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Appearance on C-SPAN to talk about "Dumbing Down the Courts," applying economics to unders
The video that runs about an hour is available here. The C-SPAN intro is not completely accurate so you might want to skip the first 30...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
New piece at Politico: The dumbing down of America's judges
My piece at Politico starts this way: Think that attending a top university and graduating at the top of the class is the key to your...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
Fox News piece: Obama, other Democrats all wrong about Republican obstruction of judicial nominees
My newest piece at Fox News starts this way: The Senate Judiciary committee will vote on either Wednesday or Thursday whether to confirm...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Amicus Brief Filed in McCutcheon v. FEC
CFJ’s brief in McCutcheon v. SEC was authored by Emory Law School’s Supreme Court Advocacy Project and CFJ President Curt Levey. A PDF copy
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


CFJ Fights for Free Speech at High Court, Files Brief in McCutcheon v. FEC
Today the Supreme Court hears oral argument in the biggest campaign finance case since Citizens United, and the Committee for Justice has we
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


'Fisher v. Texas': Experts Weigh In
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
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
Why Obama wants to pack the D.C.Circuit
Statement of Committee for Justice president Curt Levey on President Obama’s announcement today of three nominations to the DC Circuit: ...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
DNA decision sets dangerous precedent
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
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Committee for Justice Asks Supremes to Overturn Contribution Limits
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
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
Where Romney and Obama stand on the Supreme Court
“Romney would appoint people with a more conservative judicial philosophy, who are not transforming the Constitution, not sticking up for th
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


TSA Ignoring the Law?
The Transportation Security Administration has failed to comply with the D.C. Circuit Court’s order to make a notice-and-comment...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
Facebook dispels rumor
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...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
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