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Mass. Health Officials Worked with Google to Covertly Install COVID ‘Spyware’ into 1M Phones, Lawsuit Claims

November 16, 2022
…In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a nonpartisan civil rights firm, accused the Bay State’s health department of “brazen disregard for civil liberties” by installing “spyware that deliberately tracks and records movement and personal contacts onto over a million mobile devices without their owners’ permission and awareness.” The class-action suit…
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Mass. Agency Covertly Installed COVID Tracing App, Suit Says

November 16, 2022
…”Many states and foreign countries have successfully deployed contact tracing apps by obtaining the consent of their citizens before downloading software onto their smartphones,” said Sheng Li, litigation counsel at the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which is representing the plaintiffs. “The government may not secretly install surveillance devices on your personal property without a warrant…
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The ACLU Says California's Ban on COVID-19 'Misinformation' From Doctors Is Gratuitous and Unconstitutional

November 15, 2022
…In Hoeg v. Newsom, a lawsuit it filed this month in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on behalf of five physicians, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) argues that A.B. 2098 is unconstitutionally vague and violates the First Amendment by penalizing doctors for candidly sharing their honest opinions with patients. The Liberty Justice…
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Cato Institute Sues to Stop Biden $400 Billion Student Loan Bailout

November 9, 2022
…The libertarian Cato Institute filed a lawsuit to stop President Joe Biden’s student loan bailout with the help of the New Civil Liberties Alliance. The cost of the bailout has been estimated at around $400 billion.The federal lawsuit argues that Biden’s student debt cancellation plan will put the think tank at a disadvantage when hiring and retaining employees…Read…
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States Continue to Fight Tax Cut Ban

November 8, 2022
…The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed an amicus curiae brief in the Fifth Circuit on Oct. 31, 2022 in State of Texas, et al. v. Janet Yellen, et al. It argues that the ban, as it applies to Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, “places a coercive condition on spending, commandeers…
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Newsom Sued over COVID ‘Misinformation’ Law That Doctors Say Tramples First Amendment Rights

November 4, 2022
…In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, five doctors asked a district court in California to prevent the law from taking effect and said it violates their First Amendment rights and constitutional right to due process. The doctors are represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a nonpartisan civil rights firm…Read the full article
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