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Whither Algorithmic Accountability?
In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal last year, Curt Levey, president of the Committee for Justice, and Ryan Hagemann, the Niskanen Cente
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


False outrage as Senators give the blue slip — and history — the slip
Blue slips are back in the news after Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley refused to turn in their blue slips for Ninth Circuit nominee Ryan
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


The Cambridge Analytica incident must be put in perspective
Last month, the Committee for Justice submitted a letter for the record to members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the Apr
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Fourth Circuit Rules Suspicion is Needed to Search Electronic Devices Seized at the Border
Last year, the Committee for Justice joined Cause of Action Institute and Floor 64, Inc. in filing an amicus brief in support of the appella
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Tech groups watch Section 230, as consumer groups want platform security
Committee for Justice (CFJ) president Curt Levey spoke to Communications Daily about the latest threats to Section 230, which is the law tha
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


With 15 circuit judge confirmations and a dozen pending, Trump looks to reshape the courts
Trump has padded the Republican numbers on the 5th, 6th and 8th circuit courts, which were already Republican-dominated, and has closed the
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Trump's judges are flexing their muscles, from civil rights to campaign spending
One of Trump's most controversial picks — 6th Circuit Judge John Bush, who had penned a blog post under a pseudonym comparing abortion t
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


No vacancy (yet): Liberals, conservatives prepare to battle for control of Supreme Court
Expect to hear a lot about abortion rights, which Kennedy helped to protect in a 2016 case from Texas, and gay rights, three years after Ken
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


CFJ Joins Letter Urging NAFTA to Add 230-Style Intermediary Protections to Encourage Free Speech, St
The success of U.S. companies in exporting both digital services and physical goods, sold through the Internet, has greatly contributed to A
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


One Time Congress Tried to Prevent a President From Firing Someone, It Ended in Impeachment
"The bill to protect Mueller would not place an outright ban on presidential firing of an executive branch employee, and thus is consti
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Committee for Justice Joins Coalition Letter Urging Senate to Confirm EEOC Nominees
The President has appointed two stellar Republican nominees to fill these vacancies: Janet Dhillon, the chairman-designate, has been a top c
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


SCOTUS Dismisses US v. Microsoft: Courts lack policy expertise, democratic mandate to update the SCA
We welcome the Supreme Court's decision dismissing United States v. Microsoft in light of Congress's passage of the CLOUD Act (Clari
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
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