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NCLA Asks D.C. Circuit to Reinstate First Post-Jarkesy Suit Against SEC’s “Follow-On” Adjudications
Washington, DC (September 4, 2025) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed its opening brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reinstate its lawsuit challenging SEC’s illegitimate “follow-on” enforcement proceeding against our client Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the case, erroneously…
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After Ending Chevron Deference, NCLA Asks First Circuit to Reel in Illegal Fishery Monitoring Rule
Washington, DC (September 3, 2025) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance is appealing the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island’s July decision in Relentless, Inc. v. Dept. of Commerce that upheld a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rule requiring Atlantic herring fishermen to pay for at-sea government monitors on their boats. Upon…
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In NCLA Amicus Win, en Banc Federal Circuit Rules Trump’s Emergency Tariffs Are Unlawful
Washington, DC (August 29, 2025) – Today, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in V.O.S. Selections, et al. v. Trump that President Trump’s attempts to unilaterally impose tariffs on goods from many foreign countries by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are unlawful. The decision validates arguments the New…
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NCLA Wins Prestigious Mellor Prize for Ending Chevron Deference

Washington, DC (August 26, 2025) – Today, the State Policy Network (SPN) and the Institute for Justice (IJ) awarded the first-ever “Chip Mellor Prize for Excellence in Public Interest Litigation” to the New Civil Liberties Alliance. The Mellor Prize honors NCLA’s crucial role in ending the unconstitutional Chevron judicial deference doctrine. As SPN and IJ have announced, “The…
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In NCLA Amicus Win, NY State Supreme Court, Appellate Div., Scraps Illegal Fine Against Trump
Washington, DC (August 21, 2025) – Today, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York vacated an over $500 million fine imposed on President Trump in New York v. Trump, New York Attorney General Letitia James’s case alleging fraud under New York Executive Law § 63.12. The New Civil Liberties Alliance…
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NCLA Asks Fourth Circuit to Uphold Pres. Trump’s Right to Tell CPSC Commissioners, ‘You’re Fired!’
Washington, DC (August 18, 2025) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief today in Boyle v. Trump urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reverse a district court ruling against President Trump’s firing of three Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) commissioners. A Maryland district judge ruled that the…
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