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Judge Kavanaugh Will Follow the Law As Written
Judge Kavanaugh will be confirmed because moderate Republican and Democratic senators will find it hard to oppose a nominee whose lengthy ju
Ashley Baker
Jul 10, 2018


Media Roundup
In the past week, CFJ had interviews and commentary featured in Bloomberg, The Guardian, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Atlanta Jour
Ashley Baker
Jul 9, 2018


Media Roundup
In the past week, CFJ had three op-eds published in Fox News and one op-ed published in The Hill. Interviews and commentary were featured in
Ashley Baker
Jun 27, 2018


Supreme Court’s travel ban decision sends a clear message to lower federal court judges
In the age of judicial activism, making policy has become very tempting for certain judges. When a single district judge has the ability to
Op-ed published in Fox News
Jun 27, 2018


Monday Round-Up
"...On Friday the Supreme Court decided four cases, including a closely watched Fourth Amendment case, Carpenter v. United States, in which the justices held 5-4 that the government ordinarily needs a warrant to access historical cell-site location information. At Good Judgment, Ryan Adler assesses the crowd’s forecast in the case. At NPR, Nina Totenberg reports that “until now, the prevailing legal theory was that if an individual voluntarily shares his information with a th
SCOTUSblog
Jun 25, 2018


Supreme Court Ruling in Cell Phone Case is a Victory for Our Privacy Rights
In an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court acknowledged that Fourth Amendment doctrines must evolve to account for “seismic shif
Op-ed published in Fox News
Jun 22, 2018


Religious liberty gets boost from Gorsuch in Masterpiece Cakeshop
While many focused on Justice Kennedy’s opinion, some found deep hope for the future of religious liberty in the words of Justice Neil Gorsu
J. Grace Shannon
Jun 8, 2018


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
CFJ Staff
Apr 17, 2018


Your email privacy will get a boost thanks to the omnibus spending bill (and that's a good thing
If the justices are forced to take on the nuanced task of modernizing the SCA in the face of Congressional inaction, it will be unfortunate
Op-ed published in Fox News
Mar 23, 2018
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