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NCLA Asks Fifth Circuit to End an SEC Lifetime Gag Order that Violates the First Amendment

Washington, DC (December 16, 2021) – For decades, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has silenced people with lifetime speech bans enforced through threat of reopened prosecutions. The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Christopher Novinger, et al.,…
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NCLA Appeals Case Contesting Data Collection of Automatic License Plate Readers in Coral Gables, FL

Washington, DC (December 14, 2021) – The City of Coral Gables, Florida, uses Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to collect and store geographic location data of drivers navigating the City, aggregates that information, and stores it in a database accessible to law enforcement for three years. This warrantless surveillance infringes the privacy rights of residents…
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NCLA Wins Major Fifth Circuit en Banc Decision Versus SEC: Court of Appeals Finds Subject-Matter Jurisdiction to Hear Unconstitutional Removal Protection Claim Against Administrative Law Judges

Washington, DC (December 13, 2021) – The full Fifth Circuit bench ruled today that Texas accountant Michelle Cochran has the right to challenge the constitutionality of her Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) removal protections in federal court before undergoing an administrative adjudication. The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, represents Ms. Cochran…
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Watch: NCLA Video Reveals Impact of Vaccine Mandates on College Employees with Natural Immunity

Washington, DC (December 10, 2021) – Thousands of Americans across the country are being forced to choose between getting a COVID-19 vaccine or keeping their jobs. The situation is intolerable, especially for those who already have antibodies against the virus. A video released today by the New Civil Liberties Alliance brings to light the constitutional…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Challenges OSHA’s Vaccinate-or-Test Requirement for Private Employees

Washington, DC (December 7, 2021) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) attempt to impose an invasive “vaccinate-or-test” requirement on over half the nation’s workforce is an unprecedented and unconstitutional exercise of legislative power—power which the Constitution vests solely in Congress. In an amicus brief filed today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil liberties…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Backs Cert Petition Challenging Deference to Sentencing Guidelines Commentary

Washington, DC (November 24, 2021) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed an amicus brief today in Jayren Wynn v. United States of America, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant Mr. Wynn’s petition for certiorari and either discard Stinson deference altogether or at least rule that Stinson deference cannot increase criminal…
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