Press Releases
In NCLA Victory, Fifth Circuit Expands Injunction Against Government Social Media Censorship
Washington, DC (October 3, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Plaintiffs’ petition for a panel rehearing and added the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to its preliminary injunction in Missouri v. Biden, barring the White ...
In NCLA Victory, Gov. Newsom Repeals California Law Censoring Doctors’ Covid-19 Medical Advice
Washington, DC (October 2, 2023) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to repeal a law that would have subjected physicians to discipline for sharing information that departs from the “contemporary scientific consensus” on Covid-19 with their patients. NCLA ...
NCLA Asks Tenth Circuit to Scrap CPSC’s Unlawful, Nonsensical Magnet Ban
Washington, DC (September 29, 2023) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently adopted a “magnet safety standard” for non-toy products that broadly bans hobby magnets for adults, relying on flawed studies and failing to account for magnets’ benefits or the ...
NCLA Amicus Brief Asks Appeals Court to Nix NY Law Dictating Social Media Sites’ Speech Policies
Washington, DC (September 27, 2023) — A New York state law would force social media companies to create and display a policy on their websites detailing how they will respond to “hate speech” on their platforms. The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae ...
SEC Surrenders to NCLA Client Michelle Cochran in Wake of Her Unanimous Supreme Court Win
Washington, DC (September 27, 2023) — While bravely battling the Securities and Exchange Commission for nearly seven-and-a-half long years, NCLA client Michelle Cochran turned her administrative enforcement ordeal into a nightmare for the agency. Now her ordeal will be ...
NCLA Will Appeal Fed. Circuit Judicial Council’s Unlawful Order to Suspend Hon. Pauline Newman
Washington, DC (September 20, 2023) – In a damaging blow to judicial independence, the Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit today ordered the suspension of active circuit judge, the Hon. Pauline Newman, from hearing new cases for at least a year. This suspension comes on ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hon. Pauline Newman Passes Medical Evaluation with Flying Colors, Forensic Psychiatrist Says
Washington, DC (September 7, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has released a forensic psychiatrist’s report detailing the clinical evaluation of the Hon. Pauline Newman, whose fellow judges are unlawfully attempting to oust her from a constitutionally appointed ...
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 ...
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