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Lawyers Begin Attempt to Appeal Conviction of Social Media Influencer David Lesh

August 27, 2022
…New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a brief on Tuesday appealing Lesh’s conviction in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. His lawyers argued that prosecutors failed to prove his guilt, the bench trial denied his right to a trial by jury on criminal charges, the court erred by allowing inadmissible material into evidence, and…
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A Backlash Against the Education Department’s Anti-Charter School Agenda

August 26, 2022
 For decades, millions of American families have been dissatisfied with their local public schools, and the political parties have diverged in their approach to this problem. Democrats have generally supported providing more resources to public schools, while Republicans have favored giving families alternatives, such as vouchers to help pay private school tuition. In the 1990s,…
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5th Circ. To Scope SEC Agenda In Nasdaq Diversity Rule Fight

August 26, 2022
…The Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment is represented by C. Boyden Gray, Jonathan Berry, R. Trent McCotter, Michael Buschbacher and Jordan Smith of Boyden Gray & Associates. The National Center for Public Policy Research is represented by Margaret Little and Sheng Li of the New Civil Liberties Alliance…Read the full article
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The Brewing Legal Fight Over Biden's Debt Cancellation

August 26, 2022
…John Vecchione of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a group that litigates against the administrative state, told Law360, “We obviously believe that this is huge overreach and illegal activity by the executive. I can’t tell you we have a case, but I suspect that, to the extent that there is litigation, we will attempt to…
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Nasdaq to Defend Board Diversity Push After California Setbacks

August 26, 2022
…California Superior Court judges earlier this year struck down state laws that directed companies based in the state to have women and minority or LGBTQ board members. The scrapping of California’s mandates is a bellwether that shows board diversity regulations struggle under judicial scrutiny, said Peggy Little, senior litigation counsel for the New Civil Liberties…
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Lesh Appeals Convictions, Brief Alleges ‘Overreach’

August 25, 2022
…“This case presents a classic example of Government overreach,” Younes wrote in her summary of argument. “Because authorities considered Appellant a troublemaker, they repeatedly tried to charge him with various offenses that would not stick. The convictions here are fatally flawed, too.”…Read the full article
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