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CFJ Files Brief in Gun Case Before High Court
Yesterday, the Committee for Justice submitted an amicus brief in McDonald v. Chicago, the landmark Second Amendment case in which the...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Amicus Brief Filed in McDonald v. City of Chicago
Amicus brief filed in McDonald v. City of Chicago in support of petitioners.
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Free speech or an invasion of privacy?
On Wednesday, the New Hampshire Supreme Court heard arguments regarding a case that calls into question whether or not online...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
Gun Case Tied to Looming High Court Vacancy
Yesterday, the Committee for Justice submitted an amicus (friend of the court) brief in McDonald v. Chicago, the landmark Second...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Battle Over Sotomayor Heats Up
Both parties braced for a summertime confirmation battle over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, with the White House gathering a team t
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
Obama's Pick: High Risk, Low Reward
The announcement that Justice Souter will be stepping down at the end of the term, while not a total shock, certainly focuses the attention
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
Blagojevich Bites the Dust
Goodbye Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich. After a four-day trial, the Illinois Senate voted 59-0 to convict him of abuse of power,...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
Unrestrained Judicial Activism Will Destroy Our Way of Life
One of the best discussions of this issue I've ever seen appears in Townhall Magazine (August 2008), authored by Curt Levey, executive d
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


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...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


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
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
There is No "Thurmond Rule"
The oral testimony and written statement of expert witness Denis Steven Rutkus, a federal judiciary specialist for the Congressional...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


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,
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
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