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Ashley Baker

  • Executive Director, Committee for Justice
  • Contributor, Freelance
Washington, D.C.
Covers:  Supreme Court, law, public policy, technology, regulation, privacy
Executive Director @CmteForJustice. Antitrust @AlliedAntitrust and @FedSoc. Judicial nominations, admin law, tech policy. abaker@committeeforjustice.org

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I'm one of many women who still want Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court - And it's not why you think

I'm one of many women who still want Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court - And it's not why you think

Fox News — Those trying to keep Judge Brett Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court would have you believe that the women who support his confirmation by the Senate - despite unsubstantiated allegations of sexual misconduct over three decades old - are conservative activists bent on overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide...

Missing the larger lessons of the Kavanaugh confirmation fight

Missing the larger lessons of the Kavanaugh confirmation fight

The Boston Globe — Although Joan Vennochi's column " 'Justice on Trial' and the lessons of the Kavanaugh nomination" (Opinion, Aug. 8) gives a concedingly biased but otherwise evenhanded recommendation of the book, the review underplays the real-life impact of the grueling ordeal and misses some historical context...

Lessons from Kavanaugh replacement hearing - Democrats are clueless about conservative women

Lessons from Kavanaugh replacement hearing - Democrats are clueless about conservative women

Fox News — The women's movement was on display at this week's State of the Union address as Democrat Congresswomen wore suffragette white to celebrate their solidarity and New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the resistance to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by making the Kavanaugh protestor who cornered then-Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator her guest...

Justice Kavanaugh, Technology, and the Future of Free Speech

Justice Kavanaugh, Technology, and the Future of Free Speech

The Federalist Society — In a case closely watched for its potential impact on the debate about tech companies' moderation of online content, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on whether a private corporation operating a government-mandated public-access cable channel is a “state actor” – that is, acting in a traditionallygovernmental role – and therefore subject to First Amendment constraints...

New Supreme Court ruling limits the administrative state, but doesn't go far enough

New Supreme Court ruling limits the administrative state, but doesn't go far enough

Washington Examiner — Thirty-seven years ago, James Kisor filed a claim for disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from a deadly combat mission in the Vietnam War. The next year, his claim was denied. In 2006, Kisor reopened his claim, arguing that the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to consider all relevant records.

Gorsuch's dissent in 'Carpenter' case has implications for the future of privacy

Gorsuch's dissent in 'Carpenter' case has implications for the future of privacy

The Hill — In a decision lauded by privacy advocates, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday that the historical cell phone location data used to convict Timothy Carpenter of armed robbery is subject to Fourth Amendment protections...

Kavanaugh's administrative law opinions should be given due deference

Kavanaugh's administrative law opinions should be given due deference

The Hill — The power of the administrative state and the Chevron doctrine that enables it loom over the battle to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. His views on the doctrine will undoubtedly be one of the major prongs of Senate Democrats' attacks during his upcoming hearings...

No Safe Harbor: Congress Threatens Free Speech Online

No Safe Harbor: Congress Threatens Free Speech Online

JURIST — Thanks to a sex trafficking bill, the Internet's days as the bullhorn of democracy may be limited... In Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997), Justice John Paul Stevens extolled the virtues of the Internet as a medium for speech...

New Supreme Court ruling limits the administrative state, but doesn't go far enough

New Supreme Court ruling limits the administrative state, but doesn't go far enough

Washington Examiner — Thirty-seven years ago, James Kisor filed a claim for disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from a deadly combat mission in the Vietnam War. The next year, his claim was denied. In 2006, Kisor reopened his claim, arguing that the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to consider all relevant records.

New Supreme Court ruling limits the administrative state, but doesn't go far enough

New Supreme Court ruling limits the administrative state, but doesn't go far enough

Washington Examiner — Thirty-seven years ago, James Kisor filed a claim for disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from a deadly combat mission in the Vietnam War. The next year, his claim was denied. In 2006, Kisor reopened his claim, arguing that the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to consider all relevant records...

European Tech Regulations Don't Belong On America's Side Of The Atlantic

European Tech Regulations Don't Belong On America's Side Of The Atlantic

The Daily Caller — Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple faced antitrust scrutiny in a House Judiciary Committee hearing this week on the "impact of market power of online platforms on innovation and entrepreneurship." The Democratic-led committee opened an antitrust probe in June. More recently, Republicans took a swing at the controversial White House social media summit, and will be holding additional hearings this month...

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