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 54
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in Raycraft v. Lopez-Campos, a case challenging district court orders releasing illegal aliens who had been arrested by ICE or Border Patrol agents after sneaking into the U.S., when they claimed a loophole allows for release on bond if a removability hearing has not yet been conducted.
Law Matters — Episode 53
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in National Religious Broadcasters v. Bessent. This case is a First Amendment challenge to the Johnson Amendment, a 1954 law that prohibits
Law Matters — Episode 52
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in Stovall v. Jefferson County Board of Education, where we supported the fundamental rights of parents to be the final decision-makers raise and direct the upbringing of their children in accordance with their personal traditions, values, religion, and culture.
This case challenges public school policies
Law Matters — Episode 51
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the the First Circuit in American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy, a case where an activist judge usurped executive branch powers. Massachusetts U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy blocked Trump-Kennedy appointments to a vaccine policy committee, effectively taking charge of the committee himself,
Law Matters — Episode 50
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Defending Education v. Sullivan, a challenge to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA), which imposes gender ideology mandates in violation of the First Amendment.
Law Matters — Episode 49
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in Texas Top Cop Shop v. Blanche, a case challenging the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a federal law enacted by Congress as a 21-page subsection of the voluminous 1500-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2021.
Bill Olson Interviewed on The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast
Bill Olson joined Sharyl Attkisson to discuss our amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, a landmark case on whether birthright citizenship should continue to be offered to illegal immigrants and Chinese tourists, among others.
Law Matters — Episode 47
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our recent amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in Reel v. North Carolina, a case challenging the expansion of a controversial law enforcement tactic known as the “knock and talk” technique, which allows officers
Law Matters — Episode 46
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a First Amendment challenge under the free speech and freedom of religion clauses, to Colorado’s exclusion of Catholic preschools from participation
Bill Olson presentation to Gun Owners of America
Bill Olson gave a presentation at an all-staff meeting of Gun Owners of America held in Maryland on May 6, 2026. The presentation explained how GOA’s two Supreme Court amicus briefs (here and here) in United States v. Antoine Jones helped restore the property basis for the Fourth Amendment, and how subsequent briefs have sought to expand it.
Law Matters — Episode 43
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot, consolidated cases regarding challenges to the statutory authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria and Haiti, and the ban on judicial review that was established by Congress when the program was enacted.