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Ashley N. Baker
Dec 11, 2018
Media Roundup
Recently, the Committee for Justice was featured in Communications Daily, USA Today, The Washington Times, Townhall, The Daily Signal, and e

Ashley N. Baker
Nov 13, 2018
CFJ Files Comments with NTIA on Developing the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
As calls for data privacy in the United States echo those heard in Europe, it is important to remember the fate of the European Union’s digi


Ashley N. Baker
Oct 12, 2018
Media Roundup
Recently, the Committee for Justice was featured in The Guardian, USA Today, Fox News, RealClearPolitics, The Hill, The Sydney Morning Heral


Ashley N. Baker
Jul 13, 2018
In Support of Email Privacy Act Inclusion in the NDAA
Today, the Committee for Justice joined the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Information Technology


Op-ed published in The Hill
Jun 27, 2018
Gorsuch's dissent in Carpenter has implications for the future of privacy
In a decision lauded by privacy advocates, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday that the historical cell phone location data used to convic


SCOTUSblog
Jun 25, 2018
Monday Round-Up
"...On Friday the Supreme Court decided four cases, including a closely watched Fourth Amendment case, Carpenter v. United States, in...


Op-ed published in Fox News
Jun 23, 2018
Supreme Court Ruling in Cell Phone Case is a Victory for Our Privacy Rights
In an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court acknowledged that Fourth Amendment doctrines must evolve to account for “seismic shif


Ashley N. Baker
May 11, 2018
Fourth Circuit Rules Suspicion is Needed to Search Electronic Devices Seized at the Border
Last year, the Committee for Justice joined Cause of Action Institute and Floor 64, Inc. in filing an amicus brief in support of the appella


The Committee for Justice
Apr 17, 2018
SCOTUS Dismisses US v. Microsoft: Courts lack policy expertise, democratic mandate to update the SCA
We welcome the Supreme Court's decision dismissing United States v. Microsoft in light of Congress's passage of the CLOUD Act (Clari
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