United States courts of appeals

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear NCLA Case Against ATF’s Unilateral Bump-Stock Ban

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Friday, November 3, 2023

Today, the Court granted the government’s request for a writ of certiorari in NCLA’s challenge to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ unilateral bump-stock ban.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Court granted the government’s request for a writ of certiorari in NCLA’s challenge to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ unilateral bump-stock ban.
  • Garland v. Cargill will be NCLA’s fourth case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in under 2 years.
  • As these cases show, we will fight all the way to the Supreme Court to protect civil liberties from federal agencies’ attacks.
  • We are confident the U.S. Supreme Court will right this wrong for Michael Cargill and all Americans.”

NCLA Petitions en Banc Sixth Circuit to Halt Government-Directed Social Media Censorship

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

asking an en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, or the three-judge panel, to rehear the case and halt the government’s unconstitutional assault on free speech.

Key Points: 
  • asking an en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, or the three-judge panel, to rehear the case and halt the government’s unconstitutional assault on free speech.
  • Biden Administration officials, including some within the Department of Health and Human Services, have violated the First Amendment by directing social media companies to censor viewpoints that conflict with the government’s Covid-19 messaging.
  • The en banc Sixth Circuit should correct the panel’s error and allow the Changizi plaintiffs to continue their lawsuit seeking to put a stop to the government’s extensive social media censorship activities.
  • We urge the Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, or the panel itself, to rehear the case and correct this error.”

Kayla Oliver Joins Austin Office of Appellate Firm Alexander Dubose & Jefferson

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Monday, October 30, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas appellate firm Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP (ADJ) is pleased to announce the addition of Kayla Oliver to the firm's Austin office.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas appellate firm Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP (ADJ) is pleased to announce the addition of Kayla Oliver to the firm's Austin office.
  • She currently teaches an advanced appellate writing course as an adjunct professor of legal writing at the University of Texas School of Law.
  • Before joining ADJ, Ms. Oliver founded Law Review, LLC, a legal writing consulting firm that offers editing, drafting and coaching services to lawyers in state and federal courts across the country.
  • "I am thrilled at the opportunity to practice with the attorneys of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson," said Ms. Oliver.

Prominent Black Attorney, Zulu Ali, Wins Landmark Case in U.S. Federal Court of Appeals on Claims Under the United Nations Convention Against Torture

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Consequently, Blancas Hermosillo was denied a hearing and never had the opportunity to fully present his case in light of his expression of fear.

Key Points: 
  • Consequently, Blancas Hermosillo was denied a hearing and never had the opportunity to fully present his case in light of his expression of fear.
  • The court agreed with attorney Ali and remanded the case with instructions to provide a hearing under the United Nations Convention Against Torture before a judge.
  • The decision establishes the standard as to the right to present a claim under the United Nations Convention Against Torture before a judge.
  • Persons seeking protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture, like my client Mr. Blancos Hermosillo, have long been denied their rights.

Unjust Legal Marathon Ends for Varsity Blues Defendant John Wilson; Sets the Record Straight In and Outside the Courtroom

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Friday, September 29, 2023

He made legal donations similar to what tens of thousands of other parents give each year to schools including the University of Southern California ("USC").

Key Points: 
  • He made legal donations similar to what tens of thousands of other parents give each year to schools including the University of Southern California ("USC").
  • The recent Fair Admissions U.S. Supreme Court case showed that Harvard has given donor families an average 700% boost in admission rates.
  • This practice is historically common at many universities for qualified applicants, and is still in use today.
  • John Wilson did not commit fraud, he did not bribe any universities, and he did not partake in a grand conspiracy.

NCLA Encourages en Banc Third Circuit to End Viewpoint-Based Discrimination in Penn. Ethics Rule

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief in Greenberg v. Lehocky, calling on the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to topple this Rule.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief in Greenberg v. Lehocky, calling on the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to topple this Rule.
  • Rule 8.4(g) prohibits speech that expresses disparaging views of another person based on any of 11 listed characteristics but permits laudatory comments on the same subjects.
  • The Third Circuit panel reversed the district court, ruling that Mr. Greenberg lacked standing to challenge the Rule.
  • Representing two Connecticut-based attorneys, NCLA recently presented oral argument at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a First Amendment challenge to a similar Connecticut ethics rule.

Best Lawyers has named Timothy J. Mullins as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition)

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

TROY, Mich. and DETROIT, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Timothy J. Mullins as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition).

Key Points: 
  • TROY, Mich. and DETROIT, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Timothy J. Mullins as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition).
  • The current, 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2024) is based on more than 16.1 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
  • The lawyers being honored as "The Best Lawyers in America" are highlighted as the top legal talent in America.
  • We would like to congratulate Timothy J. Mullins on being selected for The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition).

Arias Sanguinetti Dallas Attorney Victorious in Ongoing Civil Rights Matter

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Friday, September 8, 2023

DALLAS, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Matthew Kita, Of Counsel at Arias Sanguinetti based in Dallas, TX, was victorious in an ongoing civil rights case in a venue that is often unsympathetic to police shooting claims.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Matthew Kita, Of Counsel at Arias Sanguinetti based in Dallas, TX, was victorious in an ongoing civil rights case in a venue that is often unsympathetic to police shooting claims.
  • When the man saw the officer and his sister in his house, he violently attacked them both.
  • The officer shot and killed the mentally ill individual, leading the family to sue the officer, alleging the officer's actions were unconstitutional and a civil rights violation.
  • Complicating the case further, after the family sued, the sister of the deceased man died herself of natural causes.

NCLA Amicus Brief Calls on Fifth Circuit to End FCC’s Unlawful Control over Universal Service Fund

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

This vague standard does not provide an adequate “intelligible principle” to limit FCC’s delegation of legislative power under the Constitution’s Vesting Clause.

Key Points: 
  • This vague standard does not provide an adequate “intelligible principle” to limit FCC’s delegation of legislative power under the Constitution’s Vesting Clause.
  • NCLA released the following statements:
    “The Constitution is clear when it says that the taxing and spending power is vested in Congress.
  • Here, Congress gave the FCC a blank check with no rules—abdicating its power to bureaucrats who are accountable to no one.
  • Such broad and vague delegations cut out Congress and leave the American public at the mercy of power-hungry agencies.”

NCLA Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down CFPB’s Unconstitutional Funding Method

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Monday, July 10, 2023

Washington, D.C., July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operates with an illegitimate funding method, outside of direct Congressional control.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, D.C., July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operates with an illegitimate funding method, outside of direct Congressional control.
  • However, the Supreme Court should recognize that Congress did not have the right to divest itself of power over CFPB’s budget under the Appropriations Clause in Article I of the Constitution.
  • In October, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit correctly reached that conclusion in CFSA v. CFPB.
  • Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has since issued a decision upholding CFPB’s funding structure in CFPB v. Law Offices of Crystal Moroney, creating a circuit split that NCLA asks the Supreme Court to resolve in CFSA’s favor.