In Trump v. Carroll, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, and The Presidential Coalition, LLC urge the Supreme Court to review the $5 million defamation verdict against President Trump for two reasons: (1) the evidentiary rulings of the trial court judge blatantly violated Trump’s due process rights causing the trial to resemble a Court of Star Chamber […]
In Bost v. Illinois Board of Elections, Citizens United Foundation joined forces with other organizations urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which held that a congressman seeking re-election lacks standing to challenge a state law that extends the deadline for receiving mail-in ballots for two […]
“The Seventh Circuit concluded that Petitioners did not have standing to challenge state election laws which appear on their face to conflict with federal law. The panel erroneously considered the need of a candidate for Congress to raise and expend funds to cover post-election day ballot security measures to be optional and speculative. In dismissing […]
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 […]