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New Congress, New Regulations: A Guide to Virtual Currency Bills
With more than a dozen bills introduced in the first three months of 2019, the 116th Congress seems eager to take on cryptocurrency regulati
Ashley Baker


New Technology, Same Principles: The Supreme Court and Tech
During the confirmation hearings for then-Judge Neil Gorsuch, Senator and former Judiciary Committee Chairman Orin Hatch asks a question abo
Ashley Baker


Gorsuch Emerges As Scalia’s Worthy Heir
Conservatives can rightfully celebrate the emergence of Neil Gorsuch as a justice in the mold of his beloved predecessor, Antonin Scalia. Ho
Curt Levey


Special Report: The Coming Supreme Court Shake-Up
With the appointment of Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Trump has already begun to make his mark on the Supreme Court. Now, faced with rumor
Cover Story of Newsmax Magazine


New Article in Townhall Magazine: "Holding the Line"
Judicial activism is the subject of the cover story in this month’s Townhall Magazine. The article, by Committee for Justice Executive Director Curt Levey, attempts to cut through efforts to “blur and distort the definition of judicial activism” by clarifying, in layman’s terms, what judicial activism is and what it is not. Levey notes that “[T]he purveyors of judicial activism – and its handmaiden, the ‘living Constitution’ – try hard to blur the distinction between activist
Curt Levey


Holding the Line: Scalia-style strict constructionists are standing in the way of a “living Constitu
Judicial activism is not the failure to follow precedent. Courts must generally adhere to their past decisions and those of higher courts. B
Townhall Magazine, August 2008 Cover Story


Study: On Judges, Red State Democrats Lean Far Left
With an eye to the pivotal role of the Senate’s 14 red state Democrats in the imminent vote on Fifth Circuit nominee Judge Leslie Southwick,
John Kalinger


CFJ Report: Who’s Out of the Mainstream?
Ever since Judge Samuel Alito was nominated to the Supreme Court, the Committee for Justice has been hammering away on the theme that it is
CFJ Staff


Who's Out of the Mainstream? An Examination of the Coalition Opposing Judge Alito
Since Judge Samuel Alito was nominated to the Supreme Court on October 31, his supporters and detractors have been doing battle across the n
Curt Levey
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