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Witness in Congressional hearing says DHS led the creation of a 'censorship apparatus'

December 13, 2023
… Other witnesses during the hearing included CEO of New Civil Liberties Alliance Mark Chenoweth, inaugural litigation director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University Alex Abdo and Council to Modernize Governance Senior Fellow Gary Lawkowski.
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House Republicans Shine A Light On The Feds’ Egregious Censorship-Industrial Complex

December 13, 2023
… Also highlighted during Wednesday’s hearing was Missouri v. Biden, an ongoing court case to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court that documents efforts by the Biden administration to coerce Big Tech platforms to engage in similar censorship activities. In his testimony, Mark Chenoweth, president of the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), noted how the…
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Top Republicans throw support behind major Biden 'censorship' lawsuit by conservative media

December 11, 2023
… Texas joined the Federalist and the Daily Wire, two conservative media outlets, in suing the State Department last week for “one of the most egregious government operations to censor the American press in the history of the nation,” according to a complaint that extensively cites reporting by the Washington Examiner. The lawsuit was filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance in…
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Top Republicans throw support behind major Biden ‘censorship’ lawsuit by conservative media

December 11, 2023
EXCLUSIVE — Congressional Republicans investigating the Biden administration over allegations that agencies suppressed speech online are backing a new lawsuit accusing the United States government of funding an unconstitutional “censorship scheme.” Texas joined the Federalist and the Daily Wire, two conservative media outlets, in suing the State Department last week for “one of the most egregious government operations to censor the American press in the history…
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NMFS to pay $160,000 legal fees to settle Gulf charter captains’ lawsuit

December 8, 2023
… The settlement approved by the U.S. Fifth District Court of Appeals calls for the U.S. Department of Commerce and NMFS to pay $160,000 for lawyers of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a non-profit legal foundation who represented lead plaintiff Allen Walburn, a Naples, Fla., charter operator and five other Gulf captains. The appeals court…
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US State Department used taxpayer funds to back censorship firms that target conservative media outlets: Lawsuit

December 8, 2023
… “The State Department lacks any authority to operate domestically, as it is doing currently with its Global Engagement Center. Unfortunately, though, our federal government’s efforts to censor the disfavored media, such as the New Civil Liberties Alliance’s clients, extends much beyond the State Department,” the Federalist added….
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