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 the Constitution Save Us from Big Tech Censorship?
Special guests Eugene Volokh, the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA, and Philip Hamburger, the Maurice and Hilda Friedman Professor of Law at the Columbia University School of Law and President of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, engaged...
Hiding Law Behind a Paywall
Lisa Milice was a nervous new mom-to-be trying to find the safest bath seat for her baby. She decided to research the safety standards of the bath seat of her choice with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Until she hit a wall: a paywall, that is. The...
The New Biden Administration and the Utility of Humility
NCLA Litigation Counsel Kara Rollins and Director of the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center Susan Dudley, address the process of regulating through executive orders and the various ways in which the new Biden administration could undo Trump...
Judge Amy Coney Barrett: An Historic Nomination
NCLA's Litigation Counsel Adi Dynar and NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Peggy Little join featured guest panelist, Renee Knake Jefferson. Ms. Jefferson co-authored Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court with Hannah Brenner Johnson. The book tells...
When Your Judge’s Boss Is Also Your Prosecutor
On August 31, 2020, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a Petition for Certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of client Christopher Gibson. It argues that people charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should be able to challenge the...
The Powers of the FTC after Liu and Seila Law
In this virtual edition of NCLA Lunch & Law, Senior Litigation Attorney John Vecchione moderates a discussion with featured guest Cynthia Fleming Crawford, Senior Policy Counsel with Americans for Prosperity Foundation, to discuss Liu, Seila Law and other...
Governors Gone Wild: Ruling by Executive Decree During the Pandemic
NCLA hosted its first virtual Lunch & Law panel. Our litigation team addressed the cases NCLA has brought—and heart-wrenching stories we have heard—in the past couple of months regarding overreach in the context of the COVID-19 lockdown. The COVID-19...
The Title IX Travesty
NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Harriet Hageman hosts Lunch & Law with Jennifer Braceras, the Director of the Independent Women's Forum Law Center, Hanna Stotland, an admissions consultant, and Caleb Kruckenberg, NCLA Litigation Counsel who is handling Vengalattore...
CFPB’s Bureaucratic Lawlessness—Real Consequences for Real People
NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Michael P. DeGrandis hosts Lunch & Law with Crystal Moroney and attorney Ron Canter to discuss a shocking abuse of process perpetrated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. To date, Ms. Moroney is nearing the fourth year of a...
NCLA Lunch and Law with Don McGahn, Former White House Counsel
NCLA's Executive Director Mark Chenoweth hosts NCLA's Lunch & Law with special guest, former White House Counsel to President Trump, the Hon. Don McGahn, in the wake of two Executive Orders issued by the White House recognizing and addressing the problem of...