Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
Amicus Curiae
Andrew L. Schlafly, Counsel of Record The Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund is a nonprofit organization dedicated to limited government, individual liberty, and moral virtue. Andrew L. Schlafly is a conservative lawyer and founder of Conservapedia.com website. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 4, 2010. A government requirement of open membership for a private group is incompatible with the basic First Amendment right of freedom of association. Open membership causes internal conflict, which can detract from productivity. A mob has open membership, with…