Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025

Mark Chenoweth
New Civil Liberties Alliance
President and General Counsel

Legal observers recognized Chenoweth and his team for leading the court battle to overturn the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ bump-stock ban. He hailed it as a victory in restraining the power of a federal agency to redefine a law’s scope.

Education: Yale; University of Chicago (JD). What he’d tell his 18-year-old self: “Yale is going to be a culture shock, but you should go anyway. And remember Grandma’s advice not to measure yourself in someone else’s half bushel.” Last meal would be: “Burnt ends, beef brisket, barbecue beans, cornbread, and other Kansas City BBQ specialties.”

May 7, 2025

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Originally Published in Washingtonian