Pastor Chuck Baldwin discusses our brief in the Hedges challenge to military arrests under the National Defense Authorization Act.
Obamacare Contraception/Abortion Services Mandate Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief
The story is told of a grizzled Master Sargent who, reflecting on his years of service, said: “When I joined up, homosexuality was prohibited; now it’s tolerated; and I darn sure am getting out before it’s mandatory.” So it is with respect to homosexual and abortion rights. First, the goal is said to be tolerance. Then, governmental approval and support. Lastly, any pretense of tolerance
Quinn v. Texas Brief Filed Opposing No-Knock Home Raids
Every day we read about SWAT teams serving arrest warrants or search warrants at people’s homes, using no-knock raids in the middle of the night. Many of these police home invasions go wrong, with innocent people being shot, and sometimes killed, just because they were trying to defend themselves. Even criminals have learned to claim that they are the police while breaking into homes, to discourage
Article: Our brief in Hedges case discussed
Bob Unruh’s article “Congress Grants Obama ‘Free Rein for Martial Law'” discusses our brief in the Chris Hedges challenge to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Chris Hedges v. Barack Obama Amicus Brief urges Supreme Court to bar NDAA Military Detentions of Citizens
Today our firm has filed our third amicus brief in support of Chris Hedges and the other journalists and political activists who are challenging Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1540enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr1540enr.pdf), and its authorization of
Article: New York Times covers our 2013 brief in NLRB v. Canning and Bill Olson’s 1981 Recess Appointment by President Reagan
Today the New York Times ran an article by its Chief Washington Correspondent Carl Hulse which discussed our brief in the NLRB v. Canning case being argued Monday. The article, entitled “Role Reversals Emerge in Dispute Over Obama’s Recess Appointments,” discussed Bill Olson’s recess appointment by President Reagan in 1981 to be Chairman of the Board of the Legal Services
Article: Utah polygamy ruling commented on by Herb Titus
Herb Titus was quoted in John Aman’s article “‘Gays’ Move Over — Here Come Polygamists” in WorldNet Daily. The article discusses Judge Clark Waddoups Memorandum Decision and Order approving of polygamy, applying the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas.
United States v. James Alvin Castleman Amicus Brief in the United States Supreme Court
On December 23, 2013, our firm filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Castleman, in support of the grant of a petition for certiorari. This case involves the meaning of the term “physical force” contained in the federal law defining misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence (“MCDV”), popularly known as the Lautenberg Amendment
Passed in 1996, the Lautenberg Amendment
Comments to ATF on NFA Weapons
Today, our firm submitted comments on behalf of Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) opposing an ATF Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
ATF’s proposed rule PR would change the requirements for applications to make or transfer certain National Firearms Act firearms and devices. Many CLEOs are opposed to an armed citizenry
Article: Liberal Law Professor: Obama is the Danger
Herb Titus was quoted in this article about the limits of the power of President Obama over matters of civil liberties in the name of national security.
Bruce James Abramski v. US — Amicus Brief in the United States Supreme Court (on the Merits)
Today, our firm filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Abramski v. United States, in a case challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms’ (ATF) definition of what constitutes an illegal “straw purchase” of a firearm. This case involves one of the greatest instances of regulatory and prosecutorial abuse that we have ever seen.
The concept of a “straw purchase”
National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning — Amicus Brief for Citizens United
Today our firm filed an amicus brief in the case of National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, et al. in the United States Supreme Court, in support of the respondents.
In this case, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering the scope and limitations of the President’s recess appointment power.
Our brief was filed on behalf of Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, U.S. Justice Foundation,
FEC Issues Advisory Opinion Sought by Citizens for Joseph Miller
Representing Alaska Senate candidate Joseph Miller’s campaign committee, Bill Olson appeared before the Federal Election Commission today to answer questions about the facts underlying Advisory Opinion Request No. 13-11 filed by the firm on the campaign’s behalf. After a lengthy discussion, the FEC approved the Advisory Opinion on a 5-1 vote. The Commission ruled that the Committee’s
Order Granting TSCL Motion in Part in FOIA Case Seeking Documents on US/Mexico Totalization Agreement
On October 30, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the disclosure of certain records relating to the U.S./Mexico Social Security Toatalization Agreement that we have been seeking for our client, The Senior Citizens League. Here is the Order and the Opinion.
A story about this decision appeared in Courthouse News Service entitled
Southwest Radio Bible Ministry Interview
Bill Olson was interviewed on the topics of how the courts circumvent the U.S. Constitution, and the role of a juror in court.
Should Christians Abandon State Marriage?
Herb Titus was quoted in this article about suggestions that the state withdraw from regulating marriage.
Howard Wesley Cotterman v. US — Amicus Brief
Today our firm filed an amicus brief in the case of Howard Wesley Cotterman v. United States in the United States Supreme Court in support of petitioner.
In this case, the Ninth Circuit determined that the federal government may seize, copy, and forensically analyze the hard drive of a laptop of a U.S. citizen returning to the country, without a warrant, based merely on “reasonable suspicion.”
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners et al. v. John C. Hickenlooper Complaint in the District Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado
Today a complaint was filed in the case of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners,et al. v. John C. Hickenlooper in the District Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on behalf of plaintiffs Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, National Association for Gun Rights, Inc., John A. Sternberg, and DV-S,LLC, d/b/a Alpine Arms. This case is a constitutional challenge of two Colorado firearm laws,
National Rifle Association, et al. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, et al. Amicus Brief for The Lincoln Institute for Research and Education, et al. in the United States Supreme Court
Today, our firm filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, in support of a petition for certiorari filed by the National Rifle Association, challenging the federal prohibition against the purchase of firearms by 18-20 year olds.
Our brief noted that in the five years since Heller was decided, the lower courts have refused to follow the Heller framework for deciding cases based
Tim Moose v. William Scott MacDonald Amicus Brief for Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall, et al. in the United States Supreme Court
Today our firm filed an amicus brief in the case of Tim Moose v. William Scott MacDonald in the United States Supreme Court in support of petitioner.
Our brief was filed on behalf of Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall, Virginia Senator Dick Black, Public Advocate of the United States, U.S. Justice Foundation, Institute on the Constitution, The Lincoln Institute for Research and Education, The Abraham
Raymond Woollard, et al. v. Denis Gallagher, et al. Amicus Brief for Gun Owners Foundation, et al. in the United States Supreme Court
Today, our firm filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a petition for certiorari challenging Maryland’s “good and substantial reason” requirement for those who apply for a concealed carry permit.
Since Heller, which involved the “keeping” of a handgun within the home, most lower federal courts have been unwilling to give Second Amendment
Jon R. Rogers v. IRS — Complaint Filed
Our firm is serving as of counsel in the Freedom of Information litigation begun today against the IRS in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Rosemond v. United States Amicus Brief for Gun Owners Foundation, et al. in the United States Supreme Court
Today our firm filed an amicus brief in the case of Justus Cornelius Rosemond v. United States in the United States Supreme Court in support of petitioner. Our amicus brief urges the Supreme Court to examine the question raised in this case in light of the recently decided case of Alleynev. United States’ new interpretation of Section 924(c)(1)(A), defining three