NCLA Amicus Brief in NY Case Against Trump Explains Why NY's Executive Law Violates Free Speech

Washington, D.C., Aug. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance, together with its founder Professor Philip Hamburger, filed an amicus curiae brief in New York v. Donald Trump. NCLA and Prof. Hamburger ask the First Appellate Department of the New York Supreme Court to hold unconstitutional, on First Amendment grounds, a statute that New York Attorney General Letitia James is using to prosecute former President Trump for alleged fraud. Unlike common law fraud, New York Executive ...