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NCLA Asks Supreme Court to Rule Against ATF’s Unilateral Bump-Stock Ban

Washington, DC (January 23, 2024) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a brief for the Respondent in Garland v. Cargill, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to determine that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ unilateral bump-stock ban conflicts with the federal statute defining “machineguns.” ATF’s regulatory ban, which the U.S.…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Asks Supreme Court to End SEC Gags on Targets of Settled Enforcement Cases

Washington, DC (January 19, 2024) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief in Elon Musk v. Securities and Exchange Commission urging the Supreme Court to grant Musk’s cert petition and strike down SEC’s “Gag Rule” censoring every American with whom it settles a regulatory enforcement case. For over 50 years, SEC has forbidden all enforcement targets…
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in NCLA’s Relentless Case Seeking to Overturn Chevron Deference

Washington, DC (January 17, 2024) – Today, Latham & Watkins partner Roman Martinez presented oral argument to the Supreme Court in Relentless Inc. v. Dept. of Commerce, calling for an end to the unconstitutional Chevron doctrine. The lawsuit, argued in tandem with Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo, challenges Chevron and a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Marine…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Asks Supreme Court to Apply Proper First Amendment Standard in NRA Case

Washington, DC (January 16, 2024) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief in NRA v. Vullo, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to determine that New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo abridged the National Rifle Association’s rights to free speech and association. Vullo issued statements effectively threatening to punish banks and insurers via…
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In NCLA Amicus Win, Supreme Court Will Hear Case Against NLRB’s Odd Prelim Injunction Standard

Washington, DC (January 12, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court took NCLA’s advice and agreed to hear Starbucks’s case against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for depriving the company of property without due process of law via an administrative enforcement proceeding. NLRB used a preliminary injunction it obtained in federal district court without ever…
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NCLA Reply Brief in Relentless Case Counters Government’s Claims on Judicial Deference to Agencies

Washington, DC (January 5, 2024) – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a reply brief in Relentless Inc., et al. v. Dept. of Commerce, et al., a potential landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court, calling for an end to the unconstitutional Chevron doctrine. NCLA addresses two core problems with Chevron deference that NCLA founder Philip Hamburger has emphasized for years. First,…
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