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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An Insider Tells All About the Administrative State
NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Harriet Hageman sits down with former Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to discuss the many ways that powerful federal and state agencies ignore the Constitution and violate our civil liberties. He reveals how runaway...

When Bureaucrats Won’t Let Doctors Practice Medicine
Arbitrary government mandates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have deprived millions of patients across the country of medical care. Watch our recent virtual Lunch & Law with NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Brian Rosner, NCLA Litigation Counsel Jenin...

Fighting Back Against Runaway Regulators: A Story of Relentless Persistence
Industry regulating agencies could be impacting your next seafood feast! The Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are forcing Atlantic herring fishermen to fund government-mandated monitors at sea. NCLA Senior...

When NASDAQ Attacks! The Problem with Mandated Diversity Quotas for Corporate Boards
The Securities and Exchange Commission is at it again! This time, the Nasdaq Stock Market serves as the instrument of oppression. SEC is setting race and gender quotas for the composition of corporate boards and providing a list of Nasdaq-approved candidates to...

David v. Goliath: How One Man Beat the SEC with a Jury
His name is David Lopez and he won his case against one of the Goliaths of the Administrative State—the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Just like in the biblical story of David and Goliath, David Lopez overcame incredible odds to topple a malicious...

SCOTUS Stans the Structural Constitution: Arthrex, Carr, Collins, and the Separation of Powers
NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Rich Samp moderates a discussion with Jared McClain, NCLA Litigation Counsel, and Russ Ryan, a Partner in King & Spalding's Special Matters and Government Investigations practice, regarding the Separation of Powers in the...

SCOTUS: Saving Civil Liberties or Barely Bothering?
Mark Chenoweth, NCLA Executive Director and General Counsel, moderates a discussion with Richard Samp, NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel, and Nick Reaves, Becket Fund's Litigation Counsel, who was part of the legal team that secured a unanimous victory in Fulton...

Papers, Please! Why “Voluntary” Vaccine Passport Programs Are Coercive
May the government lawfully compel citizens to take a new, experimental vaccine? And does New York’s vaccine passport program, which purports to be voluntary, constitute government compulsion? We touch on the legality of vaccine passports, public health,...

Governors Gone Wild: What Are They Up To Now?
NCLA Executive Director Mark Chenoweth led a raucous roundtable discussion with NCLA litigators regarding the continued violation of our constitutional rights by governors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We also announced the state winner of our King...

The Administrative State: Reagan, Trump, and Biden
This April, NCLA's Lunch and Law panel speaker series featured special guest Deputy Director William Perry Pendley. From his time as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals under former President Ronald Reagan, to his elevation to Deputy Director of the...