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Retired Judges’ Amicus Brief Supports Judge Newman in NCLA Suit Against Her Suspension

Washington, DC (December 13, 2024) – Six retired federal judges have filed an amicus curiae brief in Newman v. Moore supporting the unlawfully suspended Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, who is represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance. The Hon. Janice Rogers Brown (D.C. Circuit), Hon. Paul Michel (Federal Circuit), Hon. Randall Rader (Federal Circuit),…
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NCLA Persuades en Banc Fifth Circuit to Vacate Legally Defective Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules

Washington, DC (December 11, 2024) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance convinced the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in National Center for Public Policy Research v. Securities and Exchange Commission to vacate SEC’s approval of Nasdaq’s “Board Diversity Rules,” which the agency lacked statutory authority to do. These Rules imposed…
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Second Circuit Revives NCLA’s Lawsuit Against Ethics Rule Muzzling Connecticut Attorneys’ Speech

Washington, DC (December 9, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the district court’s dismissal of Cerame v. Slack, an NCLA lawsuit challenging a Connecticut Rule of Professional Conduct that imposes a content- and viewpoint-based speech restriction. Rule 8.4(7) defines “professional misconduct” by a Connecticut attorney as including speech…
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NCLA Asks D.C. Circuit to Rule Against Unlawful Suspension of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman

Washington, DC (December 5, 2024) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an opening brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reverse a district court judgment that upheld the ongoing illegal suspension of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman. Without due process, the Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit indefinitely…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Asks Fifth Circuit to Overturn Banking Administration Board’s Denial of Jury Trial

Washington, DC (December 3, 2024) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief in Moats v. National Credit Union Administration Board urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse an order depriving former Texas credit union CEO Jeffrey Moats of a jury trial. The National Credit Union…
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NCLA Asks First Circuit to Overturn Decision Enabling Excessive SEC-Demanded Sanctions

Washington, DC (November 27, 2024) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed our opening brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a lower court’s denial of costs and attorney’s fees that Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson incurred in successfully defending himself against outrageously excessive sanctions demands by the Securities and…
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