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 22
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief in U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops v. Department of State, supporting the constitutionality of President Trump’s Executive Order instructing the State Department pause taxpayer funding of illegal alien assistance and resettlement programs for 90-days to assess programmatic efficiencies and consistency with foreign policy.
Law Matters — Episode 21
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in Missouri v. United States, defending the Missouri’s 2021 “Second Amendment Preservation Act” to protect its citizens’ rights to bear arms by prohibiting state employees from enforcing federal gun regulations that violate the Second Amendment.
Law Matters — Episode 20
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our Amicus brief filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in United States of America v Eric Adams, the Biden Administration Department of Justice’s politically-motivated prosecution against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, which President Trump’s administration is now trying to dismiss.
United States v. Eric Adams — Amicus Brief
For a discussion of this case, see Law Matters Episode 20
Law Matters — Episode 19
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discus our U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in U.S. v Jonathan Skrmetti, where we defended the constitutionality of a 2023 Tennessee law prohibiting puberty blockers, hormone-altering drugs, and surgeries to minors, protecting children from “gender-transition” medical interventions with risks of significant lifelong harm.
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops v. Dept. of State — Amicus Brief
For a discussion of this case, see Law Matters Episode 22
FSC/FSDEF Comments Filed with Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the U.S.
The Committee is considering a proposed amendment to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (“FRAP”) Rule 29, which would make it more difficult for interested parties to file amicus briefs. In our comments, signed by 26 non-profit organizations, we argue that federal judges and the federal rules are not above the Constitution, and the proposed rules would violate amici’s First Amendment rights
Law Matters — Episode 18
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief at the New Hampshire District Court in New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Trump, defending President Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship. We also look into how President Trump being named as a defendant in this and other lawsuits violates Separation of Powers.
Law Matters — Episode 17
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss the history of the Fourteenth Amendment’s “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” provision, as presented in our amicus brief at the U.S. District Court for Western Washington in State of Washington, et al. v Donald Trump, supporting President