# The Claremont Institute > The mission of the Claremont Institute is to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority\.\.\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.5, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Alumni Spotlights](https://www.claremont.org/alumni-spotlights/) - [John Marshall Fellowship Alumni](https://www.claremont.org/john-marshall-fellowship-alumni/) - [Fellowships](https://www.claremont.org/fellowships/) - [Home](https://www.claremont.org/) - [2026 Speechwriter Fellows](https://www.claremont.org/2026-speechwriter-fellows/) ## Posts - [The Claremont Institute Condemns the Disbarment of John Eastman](https://www.claremont.org/claremont-institute-condemns-the-disbarment-of-john-eastman/) - [The Claremont Institute’s Latest Report Unmasks America’s Government by the Unelected](https://www.claremont.org/government-by-the-unelected-taming-the-administrative-state/) - [The Claremont Institute Files Brief Challenging Abuse of Birthright Citizenship](https://www.claremont.org/the-claremont-institute-files-brief-challenging-abuse-of-birthright-citizenship/) - [Claremont Files Brief Defending Presidential Removal Authority](https://www.claremont.org/claremont-files-brief-defending-presidential-removal-authority/) ## Bios - [John Cohen](https://www.claremont.org/bio/john-cohen/) - [Iris Miller](https://www.claremont.org/bio/iris-miller/) - [William Thibeau](https://www.claremont.org/bio/william-thibeau/) - [Christine Barton](https://www.claremont.org/bio/christine-barton/) - [Lanisha Spizzirri](https://www.claremont.org/bio/lanisha-spizzirri/) ## Cases - [State of New York v\. Trump \(2025\)](https://www.claremont.org/case/state-of-new-york-v-trump-2025/): Whether the federal government may temporarily pause the disbursement of certain Congressionally appropriated funds in order to assess whether those expenditures comply with the Constitution’s Spending Clause, which limits federal spending to matters that serve the “general welfare” of the United States\. - [Elk Grove Unified School Dist\. v\. Newdow \(2004\)](https://www.claremont.org/case/elk-grove-unified-school-dist-v-newdow-2004/): Whether a public school policy requiring teachers to lead willing students in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance violates the First Amendment Establishment Clause since the Pledge contains the words “under God” by congressional act\. Additionally, whether the father suing on behalf of his daughter has standing at all\. - [Baylor v\. U\.S\. \(2008\)](https://www.claremont.org/case/baylor-v-us-2008/): Whether the Hobbs Act, which allows for federal prosecution of extortion and robbery that impedes the flow of interstate commerce, has been used unconstitutionally to prosecute extremely minor crimes that have a minuscule effect on interstate commerce\. - [Autocam Corporation v\. Burwell \(2014\)](https://www.claremont.org/case/autocam-corporation-v-burwell-2014/): Whether the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause prohibits the government from interfering with the religious practices of owners of privately owned, for\-profit companies\. Specifically, whether companies must provide employees with health coverage that covers abortions even if doing so violates the owners’ religious convictions\. - [Arrigoni v\. Durham \(2016\)](https://www.claremont.org/case/arrigoni-v-durham-2015/): Whether Arrigoni Enterprises' private land being denied a permit for development was, in essence, an unconstitutional inverse condemnation of Arrigoni Enterprises' land\. Additionally, whether the denial of permit applications violated Arrigoni Enterprises' rights to substantive due process and equal protection under the law\. ## Events - [American Sheriff Award Dinner](https://www.claremont.org/events/2026-american-sheriff-awards-dinner/): The Claremont Institute invites friends and supporters to join us on November 11 in Huntington Beach, California for an evening celebrating those who stand on the front lines of law and order in defense of the American way of life\. At this year’s dinner, we will present the American Sheriff Award to Sheriff Kim Cole of Mason County, Michigan, recognizing his steadfast commitment to upholding the Constitution and advancing the cause of law and order in his community and across the nation\. - [The Ruling Class at Stanford](https://www.claremont.org/events/claremont-review-of-books-in-new-york/): We invite you to join \The Claremont Review of Books\ and supporters as we convene on Thursday, October 22 at the Harvard Club of New York City for “The Ruling Class at Stanford”, a reception and panel discussion exploring what Stanford reveals about power and the formation of elites, occasioned by Michael Anton’s review of Theo Baker’s \How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University\\. - [\
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