November 22, 2023

Dear John,

Over the past few decades, the Left has been slowly but surely taking over our American legal institutions. Judges, lawyers, law schools—no matter where you look in the jurisprudential ecosystem, liberals dominate. So, it should come as little surprise when lawfare is aimed toward conservatives. After all, we so rarely fight back.  

But late last week something interesting happened. A Colorado judge rejected an attempt to keep former President Donald Trump off the state’s primary ballot. This constituted the first such decision based on substantive, rather than procedural, grounds. It was a tremendous legal victory for free and fair elections in America. 

And for this win, conservatives owe a debt of thanks to Robert Delahunty, a Washington Fellow at Claremont’s Center for the American Way of Life. It was Robert's testimony in the Colorado case, along with an 86-page legal analysis, that provided the winning argument. This work will now serve as a legal roadmap for similar cases across America. 

We are lucky to be able to call upon Robert’s expertise after a distinguished career in government and academia. A former professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he held a position in the Senior Executive Service at the Office of Legal Counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as Deputy General Counsel at the White House Office of Homeland Security. 

To hear more about the events in the Colorado case and important legal battles on the horizon from Robert himself, we cordially invite you to join us for an off the record virtual briefing on December 5th at 8pm EST. 

An official invite will soon follow, but early bird registration is now open. 

Thank you,

Ryan P. Williams

President

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