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1. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Connor Bolster and J. Marc Wheat

   The SEC’s CAT has hidden in alleys long enough (opens the original)

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   Rarely does a federal agency concede that the program it is defending in court needs to be drastically overhauled. As Advancing American Freedom has stated in its amicus brief, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created a serious constitutional contravention with its Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), a massive, invasive database of Americans’ personal information. The agency has spent the past year quietly rewriting CAT’s rules while trying to avoid defending its legality in court. While

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2. Article · Jul 6, 2026 · Connor Bolster and Hans von Spakovsky

   First Amendment wins at Supreme Court to the horror of liberal justices (opens the original)

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   In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Before it broke for the summer, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, restored the ability of political parties to do what they are organized to do: find, recruit, and publicly support the candidates that represent the

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