RGF fighting for YOUR freedom in court
The Rio Grande Foundation is always busy fighting for freedom in New Mexico, but recently we have been extra busy doing battle in various courts of law. Here are three very timely legal fights that we are involved in.
- We just defended New Mexico’s anti-donation clause (and taxpayers) against an outright donation by Albuquerque City Council to Planned Parenthood. We were in court recently and our now awaiting the judge’s decision.
- We have been in litigation against Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver over free speech campaign restrictions. The 10th Circuit issued its decision recently and the bad news is we lost—the Court affirmed the district court. The good news is that not only was there a dissent from Judge Eid, but there was a concurring opinion by Judge Hartz that said he was bound by precedent which is why he joined the majority, but that he thought the precedent was wrong. That sets us up for either a motion for en banc review by the entire 10th Circuit or a cert petition to the US Supreme Court. We will update you on next steps.
- Finally, RGF has been an amicus (friend of the court) in the case over whether President Trump can unilaterally impose tariffs. We believe that whether the president is a Republican or a Democrat, whether it is Donald Trump, Joe Biden, or Kamala Harris, the Constitution requires Congress to impose taxes, not the president acting alone. This is a very high profile case that will be reported extensively in the media and that will have profound impacts on future overreach by the executive branch.
