advanced Imaging Technology (also known as body scanners). Jim Harper explains that the TSA needs to follow the law and has begun a petition to the White House for the TSA to adhere to the D.C. Circuits Court ruling. The petition states: “Defying the court, the TSA has not satisfied public concerns about privacy, about

A rumor has gone viral on Facebook this week that the social network’s status as a publicly traded company is putting users’ privacy at risk. However, Facebook affirms that nothing has changed and users do not need to be concerned with threats on privacy. Wall Street Journal relates: “There is a ‘false rumor circulating to a small online population that Facebook is making a change related to users’ information or content they post to the site, a spokesman said in a statement

Google scored a verdict for the defense on Wednesday in its smart phone battle with Oracle Corp. after a jury discarded all claims of patent infringement. The Recorder shared Google’s official statement: “Today's jury verdict that Android does not infringe Oracle's patents was a victory not just for Google but the entire Android ecosystem..." However, the trial judge, U.S. District Judge William Alsup, has said that he expects the case to reach the U.S. Court of Appeals for t

Yesterday, a large and diverse group of plaintiffs filed lawsuits in a dozen federal courts, challenging the administration's rule that