There was quite a contrast between the position taken by the NRA in support of Steven M. Skoien and the position taken by Gun Owners Foundation in our amicus brief. Compare the two approaches and decide the one that better represents your view.
Daniel Chapter One Emergency Motion for Stay of FTC Order
On behalf of Daniel Chapter One, this morning we filed an Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Review of FTC Modified Final Order (20 pages) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, as well as appendedExhibits A-G (162 pages).
Doe v. Reed U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief for Free Speech Defense and Education Fund and Free Speech Coalition
Today our firm filed an amicus brief for the Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, the Free Speech Coalition, and 28 other nonprofit and for profit organizations in the case of Doe v. Reed, in the United States Supreme Court.
The brief argues that, contrary to what the state of Washington claims,freedom of speech principles do indeed apply to the Washington state referendum petition process. Moreover,
Daniel Chapter One Application for Stay
Today we filed an Application for Stay with the Federal Trade Commission, asking the Commission to stay its Order of January 25, 2010 against Daniel Chapter One, pending review in an Article III court. The Application was supported by a Memorandum, a Proposed Form of Order, and the following declarations:
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, Inc.’s Freedom of Information Act Complaints Filed
Today, we filed a Freedom of Information Act complaint against the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, also known as the Federal Reserve Board, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaints arise from requests for records made by Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, Inc. (“GATA”) beginning in 2007 relating to “gold swaps.”
Otis McDonald v. City of Chicago Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioners U.S. Supreme Court
On November 23, 2009, our firm filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of petitioners’ challenge to an ordinance banning handguns in Chicago. The amicus brief argues that the Chicago handgun ban unconstitutionally abridges petitioners’ right to keep and bear arms, a privilege or immunity belonging to them as United States citizens protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.
David R. Olofson — Petition for Certiorari filed
Today, our firm filed a Petition for Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, on behalf of Army Reservist David Olofson, urging the Court to grant Certiorari to review the Seventh Circuit decision affirming Olofson’s conviction. The Petition was docketed on August 31, 2009. Amicus briefs are due by September 30, 2009.
Olofson was sentenced to prison for 30 months for transferring a “machine
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Amicus Brief in Support of Appellant U.S. Supreme Court
Today, our firm filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of appellant Citizens United on a supplemental question. The amicus brief urges that Citizens United’s challenge to federal regulation of electioneering communications be sustained, and the decisions in Austin v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce andMcConnell v. FEC, as applied to BCRA
McDonald v. City of Chicago NRA v. City of Chicago Amicus Brief in Support of Petitions for a Writ of Certiorari U.S. Supreme Court
Today, our firm filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Gun Owners of America, Inc. and Gun Owners Foundation in support of petitioners’ request for a writ of certiorari. These cases involve challenges to City of Chicago and Village of Oak Park bans on handguns. At issue is whether the Fourteenth Amendment applies the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms
National Taxpayers Union v Social Security Administration Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioner U.S. Supreme Court
Today, our firm filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of petitioner National Taxpayers Union. At issue in this case is the constitutionality of a statute — section 1140 of the Social Security Act — which was misused to uphold significant penalties against National Taxpayers Union for engaging in core political speech, entitled to the strongest First Amendment protection
Articles on Iowa Supreme Court’s Opinion Purporting to Redefine Marriage to Include Same-Sex Couples
Herb Titus recently wrote two “op ed” articles arguing that the Iowa Governor has a constitutional duty not to enforce the Iowa Supreme Court’s opinion that the state constitution requires that the state’s law defining marriage must be redefined to include same-sex couples.
Firm’s Representation of GATA Reported on by London Times
In an article “Is there any gold inside Fort Knox, the world’s most secure vault?” the London Times discusses the firm’s work for GATA (Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee) in using the Freedom of Information Act to obtain information about the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve’s use of what it calls “gold swaps.”
