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A Federal AI Moratorium Is the America-First Policy the Constitution Requires
State attempts to regulate artificial intelligence violate the Commerce Clause and risk crippling U.S. innovation. Congress must pass a federal moratorium to preempt state fragmentation and promote AI development.
Ashley Baker
Dec 1, 2025


SCOTUS Hears Clean Water Act Case in which CFJ Filed Amicus Brief
SCOTUS Hears Clean Water Act Case in which CFJ Filed Amicus Brief
Curt Levey
Oct 3, 2022


CFJ Urges SCOTUS to Interpret Clean Water Act to Avoid Violating 5th Amendment
The Committee for Justice—along with the Atlantic Legal Foundation and Conservatives for Property Rights—have filed a Supreme Court amicus brief in support of Michael and Chantell Sackett, who have been prevented by the Environmental Protection Agency from building a home on a small residential lot in Idaho for the last 15 years. The EPA insists that the Sacketts first obtain a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit, because there’s an alleged “wetland” on their property that has a hyp
Curt Levey
Apr 18, 2022


Vaccine Decisions: Limited Government and a Moderate Supreme Court
Committee for Justice statement on the Supreme Court's decisions on federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Curt Levey
Jan 13, 2022


How Trump reshaped the fifth circuit to become the ‘most extreme’ US court
Conservatives, however, reject the premise that Trump warped the lower courts so they no longer represent the will of the people.
The Guardian
Nov 16, 2021


Freedom Matters Interview
Interview with Mark McIntire on Cox Cable public access television on the evolution of the American judiciary over the past 50 years.
Cox Cable Public Access TV
Apr 4, 2019


2018 Year in Review
The Committee for Justice was very busy in 2018. In the last year, we advocated for a clear framework for accessing data abroad, worked to d
CFJ Staff
Jan 8, 2019


Federalism, Religious Liberty, and Female Genital Mutilation
When society has a consensus on what is bad in itself, it is easy to say that religious liberty (or other freedoms) must stop short of engag
Walter Weber
Dec 10, 2018


National Injunctions: A Troubling New Trend in Judicial Overreach
The media is abuzz with rumors that the Supreme Court will rule on whether to revive President Trump’s revised travel ban as early as this w
Christina Pesavento
Jun 12, 2017
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