Ashley N. BakerJul 13, 2016Ruling Celebrated as Fourth Amendment Victory Leaves Unanswered QuestionsJudge William Pauley, ruling that the use of the stingray device was a violation of the Fourth Amendment, stated that “absent a search warra
Op-ed published in RealClearFutureJul 12, 2016If You Build the Blockchain, Regulators Will ComeThe hardest part of drafting any new regulation is establishing a definition. In fact, most of the policy work is in the definition and ther
Ashley N. BakerJun 15, 2016Congress Must Shut the Backdoor on Section 702 SurveillanceThe fight over NSA surveillance is about to heat up again. This week, the House will consider a measure that would require the NSA and...
Curt LeveyJun 15, 2016Net Neutrality Ruling: A Blow to Internet FreedomIn a blow to Internet freedom, a federal appeals court has given a green light to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Open...
Ashley N. BakerMay 31, 2016Supreme Court Decision Underscores Growing Concern Over Regulatory OverreachGiven the harassment and everyday burdens that federal bureaucrats subject small businesses and families to, it seems obvious that...
Ashley N. BakerMay 18, 2016CFPB Anti-Arbitration Rule Gives Millions to Class Action Lawyers, Leaves Consumers in the DustThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) hit a new low this month when they proposed a new rule that directly harms those that the...
CSPANMar 20, 2016Merrick Garland Supreme Court NominationWade Henderson and Curt Levey talked about President Obama’s nomination of D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Merrick Garland to succeed...
The Committee for JusticeFeb 16, 2016Notes on the Supreme Court VacancyThe Committee for Justice wishes you a happy and healthy 2016 and thanks you for your interest in our work and your generous support...
Christina DelgadoFeb 4, 2016The Demise of Safe Harbor and Rise of Privacy ShieldOn October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled the US-EU Safe Harbor agreement invalid. The international agreement permitt
Published in Fox NewsJan 29, 2016Presidential politics: How to ensure conservative judicial nominees on the Supreme CourtIt was encouraging to see George Stephanopoulos raise the issue of judicial appointments Sunday on ABC's This Week. "What kind of judges...
Published in Fox NewsDec 5, 2015SLAPPed in the climate change debateIn an op-ed at FoxNews, Curt Levey writes that while the nation's campuses are hosts to the most prominent battles in the war on free sp
Op-ed published in Fox NewsDec 2, 2015Climate change vs. free speech: Punishing fossil fuel companies for expressing doubtFree speech has recently been losing its battle with political correctness. Events on campuses including Yale and the University of Missouri