Amicus Briefs

Amicus Brief: U.S. v. Daniel Lovato

NCLA filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Daniel Lovato, urging the federal court to re-examine the circuit’s treatment of “Stinson Deference.” The case presents an opportunity for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to join a growing chorus of circuits...

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Amicus Brief: U.S. v. Malik Nasir

NCLA filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Malik Nasir, urging the federal court to re-examine the circuit’s treatment of “Stinson Deference.” The case presents an opportunity for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to join a growing chorus of circuits...

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Amicus Brief: Brackeen v. Bernhardt

This case is particularly important to NCLA. It is disappointed that three judges on the Fifth Circuit would eschew their fundamental duty “to say what the law is” and defer to agency interpretations of statutes under the Chevron doctrine. In doing so, NCLA believes...

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Amicus Brief: Brackeen v. Bernhardt

Brackeen v. Bernhardt Amicus Brief in Support of the Plaintiffs-Apellees' Petition for Rehearing En Banc NCLA is particularly disturbed that the federal judges presiding over this action eschewed their fundamental duty "to say what the law is," Marbury v. Madison, 5...

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Amicus Brief: Guedes v. Bureau of ATF

Damien Guedes, et al., vs. ATF, et al. Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioner for Writ of Certiorari Chevron deference is bad enough on its own, for it unconstitutionally requires judges to abandon their independent judgement and, where the government is a party,...

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Amicus Brief: Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC

Brief of the New Civil Liberties Alliance in Support of the EmployersThis case will address what Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 means by prohibiting employment discrimination “because … of sex.” Specifically, the Supreme Court will answer whether that...

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Amicus Brief: James L. Kisor v. Robert L. Wilkie

Brief of the New Civil Liberties Alliance as Amicus Curiae in Support of the Petitioner The Constitution requires federal judges to exercise independent judgment and refrain from bias when interpreting the law. These are foundational constitutional requirements for an...

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