HLLI Files Amicus Brief in Support of Townstone Financial

August 23 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington D.C. — On Monday, August 21, the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute fought back against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s unlawful attempts to discriminate against certain viewpoints and engineer social policy outside its statutory mandate with an amicus brief filed in the case CFPB v. Townstone Financial, Inc., pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. HLLI’s brief supports Townstone, a mortgage…

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August 23, 2023
Press Releases

CFPB v. Townstone Financial

HLLI’s Seventh Circuit amicus brief asserts that CFPB’s application of Regulation B and ECOA violates the First Amendment because it stifles free expression and facilitates viewpoint discrimination. The complaint below represents an effort by CFPB to strong-arm “inclusive” social policy rather than root out invidious discrimination, which was Congress’s intent when it passed ECOA.

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August 22, 2023
Amicus Briefs

In re: Altria Group, Inc. Derivative Litigation

Theodore H. Frank moved to intervene and reopen a shareholder derivative settlement approved in February, which would destroy at least $125 million in shareholder value.

In re: <em>Altria Group, Inc. Derivative Litigation</em>

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August 4, 2023
Past Cases

In re JUUL Labs, Inc. Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation

HLLI represents an objector challenging the fairness of a settlement that pays class counsel $76,500,000 in attorneys’ fees, and deducts $5 million more in expenses and service awards, well above the standard 25% benchmark, and much higher than the 15-20% expected in a settlement of this size.

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July 26, 2023
Open Cases

Ted Frank: A Rhode Island case illustrates the folly of tackling climate change in the courts.

Ted Frank: This case doesn’t belong in the courts. Newport County Superior Court is unlikely to arrive at the optimal policy that balances the need for fossil fuels in the economy with an attempt to reduce global carbon emissions.

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July 24, 2023
Media Appearances

WSJ op-ed: Justice Jackson’s Incredible Statistic

Ted Frank: Jackson’s dissent from the ruling on affirmative action makes an obviously implausible claim.

<em>WSJ</em> op-ed: Justice Jackson’s Incredible Statistic

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July 6, 2023
Media Appearances

HLLI congratulates Melissa Holyoak on Appointment to Federal Trade Commission

Melissa Holyoak, co-founder of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, has been nominated to serve as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.

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July 5, 2023
Press Releases

Henderson v. Springfield R-12 School District

Docket number: 23-1374 (8th Cir.) The Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed an amicus brief in support of two Missouri public school employees, Brooke Henderson and Jennifer Lumley. Henderson and Lumley allege that school officials conducting a mandatory diversity training violated the First Amendment by forcing the two to confess their privilege and commit themselves to anti-racist advocacy. The district court not only ruled against the plaintiffs, it ordered them to pay the…

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May 23, 2023
Amicus Briefs

Sweet v. Cardona

HLLI filed a brief of amici curiae on behalf of 3 intervenor colleges appealing the district court’s approval of a collusive class action settlement that skirts statutory limits to achieve Biden administration goals concerning student debt relief.

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May 10, 2023
Amicus Briefs

B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education

HLLI filed an amicus brief on behalf of 25 athletic officials and coaches for female athletes in support of a West Virginia law that makes all biological males, including those who self-identify as female, ineligible for participation on girls' sports teams.

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May 3, 2023
Amicus Briefs