Oral Arguments are set for March 18 before the Supreme Court in a case that accuses the Biden Administration of a censorship-by-proxy scheme. ... Read the full article
Government Was ‘Going After Lawful Speech,’ Which First Amendment Explicitly Forbids: NCLA President
The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in what is being called the “most consequential” First Amendment case in America’s history. The attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, and five individuals, claim that federal officials violated their First Amendment...
FAQs re Murthy v. Missouri
Philip Hamburger asked me to post these FAQs about Murthy v. Missouri. Philip is CEO of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which represents most of the individual plaintiffs in Murthy. I am on the NCLA's board. PHILIP HAMBURGER: Next Monday, the Supreme Court will hear...
New SEC Climate Rules Likely To Come Under Intense Scrutiny as an Example of ‘Regulatory Overreach’
‘The SEC has turned into a ‘regulate everything’ agency,’ one critic of the new rules says. New rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions are poised to unleash a wave of litigation against what...
‘Vindictive Operation’: Oldest Federal Judge Speaks Out Against Colleagues’ Effort To Remove Her From The Bench
... Newman passed examinations by two medical professionals, though the judicial council dismissed their validity, according to the New Civil Liberties Alliance... Moore’s order last year quickly sparked due process concerns: should the judges who are accusing Newman...
‘John Doe’ Tennessee Accountant Challenges PCAOB’s Enforcement Powers
... The unnamed Tennessee accountant is represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a group that is also representing a separate anonymous plaintiff who filed a similar suit against the PCAOB last year in Texas. The Supreme Court is slated to weigh in on...
Pennsylvania lawyer says professionalism rules violate First Amendment
... Other amicus briefs were filed by the Manhattan Institute and the New Civil Liberties Alliance. Read the full article
Lawyer speech codes enforce ‘rigid ideological orthodoxy,’ chill ‘unpopular views,’ SCOTUS told
... The Institute for Faith and Family, Foundation for Moral Law and New Civil Liberties Alliance, which is challenging a somewhat different Connecticut legal ethics rule, each filed individual briefs... NCLA President Mark Chenoweth mocked the "standing gymnastics"...
Texas man takes ATF bump stock ban challenge to Supreme Court
... John Vecchione, senior litigation counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which represents Cargill, told the Washington Examiner that the ATF “waived the Chevron argument in lower courts and said we’re just going to go straight on statutory construction,...
The Supreme Court’s Review Of Trump-Era Bump Stock Ban: An Overview
... The legality of the bump stock ban is now being questioned before the Supreme Court. Michael Cargill, a gun store owner and U.S. Army veteran, challenged the ban, arguing that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) exceeded its authority in...