Ban on Sexual Orientation Change Therapy
This article in LIFESITE quotes from the CLDEF brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in Welch v. Brown.
First Amendment Rights at State in Gay Marriage Case
Cliff Kincaid discusses CLDEF’s brief in the Obergefell case in this article for Accuracy in Media.
Trump Travel ban
This article in the Seattle Times explains that the CLDEF brief was the only one filed supporting President Trump’s travel ban in the 9th Circuit.
Graham v. United States
The Graham case involves law enforcement’s access of Cell Phone Location Information obtained from a phone company, based on a subpoena — not a warrant — issued by an Article I magistrate — not an Article III judge. We urged the court to re-examine its third-party doctrine which limits the protection of an individual’s records in the hands of a third party, in view of the Supreme Court’s recent Jones and Jardines cases.
Steven Fish v. Kris Kobach
Today an amicus brief was filed, on our behalf, in the Tenth Circuit in support of the right of Kansas to require that persons registering to vote under the National Voter Registration Act of 1994 submit documentary proof of citizenship. The brief supported the position taken by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
Independence Institute v. Federal Election Commission
Today, an amicus brief was filed, on behalf of CLDEF, in support of The Independence Institute, in its challenge to certain federal election law and Federal Election Commission regulations governing electioneering communications. Under these regulations, Section 501(c)(3) organizations must report on their broadcast issue ads which mention the name of incumbent Congressmen. The required reports include certain information on donors to the nonprofit organizations. The brief explains why these laws and regulations violate First Amendment principles of anonymity long recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court.