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NCLA Lawsuit Says CFPB Is Funded Unconstitutionally—Congress Cannot Divest Legislative Power

Washington, DC (December 19, 2019)​ – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a ​lawsuit​ in the U.S.District Court for the Southern District of New York challenging the funding mechanism for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as unconstitutional. Specifically, NCLA alleges that Congress unlawfully divested its legislative appropriations power when it gave CFPB the…
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Amicus Curiae Brief of the New Civil Liberties Alliance in Support of Petitioner

Washington, DC – Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting the Petitioner in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Petitioner in this case asks whether Congress has the authority to vest executive authority in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an independent agency led by a…
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NCLA Asks Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Halt Unconstitutional SEC Hearing

Washington, DC— The New Civil Liberties Alliance today filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit asking it to enjoin an administrative proceeding by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) against NCLA’s clients, Ray Lucia and the Raymond J. Lucia Companies, Inc. Specifically, NCLA wants the Ninth Circuit to…
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Watch: NCLA Video Exposes Injustice Behind SEC’s Administrative Hearings

Washington, DC (November 22, 2019) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance today released a video putting a human face on the endless litigation journey that many Americans, like single mother Michelle Cochran, are put through by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC is trying to force NCLA’s client to submit to serial invalid…
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U.S. Courts Must Not Ignore How the SEC Gag Rule Violates Americans’ First Amendment Rights

Washington, DC (November 18, 2019) — Barry D. Romeril is being held hostage by the U.S Securities andExchange Commission’s “Gag” Rule—a little-known administrative tool meant to silence people for liferegarding any agency case brought against them. The New Civil Liberties Alliance represents Mr. Romeril, aformer Chief Financial Officer of Xerox, who after more than 16…
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Eight Amici Join NCLA’s Cert. Petition With the Supreme Court to Nix Brand X Deference

WASHINGTON, DC, October 31, 2019 – The New Civil Liberties Alliance is grateful for theoverwhelming support our Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court hasreceived. The petition seeks to overturn the so-called Brand X doctrine. Amici curiae, or friendsof the Court, submitted briefs urging the Court to hear NCLA’s case representing…
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