Amicus Brief Archives - American Constitutional Rights Union

ACRU Files Amicus Brief in Support of SCOTUS Second Amendment Case

By ACRU Staff|2023-03-06T12:05:19-05:00October 5th, 2021|

The American Constitutional Rights Union filed an amicus brief in support of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association for its Supreme Court case against Kevin P. Bruen, in his official capacity as Superintendent of the New York State Police. As reframed by the Court, the Question Presented is: Whether the State’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self- defense violated the Second Amendment.

Attorney General Edwin Meese III and ACRU File Amicus Brief: Job Creators Network v. Major League Baseball

By ACRU Staff|2023-03-06T12:06:19-05:00June 7th, 2021|

Georgia enacted the Election Integrity Act of 2021 (SB 202) in March 2021 in the aftermath of 2020 election controversies. Defendants moved their All-Star Game from Atlanta shortly thereafter, alleging that SB 202 violates voting rights.

The American Civil Rights Union Urges the Supreme Court to Protect Free Speech by Overturning Hill v. Colorado

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:50:29-04:00July 11th, 2019|

7/11: The American Civil Rights Union has filed an amicus brief in support of the petitioners in Price v. Chicago, encouraging the Court to agree to take the case.

ACRU Supports Second Amendment Rights of New York Citizens in Supreme Court Case

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:53:42-04:00May 30th, 2019|

5/30: ACRU supports the Second Amendment rights of New York City residents as the Supreme Court decides whether the New York City law criminalizing transport of registered guns outside the home is unconstitutional.

The ACRU Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Critical Redistricting Case

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:50:30-04:00February 20th, 2019|

2/20: Civil rights group contends plaintiffs lack standing by failing to meet basic standards for action under the Constitution and voting rights law.

The Right to Bear Arms Should Not Be Restricted by Geography

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:53:47-04:00February 8th, 2019|

2/8: The American Civil Rights Union Asks the Supreme Court for Clarity in the Tortured Lower Court Decision of New Jersey Second Amendment Case

The ACRU Files an Amicus Brief in Timbs V. Indiana

By ACRU Staff|2018-09-11T11:51:05-04:00September 11th, 2018|

9/11: The ACRU urges the Supreme Court to apply the right against excessive bail to the states through the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Constitution which applies only to U.S. citizens.

ACRU Defends Legislative Authority Over Redistricting

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:47:52-04:00July 27th, 2018|

7/27: The ACRU filed an amicus brief in support of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the Pennsylvania redistricting case.

ACRU Files Amicus Brief in Alabama Voter ID Case

By ACRU Staff|2018-04-11T10:57:09-04:00April 11th, 2018|

4/10: The ACRU filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Merrill, arguing that the appeals court should hold that Alabama’s voter-ID law is permitted by the federal Voting Rights Act.

ACRU Files Supreme Court Brief in Support of President’s Travel Restrictions

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:50:31-04:00March 9th, 2018|

3/9: President Donald Trump’s "extreme vetting" policy has been attacked by the Left. In his amicus brief at the Supreme Court, the ACRU’s Ken Klukowski argues why Proclamation 9645 is fully consistent with the Constitution.