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Fishermen look to kill NOAA at-sea monitoring rule following Supreme Court victory

… Now, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asking the judges to strike down the at-sea monitoring rule. The appeals court initially upheld the rule in 2021, relying on the Chevron deference. With the deference dead, though, the NCLA claims…
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Group seeks SEC Enforcement records

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is due to make a decision in a case that could shed light on improper behavior within the SEC’s Enforcement Division that led to the dismissal of scores of cases, include many that had been prosecuted for years. The issue at the heart of the case is the so-called…
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Ex-Lender Says FDIC Can't 'Trap' Him In Dispute Without Trial

A former small-business financier has doubled down on his push to immediately halt an enforcement proceeding against him filed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., arguing it would be unjust to block his claims after a “sea change” in relevant case law…
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Supreme Court Halts Biden Student Loan Plan

… In July, the Mackinac Center, along with the New Civil Liberties Alliance, Cato Institute and the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies, filed an amicus brief asking the court to reinstitute a separate nationwide preliminary injunction, which had previously been lifted by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. In a separate order, the…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Overdue Admission About Government Censorship Could Offer Fuel For First Amendment Claims

… New Civil Liberties Alliance litigation counsel Jenin Younes said Zuckerberg’s admission doesn’t change the Supreme Court’s standing analysis for the plaintiffs in Murthy, though it “certainly strengthens the First Amendment claim.” “The Court would likely say this doesn’t establish that any of the specific plaintiffs were censored because of the government, even though Zuckerberg…
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