…A video published by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) — a self-described civil rights group devoted to protecting Americans from administrative overreach — walks viewers through the core tenets of the organization’s ongoing lawsuit against DPH and Democrat Gov. Maura Healey, which claims Massachusetts violated state residents and workers’ Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights by installing a Covid “contact-tracing app”…

…Cooper gave the parties two days to discuss the mediation route. If they’re unable to reach a consensus on the approach, the claims will proceed to a federal court briefing on Newman’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Separately, a closed-doors hearing at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is set for July 13 to…

…The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a non-profit group which claims to “protect constitutional freedoms from violations by the administrative state,” joined the suit, representing a number of groups and individuals who claimed to have been censored on social media. In a statement sent to Newsweek, NCLA president Mark Chenoweth said: “Judge Doughty’s ruling in the Missouri v.…

…The Second Circuit agreed to hold off on a mandate enforcing an investigative demand the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued to a collection firm, after the firm argued that the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to hear the constitutional issues being debated. The court granted The Law Offices of Crystal Moroney PC’s request to stay…

…On Tuesday, Newman’s attorney’s from the nonpartisan civil rights organization the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amended complaint and a motion seeking to restore her position in the court, after she was suspended by her colleagues from hearing new cases while her competency and conduct was investigated. Newman says court’s decision to suspend her without finding…

…Newman’s attorney Greg Dolin of the New Civil Liberties Alliance said in an interview that the judge “has been and continues to be in sufficiently good health — as now verified by a qualified neurologist — to continue her work.” Federal Circuit Chief Judge Kimberly Moore and representatives for the court did not immediately respond…