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Lawsuit: Biden Admin Pressuring Big Tech To Censor Users

March 30, 2022
The U.S. Surgeon General and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the Biden administration have directed social-media platforms, including Twitter, to suppress alleged “misinformation” about Covid, alleges a federal lawsuit filed on March 24. The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a conservative civil-rights group, filed the lawsuit in an Ohio federal court on behalf…
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Ex-Xerox CFO Wants SCOTUS Look at SEC ‘No-deny’ Fraud Settlement

March 28, 2022
…The Second Circuit’s decision purportedly runs afoul of the Supreme Court’s “long-standing jurisprudence prohibiting such prior restraints, content- and viewpoint-based discrimination, and unconstitutional conditions which violate the First Amendment, and due process of law,” necessitating review. The New Civil Liberties Alliance and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP represent Romeril… Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Feds’ Pressure on Tech Platforms To Censor COVID ‘Misinformation’ Is Unconstitutional, Suit Says

March 28, 2022
The government’s sustained pressure on social media platforms to censor and report purported COVID-19 misinformation amounts to “state action” that violates the First Amendment, according to a lawsuit filed Friday on behalf of three Twitter users. The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a frequent litigant against COVID-related administrative action, is representing theoretical cognitive scientist Mark Changizi,…
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Fight Over High-tech Cattle Tags Corralled at 10th Circuit

March 28, 2022
…Harriet Hageman, an attorney with New Civil Liberties Alliance, opened oral arguments at the 10th Circuit on Monday by acknowledging National Sunshine Week, a March celebration of open government. “There are not a lot of tools to hold agencies accountable; FACA is one of those, and we should not interpret it out of existence,” Hageman…
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Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Marco Island Bridge Cameras

February 15, 2022
A federal lawsuit filed against Marco Island by the New Civil Liberties Alliance on behalf of three city residents challenging automated license plate readers on city bridges, has the potential to impact a similar set of cameras being planned for purchase on Fort Myers Beach. The lawsuit was filed Feb. 7 in United States District…
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The Administrative State Under Attack: Potentially Far Reaching Implications of Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Challenge to FTC Administrative Review Process

February 7, 2022
In 1984, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that courts must defer to an administrative agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. But last year, the Supreme Court stripped the FTC of its ability to seek equitable monetary remedies such as disgorgement or restitution. And a couple weeks ago, the Supreme Court dismantled the Occupational Safety…
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