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We are building a broad coalition of legal practitioners in the fight against the abuses of the Administrative State. To that end, we aim to provide you with the tools and resources necessary to defend your clients’ core constitutional rights.
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Ginsburg-Scalia Fellowship
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia defended civil liberties from opposite ends of the jurisprudential spectrum. Their legendary friendship glowed as a beacon of collegiality in a world increasingly clouded by partisan rancor. To perpetuate their legacy and foster a culture of civility, the New Civil Liberties Alliance founded the Ginsburg-Scalia Fellowship, a prestigious summer program for select law students exploring the denial of our core constitutional rights—freedom of expression, freedom of association, religious liberty, due process, jury trial, and freedom from unreasonable search—by the Administrative State.
Judges are encouraged to urge their future clerks and clerkship candidates to become Ginsburg-Scalia Fellows. And if you are a student looking to clerk for an Article III judge, the Ginsburg-Scalia Fellowship will serve as excellent preparation.
Fellows who complete the program receive an honorarium of $1,000.
NCLA Is Hiring
The New Civil Liberties Alliance is proud to be fighting the good fight on behalf of hero clients willing to stand up to the Administrative State. We’re looking for dynamic professionals who believe in our mission and want to make a real impact pursuing cutting-edge constitutional cases. Ever wondered what it might feel like to wake up every morning excited to join the fight on behalf of the good guys? Join us and find out!
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Chevron Bias
Phillip Hamburger
Chevron requires judges to defer to agency interpretations of statutes and justifies this on a theory of statutory authorization for agencies. This Article, however, points to a pair of constitutional questions about the role of judges—questions concerning independent judgment and systemic bias that have not yet been adequately asked, let alone answered.