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NCLA Warns Dept. of Education that Proposed Student-Loan Plan Lacks Congressional Appropriation
Washington, DC (February 14, 2023) – The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule “Improving Income-Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program” represents the latest effort to achieve through administrative fiat a massive and untargeted cancellation of student-loan debt that elected members of Congress have repeatedly declined to legislate, authorize, or pay…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Supports Doctors’ Suits Against California Law Censoring Covid Medical Advice
Washington, DC (February 10, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of plaintiffs challenging a California law. Assembly Bill 2098 empowers the Medical Board of California to discipline physicians who “disseminate” information regarding Covid-19 that departs from…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Challenges CPSC’s Unconstitutional Shielding of Commissioners from Removal
Washington, DC (February 8, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief in Window Covering Manufacturers Association v. CPSC, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) is challenging a new Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) rule governing the length of cords for custom-made blinds. Petitioners challenge the…
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NCLA Contests Motion to Dismiss Suit Challenging IRS’s Unlawful Collection of Cryptocurrency Data
Washington, DC (February 7, 2023) – James Harper stands among thousands of victims of an extensive, unlawful Internal Revenue Service fishing expedition, whereby IRS seized financial records from a cryptocurrency exchange through abuse of a “John Doe” summons without notifying account holders or allowing them to contest the summons. Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance,…
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NCLA Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Unconstitutional Lawsuit FTC Has No Authority to Bring
Washington, DC (February 6, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, has filed a Motion to Dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawsuit against Precision Patient Outcomes, Inc. (PPO), a California-based company which, among other things, develops dietary supplements, and its CEO, Margrett Lewis. NCLA argues FTC cannot rightfully exercise executive power…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Argues States Have Standing to Challenge Student Loan Debt Cancellation Plan
Washington, DC (February 3, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today supporting two cases challenging the Biden Administration’s unlawful student loan debt cancellation plan. Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown contest the government’s invocation of the HEROES Act to rewrite statutory provisions and cancel some…
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