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NCLA and Mackinac Center Challenge Unlawful Extensions of Federal Student Loan Deferments
Washington, DC (April 19, 2023) – The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed “Non-Compete Clause Rule” would ban the use of non-compete clauses as “an unfair method of competition.” The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed a Comment today objecting to FTC’s attempt to federalize state contract law with virtually no…
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NCLA Comment Warns Against FTC’s Novel Assertion of Power in Proposed Non-Compete Rule
Washington, DC (April 19, 2023) – The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed “Non-Compete Clause Rule” would ban the use of non-compete clauses as “an unfair method of competition.” The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed a Comment today objecting to FTC’s attempt to federalize state contract law with virtually no…
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Victory! U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Federal District Courts Have Jurisdiction to Hear Challenges to Unconstitutional Aspects of Federal Agencies’ Administrative Proceedings
Washington, DC (April 14, 2023) – In an historic ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court this morning held that Texas Accountant Michelle Cochran has the right to challenge the constitutionality of her Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) removal protections in federal court before undergoing an administrative adjudication. Writing unanimously for the Court, Justice Kagan’s opinion stated, “The…
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Watch: The Punishment Is the Process – Administrative Law Judge Proceedings Are Unconstitutional
Washington, DC (April 14, 2023) – Michelle Cochran’s daughters were little girls when she decided to start the seven-year uphill journey against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clear her name. The targets of SEC’s administrative enforcement proceedings do not have the rights available to defendants in civil court proceedings. They lack rights to…
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NCLA Amicus Brief Blasts FDIC for Depriving Ex-CEO of Jury Trial Rights in Enforcement Action
Washington, DC (April 10, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed an amicus curiae brief in Burgess v. FDIC, et al. Friday evening. NCLA urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to redress the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) unlawful enforcement action against Cornelius Campbell…
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NCLA Challenges IG Committee’s Structure and Illegal Interference with Inspector General Operations
Washington, DC (April 4, 2023) – For three years, Joseph V. Cuffari, a Presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed Inspector General (IG) has been endlessly harassed and had his office’s resources drained by a series of baseless inquiries headed by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency’s (CIGIE) Integrity Committee (IC). IGs are designed by…
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