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…

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…

… “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…

… 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…

… 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…

… 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…