“Citizens United hereby appeals the constructive denial of its April 21, 2023, records request identified by the New York County District Attorney’s Office as 23FO283. A year has passed since the request was submitted but to date not a single record has been produced. Instead, Citizens United has received seven response letters, each claiming additional […]
On October 17, 2023, Citizens United submitted the following FOIA request to the State Department. On January 31, 2024, CU filed a lawsuit against both the State Department and Defense Department for similar records relating to Iran’s influence in the Biden Administration. All emails or text messages to or from Special Envoy for Iran […]
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 […]
In United States of American v. State of Texas, Citizens United and its co-amici urge the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to allow a Texas law that criminalizes illegal entry into Texas across its southern border with Mexico to take effect. Citizens United argues that Texas and its sister states, as an attribute of […]
Today Citizens United received a 25-page document production from the United States Secret Service regarding the cocaine that was discovered in the White House in July 2023.
Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation filed an amicus brief in United States of America v. Donald J. Trump to support former President Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment based on the Appointments Clause. Smith is the classic “emperor with no clothes.” He has no more authority to represent the United States in this Court […]
“Jack Smith does not have authority to conduct the prosecution underlying this case. Those actions can be taken only by persons properly appointed as federal officers to properly created federal offices. But neither Smith nor the position of Special Counsel under which he purportedly acts meets those criteria. And that is a serious problem for […]
The D.C. Circuit Court’s reinterpretation of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 1512(C)(2) criminalizes activities protected by the 1st Amendment. As newly interpreted by the Biden Administration, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 1512(C)(2) criminalizes both freedom of speech and freedom of association, with penalties of up to 20 years. Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, and The Presidential Coalition will always defend the U.S. […]
“This week marks a turning point in the lawfare against President Donald Trump. As our brief explains, the U.S. Constitution dictates the outcome of a legal proceeding, not partisan politics. The constitutional provision here – Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment – does not apply to the President. And even if it did, the President’s […]
This week Citizens United received a 112-page document production from the United States Secret Service regarding the cocaine that was discovered in the White House in July 2023.