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On Friday, October 2, 2020, Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Gibson v. SEC, urging the court to grant Mr. Gibson’s cert petition. Mr. Gibson, who is represented pro bono by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which has teamed up with former […]
On the evening of Saturday, September 29, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Immediately, Americans for Prosperity’s grassroots network jumped into action. “We are very excited about Judge Barrett,” Casey Mattox, Americans for Prosperity’s senior vice president for legal and judicial strategy, told activists in a Facebook Live held […]
TULSA, OK—Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) today announced its endorsement of Cheryl Baber for Oklahoma’s 35th State Senate district. Baber earned the support of AFP-OK through her dedication to supporting principled policy solutions to the greatest challenges Oklahomans face, if elected this November. AFP-OK plans to leverage the full support of its grassroots activists through targeted […]
Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting AMG Capital Management and Credit Bureau Services, LLC, urging the Court to curb the Federal Trade Commission’s use of Section 13(b) of the FTC Act to pursue multi-million (or even billion) dollar damages awards in conflict […]
Arlington, VA – The House Antitrust Subcommittee chaired by Rep. David Cicilline will hold a hearing today calling for the breakup of some of America’s leading technology firms. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has long argued against the politicization of the antitrust process because using antitrust to score political points harms the competitive process and the consumers that process serves. AFP Senior Tech Policy Analyst Billy Easley […]
President Donald Trump has chosen Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, to fill the recent vacancy on the Supreme Court. He made an excellent choice. Judge Barrett is well-qualified to serve on the Court. She received her J.D. in 1997 from Notre Dame, where she served […]
On September 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a new rule that would provide greater certainty in employment determinations and could ultimately better protect the ability of individuals to pursue work as independent contractors. Independent contracting and other forms of self-employment allow for flexible work arrangements that empower people to pursue meaningful […]
Las Vegas, Nev. – Americans for Prosperity-Nevada (AFP-NV) today commended President Trump for nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is an experienced, qualified, and independent-minded constitutionalist who will defend the Constitution and not legislate from the bench. Joining AFP’s robust, nationwide campaign, AFP-NV will leverage the […]
Louisville, Ky. – Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today commended the Trump Administration for nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is an experienced, qualified, and independent-minded constitutionalist that will defend the Constitution and not legislate from the bench. Joining AFP’s robust, nationwide campaign, AFP-KY will leverage the […]
