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In NCLA Win, Federal Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss Government-Induced Censorship Lawsuit
Washington, DC (March 20, 2023) – In a thorough and well-reasoned decision, Judge Terry A. Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has denied government defendants’ motion to dismiss in State of Missouri, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Calls for Supreme Court to Review Unconstitutional FDIC ALJ Tenure Protections
Washington, DC (March 6, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, has filed an amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court to review a case, Calcutt v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, that challenges the tenure protections enjoyed by FDIC’s administrative law judges (ALJs). In its brief, NCLA argues that the U.S. Court of Appeals…
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NCLA Asks Second Circuit to Strike Down New Ethics Rule Muzzling Connecticut Attorneys’ Speech
Washington, DC (February 27, 2023) – Mario Cerame and Tim Moynahan, two Connecticut-licensed attorneys, are challenging a recently adopted provision of the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct, which imposes a content- and viewpoint-based speech restriction. Rule 8.4(7) defines “professional misconduct” by a Connecticut attorney as including speech that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know…
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In NCLA Win, Fifth Circuit Tosses Back NMFS Rule Trying to Track Charter Boats Without a Warrant
Washington, DC (February 23, 2023) – In a landmark win for charter boat fishermen across the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has set aside a controversial Final Rule issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), which required 24-hour GPS tracking of recreational charter boat fishing vessels and…
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NCLA Warns Dept. of Education that Proposed Student-Loan Plan Lacks Congressional Appropriation
Washington, DC (February 14, 2023) – The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule “Improving Income-Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program” represents the latest effort to achieve through administrative fiat a massive and untargeted cancellation of student-loan debt that elected members of Congress have repeatedly declined to legislate, authorize, or pay…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Supports Doctors’ Suits Against California Law Censoring Covid Medical Advice
Washington, DC (February 10, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of plaintiffs challenging a California law. Assembly Bill 2098 empowers the Medical Board of California to discipline physicians who “disseminate” information regarding Covid-19 that departs from…
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