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In NCLA Amicus Win, Supreme Court Overturns NLRB-Specific Preliminary Injunction Standard
Washington, DC (June 13, 2024) – The U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, overturning a deferential legal standard that has allowed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to enjoin a company’s conduct without showing that it likely broke the law. Justice Thomas authored the Court’s opinion. Justice Jackson provided…
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NCLA Asks Court to Stop DOL’s Illegal Undermining of Longstanding Wage and Overtime Exemption
Washington, DC (June 12, 2024) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a brief in Flint Avenue v. Department of Labor urging the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to grant a stay or preliminary injunction halting an unconstitutional new DOL rule. The rule sets a salary-based standard for determining whether…
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In NCLA Amicus Win, Tenth Circuit Clears Path to Toppling Intrusive Dog Kennel Inspection Regime
Washington, DC (June 11, 2024) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has reversed a district court decision in Johnson v. Smith that upheld a Kansas state law authorizing intrusive warrantless searches for dog training and handling businesses. The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief explaining that the warrantless-search…
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In NCLA Amicus Win, Fifth Circuit Topples SEC’s Unlawful Effort to Regulate Private Funds
Washington, DC (June 5, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in National Association of Private Fund Managers v. Securities and Exchange Commission vacating SEC’s recent final rule restricting—and in some cases prohibiting—certain common contractual agreements between private investment funds and investment advisers. Following the New Civil…
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NCLA’s King George III Prize Recognizes Cardona and Mayorkas as the Worst Civil Liberties Violators
Washington, DC (June 5, 2024) – The polls are closed and the Administrative State’s biggest civil liberties abusers are Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas! After a weeks-long public vote as part of the New Civil Liberties Alliance’s Fourth Annual “King George III Prize,” Cardona and Mayorkas garnered the most…
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NCLA Suit Fights DOL’s Unlawful Undermining of Longstanding Wage and Overtime Exemption
Washington, DC (June 4, 2024) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a Complaint challenging an unconstitutional new rule from the Department of Labor (DOL) that sets a salary standard for determining whether “white collar” employees are exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime requirements. The new regulation prevents employers,…
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