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NCLA Seeks to Reinstate Professor Terminated for Refusing Gov. Walz’s Illegal Covid Vaccine Mandate
Washington, DC (April 10, 2025) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a Complaint challenging the unlawful firing of tenured Lake Superior College (LSC) ethics and philosophy Professor Russell Stewart. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and LSC forced Prof. Stewart, who had worked at the college for 30 years, to choose between losing his job or…
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NCLA Sues to Stop Trump Admin. from Imposing Emergency Tariffs That Congress Never Authorized
Washington, DC (April 3, 2025) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the first Complaint challenging President Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to require Americans to pay a heavy tariff on all products they import from China. President Trump imposed the tariff by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). However, this statute authorizes specific…
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NCLA Asks D.C. Court to Order FOIA Disclosure of FBI Payments to Social Media Platforms
Washington, DC (April 2, 2025) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a Complaint today urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to compel the Federal Bureau of Investigation to disclose records concerning payments it has reportedly made to social media companies, media organizations, and other non-government entities. NCLA submitted a Freedom of…
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Multiple Amici Support Supreme Court Cert Petition on Privacy for Records Shared with Third Parties
Washington, DC (April 1, 2025) – Several states, X (formerly Twitter), researchers, and advocacy groups have filed eight amici curiae briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Harper v. O’Donnell, the New Civil Liberties Alliance’s case seeking to reform the Fourth Amendment’s third-party doctrine. This doctrine denies Americans’ rights against government intrusion into their…
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NCLA Asks Supreme Court to Stop FINRA’s Illegal ‘Private’ Enforcement Regime
Washington, DC (March 27, 2025) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief in Alpine Securities Corporation v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) asking the U.S. Supreme Court to enjoin FINRA’s illegal expedited enforcement proceeding against Alpine Securities Corporation. FINRA openly admits to being a private corporation, yet it investigates, fines, and…
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NCLA Asks Sixth Circuit to Rein in FINRA’s Unlawful Prosecution Regime
Washington, DC (March 26, 2025) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an opening brief today urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to set aside an SEC administrative order that affirmed Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sanctions unlawfully punishing our client Eric S. Smith. FINRA is a private organization whose employees are…
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