by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog, Kara Rollins
The ongoing national emergency is still too new and too fluid for any of us to glean much beyond the obvious—wash your hands, stay inside, and practice kindness and grace toward others. But that has not stopped prognosticators from discussing what a...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 16, 2020 | Kara Rollins, Uncategorized
NCLA’s examples document that recommendations that examine whether the current modes of rulemaking, enforcement and adjudication do not always comply with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the U.S. Constitution. These examples are drawn from real cases—mostly...
by NCLA | Feb 6, 2020 | Blog, Kara Rollins
In Brady v. Maryland, the Supreme Court first recognized that a defendant’s due process rights are violated when a prosecutor fails to disclose material exculpatory evidence, evidence tending to show that a defendant is not guilty of a crime or punishment. The Brady...
by NCLA | Dec 21, 2019 | Kara Rollins, Uncategorized
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) submits the following commentary in response to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) request for comment on NCLA’s August 2, 2019 petition for rulemaking. See Regulations Prohibiting Issuance, Reliance,or Defense of Improper Agency...
by nclaadmin | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog, Kara Rollins
Asset forfeiture is the process local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies use to seize property they allege was used to facilitate a crime or is the result of a crime. It is a vestige of English law that was used to combat piracy. Or maybe more accurately...
