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A Catastrophic Assault on our Civil Liberties
Peggy Little
The more laws, the less justice. Cicero Imagine if your Senator or Congressman proposed a law that required every American to turn over to the government data for every single trade they made in the market. Your broker could not opt out, nor could you, unless you stopped investing your money in U.S. exchanges. All…
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Petition to Amend Rule 3, Rules of Procedure for Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions
In the News
Pursuant to Rule 28, Ariz. R. Sup. Ct., the New Civil Liberties Alliance (“NCLA”) petitions this Court to amend Arizona Rule of Procedure for Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions 3 (“JRAD Rule 3”). NCLA is a nonprofit civil-rights organization and public-interest law firm devoted to defending constitutional freedoms. NCLA was founded to challenge multiple constitutional…
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To Griggs Or Not To Griggs, That Is The Question
Adi Dynar
In 2020, the Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in Bostock v. Clayton County and R.G. & G.R. Funeral Homes v. EEOC. Title VII prohibits workplace discrimination “because of … sex.” The Court’s decision will…
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Comments in Response to the U.S. Department of Energy: Proposed Agency Guidance Rulemaking
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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 Guidance,Notice of Petition for Rulemaking,84 Fed. Reg. 50791 (Sept. 26, 2019) (DOE Notice of Petition and Request…
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What We’re Watching – Fleming v. USDA, No. 17-1246
Jessica Thompson
On Friday, November 15, D.C. Circuit Judges Srinivasan, Katsas, and Rao heard oral arguments in Joe Fleming, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, No. 17-1246, which challenges the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Administrative Law Judges’ appointments and tenure protections. We’re watching this case and keeping an eye out for other challenges to legal proceedings…
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Nondelegation, Origination Clause, and IRS’s “Curio” Power
Adi Dynar
Perhaps you get a pass if you don’t know that there is a federal agency called the Federal Service Impasses Panel that resolves disputes between federal agencies and federal-employee unions. But the Internal Revenue Service is not some obscure federal agency. IRS is always lurking somewhere in our wallets and pocketbooks. If you are an…
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