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Two NCLA Amicus Briefs in Third and Tenth Circuits Challenge Judicial Deference to U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Guidelines Commentary
Washington, DC (April 22, 2020) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group today filed amicus briefs in two similar cases, U.S. v. Malik Nasir and U.S. v. Daniel Lovato, urging federal courts to re-examine those circuits’ treatment of “Stinson Deference.” These cases present an opportunity for the U.S. Courts of Appeals in the Third and…
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Ten Amici Curiae Join NCLA’s First Amendment Challenge to SEC’s Gag Rule
Washington, DC (April 21, 2020) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group would like to thank four (4) prominent First Amendment scholars and six (6) public interest groups who have filed in support of NCLA’s opening brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The briefs amici curiae…
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NCLA Challenges Constitutional Flaws in Arizona Dep’t of Child Safety’s Administrative Process
Washington, DC (April 15, 2020) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed a reply brief today in Maricopa County Superior Court on behalf of client Phillip B. NCLA’s brief exposes inherent problems with DCS’s (Arizona Department of Child Safety) unconstitutional administrative-review scheme, which violates due process by stacking the deck…
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NCLA Takes Former Xerox CFO’s Case Against SEC ‘Gag Rule’ to Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Washington, DC (April 13, 2020) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed its opening brief Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on behalf of client Barry Romeril, the former Chief Financial Officer of Xerox. The appeal seeks reversal of the district court’s decision to deny…
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NCLA Sues USDA for Violating Federal Advisory Committee Act in Developing RFID Tech Mandate
Washington, DC (April 6, 2020) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan nonprofit civil rights group, filed an amended complaint today against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for violations of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). NCLA represents the trade association R-CALF USA (Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal…
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NCLA Urges AZ District Court to Reverse Tentative Ruling Against Body Camera Co.
Washington, DC (March 31, 2020) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights organization filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in support of Axon Enterprise Inc. in the body camera company’s fight to keep its constitutional claims against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in federal court. NCLA’s brief…
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