by NCLA | Dec 27, 2018 | In the News
Michael P. DeGrandis, Las Cruces Sun- News “I’m Just a Bill” is an iconic episode from the 1970s Schoolhouse Rock educational series. The catchy tune taught us how a bill becomes a law where he “wait(s) in line, with a lot of other bills” for the executive to sign. It...
by NCLA | Nov 14, 2018 | Opinion
“Groucho Marx once resigned membership from the Friars Club quipping, “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” Imagine Groucho’s dismay had the club been compelled to disclose his membership to the government! That is exactly what...
by NCLA | Oct 5, 2018 | Case Documents
Brief of the New Civil Liberties Alliance as Amicus Curiae in Support of the Petition for Rehearsing En Banc The plaintiff has capably and powerfully explained why rehearing en banc is warranted: The panel applied a diluted rendition of “exacting scrutiny” that cannot...
by NCLA | Aug 8, 2018 | Opinion
Written by Michael P. DeGrandis In the 1996 cinematic comedy Mars Attacks, Martians destroy Congress, prompting President James Dale (played by Jack Nicholson) to reassure the country by saying, “I want the people to know that they still have two out of three...