by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Max Alter
Many Americans can tell you that Congress has been unable to pass laws because Republicans and Democrats disagree on the issues. For a bill to pass in the Senate, effectively 60 out of the 100 Senators must vote in favor of it because of a procedure called the...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jun 30, 2022 | Press Releases
Washington, DC (June 30, 2022) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance and Latham & Watkins have authored an opening brief on behalf of Michelle Cochran in the much-anticipated Supreme Court case, SEC v. Michelle Cochran, which will determine whether federal...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jun 30, 2022 | Press Releases
Washington, DC (June 30, 2022) – In a blockbuster 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) sweeping claim of regulatory authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Court stated that EPA could not satisfy the “major...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jun 24, 2022 | Blog, Kyle Atwood
Photo: Widener Library, Harvard University Should courts defer to a university’s decision to base admissions decisions on the race of applicants? That issue is likely to be addressed in the upcoming Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and University of...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jun 23, 2022 | Press Releases
Washington, DC (June 23, 2022) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance commends the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for granting en banc review in Michael Cargill v. Merrick B. Garland, et al. today. NCLA is challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...