by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Dec 20, 2019 | In the News
A New Jersey lawyer who operates a debt-collection service has sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying the agency is unconstitutional and has harassed her firm and its clients by seeking privileged communications. Read the full article here.
by NCLA | Dec 16, 2019 | Case Documents
The precedent of this Court does not compel an out- come for either side. Although decisions such as Humph- rey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935), and Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988), approved statutes that insulate administrative officers from...
by NCLA | Dec 16, 2019 | Press Releases
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...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Dec 10, 2019 | In the News
The Supreme Court should decline an appeal by married movie producers who say witness testimony suffices as proof they timely mailed a tax refund request because they didn’t follow IRS rules requiring supporting documentation, the U.S. has told the court. Read...
by nclaadmin | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog
On Friday, November 15, D.C. Circuit Judges Srinivasan, Katsas, and Rao heard oral arguments in Joe Fleming, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, No. 17-1246, which challenges the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Administrative Law Judges’ appointments and tenure...