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 1
This initial episode addresses Separation of Powers, lawfare, the role of amicus briefs, Garland v. Cargill, and Tennessee v. Department of Education.
Firm files 10 Amicus Briefs in 63 days
Today, we filed the last of a series of 10 amicus briefs filed over the past 63 days — including seven Supreme Court merits briefs and three briefs in courts of appeal. The topics included: First Amendment protections of nonprofit organizations; removal of Trump from the ballot; bump stocks; Jan 6 prosecutions; Deep State censorship; Texas’ protection of the border; handgun licensing;
Our Firm’s Amicus Briefs for GOA Ranked Among Highest in Policy Shifting Cases
Empirical SCOTUS ranked the amicus briefs we filed for Gun Owners of America (“GOA”) tied for 13th in the country in “Policy Shifting Cases” during the period 2000-16. This analysis focused on cases where the High Court struck down statutes as unconstitutional or overturned its own precedents. In this listing, GOA was rated above long-time powerhouse interest groups like
Article: “How 1 Question from Justice Clarence Thomas Stunned Supreme Court Observers”
The Western Journalism Center carried our article discussing Justice Clarence Thomas’ use of our amicus brief in his questioning in the Voisine case.
Justice Thomas Asks First Questions in 10 years — Drawn from our Amicus brief!!!
There must be something special about LEAP DAY.
Today, for the first time in a decade, Justice Clarence Thomas asked a question during the oral argument of Voisine v. United States in the U.S. Supreme Court. And, his question was drawn from an amicus brief we filed in that case!!! And ours was the only amicus brief filed in support of Voisine.
The Voisine case involves the infamous Lautenberg
Article: Mother Jones, “Clarence Thomas Just Did Something He Hasn’t Done in a Decade”
This article discusses how Justice Thomas’ questions were based on our
amicus brief in the Voisine case.
Article: “Clarence Thomas Breaks His Silence”
An article by Garrett Epps in The Atlantic discusses the questions Justice Thomas posed in Voisine v. United States which were based on our amicus brief for Gun Owners of America.
“United States v. Jones Is Rebuilding The Property Foundation Of The Fourth Amendment” by Bill Olson and Herb Titus
Bill Olson and Herb Titus wrote the article “United States v. Jones Is Rebuilding The Property Foundation Of The Fourth Amendment” published by the Western Center for Journalism today. The article discusses today’s Supreme Court decision in the case of