Who Can Challenge the White House Ballroom?
The Supreme Court has allowed construction of the new White House ballroom to continue—but the Court's 5–4 decision turned largely on a threshold question: Who actually has standing to challenge it?
On this episode of Unwritten Law, NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel John Vecchione is joined by NCLA ...
A Win for the Right to Self-Defense at a Maryland Synagogue
NCLA has won an important preliminary victory for members of the Silver Spring Jewish Center who want to protect their congregation.
In this episode of Unwritten Law, NCLA President and Chief Legal Officer Mark Chenoweth and Senior Litigation Counsel John Vecchione are joined by Senior Litigation...
A New Supreme Court Ruling Could Spell Trouble for the SEC’s CAT
The SEC's Consolidated Audit Trail collects information on virtually every stock-market transaction in the United States, creating an enormous database that regulators can search for suspicious activity without first identifying a particular person or crime.
NCLA has long argued that this mass co...
Judge Newman's Fight Takes a Major Turn After 3 Years
After more than three years, Judge Pauline Newman's judicial conduct and disability proceeding has been transferred out of the Federal Circuit.
It's a significant and unprecedented development in a case that NCLA has been fighting since 2023.
On this episode of Unwritten Law, NCLA Senior Litigati...
Jack Smith, Secret Subpoenas, and Senator Blackburn's Phone Records
What happens when a federal investigator secretly obtains a U.S. senator's phone records—and prevents her from challenging the search?
NCLA has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Senator Marsha Blackburn against former Special Counsel Jack Smith, challenging his acquisition of her telephone records dur...
Can the SEC Block Your Right to a Jury Trial?
Can the government deny you a jury trial—and then refuse to let you challenge that denial in federal court?
NCLA is asking the Supreme Court to hear Smith v. SEC, a case challenging the constitutional limits of administrative adjudication and the procedural barriers that can prevent Americans fro...
Federal Judges Cannot Shield U.S. Attorneys from Presidential Removal
Can the president fire a federal prosecutor appointed by judges?
That's the constitutional question at the center of Trump v. Rogoff, a dispute now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
After federal judges appointed Roger Rogoff as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wash...
Federal Agency Bans Lobbyist Who Challenged Its Chairman
A longtime Washington lobbyist raises concerns with a federal agency, takes those concerns to the White House, and nearly a year later finds himself banned from the agency's offices.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) labeled Edward Krenik a “credible threat” to agency personnel and op...
Corner Post: A Small Gas Station Takes Down a Federal Reserve Rule
A small North Dakota gas station challenged a Federal Reserve regulation that had been on the books before the business even existed. After winning a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2024, Corner Post's challenge has now resulted in another major victory.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth ...
Trump's New York Fraud Case Raises First Amendment Concerns
Can New York punish someone for an inaccurate business statement even when no one was deceived, no one relied on it, and no one suffered a financial loss?
That's the First Amendment issue NCLA is raising in the New York civil fraud case against President Donald Trump.
NCLA has submitted an amicus...
