Today we filed an amicus brief for former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese III supporting the dismissal of criminal charges against General Michael Flynn. In our brief we argue that the Attorney General of the United States, not a federal district judge, has the primary responsibility for ensuring that criminal charges are brought only for violations of actual federal crimes. In the
Law Matters — Episode 42
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear International Partners for Ethical Care (IPEC) v. Ferguson, a challenge to a Washington State law that facilitates trafficking of minors and violates parental rights by giving runaway minors “gender affirming treatment” without parental notice or consent.
Bill Olson Interview – the 14th Amendment and Birthright Citizenship
Bill Olson and Steve Gruber discussed the 14th Amendment’s application to the Birthright Citizenship issue and our amicus brief before today’s Supreme Court oral argument.
Law Matters — Episode 41
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in Chatrie v. United States, a challenge to the constitutionality of geofence warrants used by law enforcement to obtain digital information from cell phone service providers and whether such warrants violate Fourth Amendment rights.
Chatrie v. United States — Amicus Brief
For a discussion of this case, see Law Matters Episode 41
Law Matters — Episode 38
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in Stockton v. Brown, urging the court to hear a case on whether censoring and disciplining physicians for expressing medical opinions that diverge from government positions is unconstitutional.
Law Matters — Episode 37
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief at the Supreme Court of the United States in Noem, et al. v. Al Otro Lado, where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit distorted the clear statutory meaning of “arrives in the U.S.” for purposes of filing U.S. asylum claims.
Law Matters — Episode 34
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Roake v. Brumley, supporting a Louisiana law requiring public schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
Law Matters — Episode 31
Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief in Moses v. United States of America, and the right to be free from warrantless searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment in the “curtilage” area adjacent to a one’s home.
Roake v. Brumley — Amicus Brief
For a discussion of this case, see Law Matters Episode 34
Moses v. United States of America — Amicus Brief
For a discussion of this case, see Law Matters Episode 31
Law Matters — Episode 30
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our two U.S. Supreme Court Amicus briefs, on application for stay and on the merits, in Trump v. Slaughter.