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NCLA Asks U.S. Supreme Court Not to Stay Injunction Against Government Social Media Censorship
Washington, DC (September 20, 2023) — Earlier this month the federal government petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the preliminary injunction issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Missouri v. Biden, which bars officials from the White House, CDC, FBI and U.S. Surgeon General’s office from pressuring social media platforms to censor…
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NCLA Encourages en Banc Third Circuit to End Viewpoint-Based Discrimination in Penn. Ethics Rule
Washington, DC (September 19, 2023) – Rule 8.4(g) of Pennsylvania’s Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys establishes an unconstitutional speech code for lawyers, exposing them to discipline—including sanctions that threaten their livelihoods—if they knowingly communicate in a manner “constituting harassment or discrimination” in the practice of law. Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an…
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NCLA Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Rein in Qualified Immunity for Officials Who Violate Speech Rights
Washington, DC (September 18, 2023) – Invoking the contentious “qualified immunity” doctrine, state courts in Rhode Island prevented Rhode Island College (RIC) officials from facing civil liability for violating a student’s First Amendment rights to free speech and expression. The officials had expelled NCLA’s client, William Felkner, for refusing to parrot the school’s progressive ideological…
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In NCLA Victory, Fifth Circuit Upholds Key Part of Government Social Media Censorship Injunction
Washington, DC (September 8, 2023)—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has agreed with NCLA that officials from the White House, CDC, FBI and the U.S. Surgeon General’s office violated the First Amendment by coercing or significantly encouraging social media platforms to censor our clients. The panel upheld the most important portion of…
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Hon. Pauline Newman Passes Medical Evaluation with Flying Colors, Forensic Psychologist Says
Washington, DC (September 7, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has released a forensic psychologist’s report detailing the clinical evaluation of the Hon. Pauline Newman, whose fellow judges are unlawfully attempting to oust her from a constitutionally appointed lifetime position as a Federal Circuit Court of Appeals judge. The results of the evaluation clearly…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Asks Appeals Court to Topple FINRA’s Illegal ‘Private’ Enforcement Regime
Washington, DC (September 5, 2023) – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigates, prosecutes, and punishes hundreds of securities firms and brokers every year for alleged violations of federal securities laws and rules, despite operating outside the government and without answering to the President. Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief…
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