Today Citizens United Foundation submitted our second letter of support to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, which is posted below. On November 9, 2023, Citizens United Foundation submitted the first letter, which is posted below.
It’s been a year since former President Donald Trump was indicted on charges of mishandling classified U.S. government documents and attempting to block its efforts to retrieve them. But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has postponed a trial she had set for May 20 indefinitely, citing a broad spectrum of legal issues to be resolved. In three […]
In a court filing on Monday, former United States attorneys general said they want to participate in oral arguments urging for a dismissal of the classified document charges against former President Donald Trump. Edwin Meese III and Michael Mukasey, the 75th and 81st attorneys general of the U.S., respectively, in the court filing in the […]
On Thursday, April 25th the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Trump v. United States. I have signed an amicus brief in this case, along with former Attorneys General Ed Meese, Michael Mukasey, and Professor Gary Lawson, and with Citizens United, arguing that Special Counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutionally appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland. […]
The US Supreme Court is poised to reckon with what constitutes an official presidential act in weighing former President Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from being criminally prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Trump argues the charges are all based on actions he took in his official capacity as president. Prosecutors say […]
Does Congress have the power to compel presidents and their advisors to disregard executive privilege and force testimony before its committees? That’s just one of the substantial constitutional questions raised in United States v. Peter K. Navarro; the Supreme Court gets its first look at the case on April 26. U.S. v. Navarro has the potential to […]
Gun rights groups have come to the aid of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in urging a federal appeals court to let Texas defend the US-Mexico border through arrests and removals. A filing Wednesday from a dozen nonprofits groups, including several that advocate for gun rights, argues that a surge of migrants entering the country […]
For nearly 250 years, one of the bedrock principles of our constitutional republic is that our system of justice is blind. It’s one of the ideals that sets America apart and makes us the envy of the world. This means the law must be applied to everyone equally regardless of race, gender, economic status or […]
The Supreme Court will soon weigh Donald Trump‘s claim that presidential immunity should shield him from prosecution — prompting former generals, officials, and allied legal minds to chime in on the former president’s argument. So far, 18 groups have submitted amicus briefs or “friend of the court” filings related to the immunity case that express […]
The process is the punishment: Joe Biden has weaponized the justice system to bankrupt, imprison, and destroy his political opponents. Just one problem: Every single act Jack Smith has taken since Day 1 has been ultra vires and void because the Attorney General lacks the authority to hire a private citizen off the street and […]
Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation joined an amicus brief with over 20 other amici in KC Transport v. Secretary of Labor, a case in which Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) claimed that KC Transport, a trucking company, is a mine because its trucks sometimes transport coal. Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation argue […]