…The provision limited native speakers of a foreign language to no more than 10 of the 15 points available on the portion of the Fulbright-Hays application that assesses foreign language proficiency. It was challenged in federal court by a conservative civil rights group, the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which called the Fulbright-Hays policy a matter…

…The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an appeal yesterday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on behalf of a former forensics coach at James Madison University. Greg Dolin, Senior Litigation Counsel for the nonprofit civil rights group, says they are appealing the judgment of a lower court ruling, which dismissed the…

…The SEC did not respond to my query on the 5th Circuit ruling and concurrence. Novinger counsel Margaret Little of the New Civil Liberties Alliance said she and her client are “exploring all of our options”… Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares

…The brief goes to the heart of the main question raised by the appeal: “whether a so-called ‘special-needs exception’ to the Fourth Amendment exists and allows warrantless entry into the home of someone who is not subject to penal control or supervision.” In separate briefs, the Firearms Policy Coalition, Gun Owners of America, and the New Civil Liberties…

…Mark Chenoweth has been appointed president of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, where he currently is executive director and general counsel… Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares

…Cochran is represented by Gregory G. Garre, Charles S. Dameron and Blake E. Stafford of Latham & Watkins LLP and Margaret A. Little, Markham S. Chenoweth, Richard A. Samp, Kara M. Rollins and Russell G. Ryan of the New Civil Liberties Alliance… Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares