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NCLA Asks Supreme Court to Hear Case on Privacy Rights for Records Shared with Third Parties
Washington, DC (February 21, 2025) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the Harper v. O’Donnell lawsuit and reform the “third-party” doctrine, which denies individuals Fourth Amendment protection against government intrusion into their records stored with third parties. The Internal Revenue Service unlawfully seized financial records of NCLA…
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In NCLA Victory, Eighth Circuit Blocks Illegal Biden Admin Plot to Cancel Student Loan Debt
Washington, DC (February 19, 2025) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has upheld and expanded the district court’s preliminary injunction in Missouri, et al. v. Trump (originally Missouri, et al. v. Biden) to stop the Biden Department of Education’s entire “SAVE” plan. The New Civil Liberties Alliance had long advocated for this…
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NCLA Asks the Supreme Court to Affirm President’s Absolute Power to Fire Executive Branch Officials
Washington, DC (February 18, 2025) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief in Bessent v. Dellinger, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a district court’s temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring President Donald Trump to reinstate the fired former head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, Hampton Dellinger. The…
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NCLA Asks the Supreme Court to Stop FCC’s Use of Legislative Power, Bolster Nondelegation Doctrine
Washington, DC (February 18, 2025) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research before the U.S. Supreme Court. NCLA asks the Justices to rule that Congress unconstitutionally empowered the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to set and then rewrite its own policies for the Universal…
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In Hawaii, Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in NCLA Case Against SEC’s Illegal Gag Rule
Honolulu (February 13, 2025) – Today, New Civil Liberties Alliance Senior Litigation Counsel Peggy Little presented oral argument in Powell, et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission, urging a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to vacate SEC’s refusal to amend its “Gag Rule.” In place for over five decades,…
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NCLA Asks Fifth Circuit to Rule Against Limitless Texas Attorney General Searches of Business Records
Washington, DC (February 10, 2025) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief in Spirit AeroSystems v. Paxton, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold a district court ruling that Texas’s “Right to Examine” statute is unconstitutional. This statute authorizes the Texas Attorney General to force…
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