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Ex-Lender Says FDIC Can't 'Trap' Him In Dispute Without Trial

September 4, 2024
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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EDITORIAL: Federal government tries to avoid tab for eviction ban

August 30, 2024
… “The government should not be able to hide behind its own illegality to avoid paying damages for that very illegality,” Greg Dolin, a senior litigation counsel with the New Civil Liberties Alliance, said…
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Supreme Court Halts Biden Student Loan Plan

August 29, 2024
… 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

August 28, 2024
… 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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Republican attorneys general, trade groups back challenge to SEC's audit trail database

August 27, 2024
… The New Civil Liberties Alliance, representing the National Center for Public Policy Research and individuals Erik Davidson and John Restivo, on April 16 filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Waco, Texas, arguing that the SEC’s data collection under the CAT violates the First, Fourth and Fifth amendments, as well as the Administrative Procedure…
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Crypto advocates file brief against SEC's investor tracking database

August 23, 2024
The DeFi Education Fund and the Blockchain Association jointly filed an amicus brief in a case brought by two individuals and the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), its chairman Gary Gensler and the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). The complaint does not mention cryptocurrency or blockchain, but…
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