Foundation In The News

National Survey:
U.S. Voters Overwhelmingly Believe United Nations is Anti-American

Center for Individual Freedom Foundation survey finds that American voters, by nearly a 2-to-1 margin, believe the U.N. has an anti-United States bias. In addition, nearly 84% believe the U.N. should not have the power to impose a system of global taxation on sovereign nations and their citizens...[more]

Ninth and Last

In separate San Francisco Examiner commentaries, Bernie Marcus (September 7, "America's litigation crisis") and Steve Hantler (September 30, "The Silent Litigation Crisis"), explained the litigation crisis that threatens America and made the case for comprehensive legal reform. However, in addition to making meaningful progress in these areas, reform of our justice system must include judicial reform...[more]

New Study: Ninth Circuit is Most Reversed Court

A study released today by the Center for Individual Freedom Foundation demonstrates that "the Ninth Circuit has wandered far from the judicial mainstream." The study compiled and examined statistical data for the last four Supreme Court terms and reviewed various Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit decisions rendered since 1994, when the High Court began sitting as it is currently composed...[more]

9th Circuit Remains Most Reversed Court
Study Demonstrates 9th Circuit Still Outside the Mainstream

Thirty-six percent of the cases that the Supreme Court reversed on appeal from a federal appellate court came from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, more than the next three federal appeals courts combined, according to statistics compiled by the Center for Individual Freedom Foundation...[more]

OTC Switch Windfall for Insurers:
Consumers to Pay Dearly for OTC Convenience

The direct costs to patients for allergy medications Allegra and Zyrtec will rise precipitously if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the change from prescription to over-the-counter status requested by WellPoint Health Networks, a major managed healthcare company.  Health insurers would be granted an annual windfall that could exceed three-quarters of a billion dollars from the change...[more]