Bill Olson Interviewed on Conservative Roundtable TV Show on Health Freedom Issues
Bill Olson was a guest on Conservative Roundtable’s Television show to discuss health freedom issues. Among the matters discussed was the Daniel Chapter One case, where our firm is assisting in the defense of a health-related ministry promoting herbal and alternative medical products from an attack by the FTC. Information about the FTC attack on this ministry.
Supreme Court Decides Wyeth Case
The Supreme Court ruled by a 6 to 3 vote that approval of a drug by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not prohibit a state court jury from finding a pharmaceutical manufacturer liable for personal injury caused by the inadequacy of an FDA-approved warning label on that drug. We had filed an amicus
Olofson Case Covered by World Net Daily
World Net Daily ran a story entitled “Appeals Decision Awaited in Broken Gun Case: Man serving 30 months for loaning rifle that malfunctioned” on the Olofson case, which our firm is handling.
Olofson Case Covered on Lou Dobbs Tonight TV Show
Herb Titus was a guest on the Lou Dobbs Tonight television show today, to discuss the Olofson case, which our firm is handling. He appeared with Len Savage who had been a witness for David Olofson at trial.
BATF Firearm Civil Forfeiture Procedures and Policies: An Attorney’s Guide
On behalf of Gun Owners Foundation, our firm authored “BATF Firearm Civil Forfeiture Procedures and Policies: An Attorney’s Guide” on July 4, 2007. The guide is intended to provide a procedural overview for attorneys unfamiliar with civil forfeiture law as it applies to firearms, including what to expect from the BATF, and how to go about recovering seized assets.
This manual has
Olofson Case — Oral Argument
On January 22, 2009, Herb Titus presented oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of David Olofson’s appeal from having been wrongfully convicted of transfering a machinegun. At the heart of the Olofson appeal, Titus contended, is that the Government pressed a wrongful definition of a machinegun in order to secure Olofson’s conviction. According
Daniel Chapter One Motion to Dismiss
Our firm has been retained to assist in the defense of Daniel Chapter One (DCO), a health and healing ministry, and which is under attack by the FTC. On January 11, 2009, DCO filed a Motion to Dismiss.
Information about the FTC attack on this ministry.
The Senior Citizens League Petition on U.S./Mexico Totalization Agreement Submitted to President-Elect Obama’s Transition Team
On behalf of The Senior Citizens League, we submitted a “Petition In Support of Social Security Protection, and in Opposition to Bush Administration’s United States Mexico Totalization Agreement” to the Obama-Biden Transition Team.
Akins v. United States, 11th Circuit Another Brief Contesting ATF’s Definition of a “Machinegun”
On November 26, 2008, the firm filed an amicus brief on behalf of Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) and Gun Owners of America (GOA) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Bill Akins. Akins is the inventor of the Akins Accelerator — a patented replacement stock of a semiautomatic firearm that through controlled “bump firing” increases the rate of fire, after
Herb Titus Quoted in Article about Electoral College
Today, in the lead story in World Net Daily, Herb Titus discussed the constitutional obligation of the Electoral College to determine whether a candidate is constitutionally-eligible to be President, there being concerns raised as to whether Barak Obama is a “natural born Citizen.”
Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution states: “No Person except a natural born Citizen,
U.S. v. David R. Olofson Brief in Support of Appellant Olofson in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Docket No. 08-2294)
We filed a brief on behalf of David R. Olfoson, who was convicted and is serving a sentence for “transferring a machinegun,” which actually was a legal but malfunctioning AR-15 rifle.
U.S. v. David R. Olofson Reply Brief in Support of Appellant Olofson in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Docket No. 08-2294)
We filed our reply brief, responding to the government’s opposition which maintained that a malfunctioning AR-15 rifle is a machinegun.
Herb Titus Delivers Keynote Address at Restoring Our Heritage Fall Banquet
On October 14, 2008, Herb Titus delivered the keynote address at the Fall Banquet of Restoring Our Heritage in Evansville, Indiana. In this address, he not only spoke of the unconstitutionality of earmarks, but of bailouts and electronic eavesdropping as violations of the God-given private property rights.