Lunch & Law Speaker Series
Join the new civil liberties movement. Protect Americans from the Administrative State!
The NCLA Lunch and Law speaker series hosts dynamic panelists that address timely issues pertaining to the Administrative State and the cases brought about as a result of its threat to our civil liberties. These events are usually held monthly at NCLA’s Washington, DC headquarters, but due to COVID-19, we are hosting them online.
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Can Relentless & Loper Bright Kill Unconstitutional Chevron Deference?
Chevron deference purports to require Article III judges to violate their oath of impartiality by yielding to an administrative agency’s interpretation of the law. That means that the judge is forced to rule for the government, even if that judge thinks their...
Can We Hold the SEC Accountable for Its Shenanigans?
NCLA leads the fight against the Star Chamber that is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with our most recent Supreme Court victory in Cochran v. SEC being the crown jewel of our resistance. But what if we told you the SEC is simply ignoring Supreme...
The Censorship-Industrial Complex Silences the Vaccine-Injured
NCLA leads the charge against the massive censorship industrial complex that found the federal government coercing social media companies into trampling the First Amendment rights of anyone whose speech it felt was inconvenient. First, in the case of Missouri...
The Long Conference & Beyond: What’s Next at the Supreme Court
Our panel of expert appellate litigators discuss a few upcoming Supreme Court cases, as well as several where cert is still pending, each with profound implications on the lawless and unaccountable Administrative State. NCLA President and General Counsel Mark...
What Missouri v. Biden Means for Free Speech
Join NCLA for a timely discussion of the dramatic July 4 injunction handed down by Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The injunction comes in the case of Missouri v. Biden, a lawsuit brought by NCLA along with...
SCOTUS 2023 Term Review
Our panel discusses some of the decisions from what has turned out to be the most epic term since…well, last term! Hear from a variety of experts, including: NCLA President and General Counsel Mark Chenoweth; Senior Litigation Counsel Peggy Little, fresh off a...
DOT Backs Down After NCLA Sues Over Unfair In-House Tribunals
NCLA successfully challenged the Department of Transportation’s unlawful and unconstitutional in-house tribunals. DOT subjected NCLA’s client, Polyweave Packaging Inc., to a six-year prosecution in one such tribunal for violating a law that does not exist. The...
SCOTUS Confirms Right to Challenge Agencies in Court
After seven years of an uphill battle challenging the adjudicatory process at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Michelle Cochran's backbreaking journey has paid off. In a historic and unanimous Supreme Court victory in Axon v. FTC consolidated with SEC v....
The Surveillance State Suffers Defeat
Just because you work in a regulated industry doesn't mean the government can watch you all the time. NCLA successfully challenged an unlawful and unconstitutional regulation by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), which required 24-hour GPS tracking...
Unforgivable Student Loan Forgiveness
The President does not have the legal authority to forgive student loans on his own. Only Congress can enact laws authorizing debt-forgiveness programs. And only Congress has the power of the purse to pay for debt forgiveness. That is why NCLA has filed a...