National Citizens Legal Network

The National Citizens Legal Network (NCLN), a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization "dedicated, in part, to educating the public on important public policy issues", is a project of Citizens United. Michael Boos is NCLN's legal director.

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Mission

The NCLN "focuses on issues related to constitutional law, the original intent of the Founding Fathers, the overall process of present-day government and the containment of federal regulatory power," the Citizens United website states.

Projects

"NCLN has published materials and participated in court cases on an array of topics including: free speech, freedom of association, privacy rights, the right to keep and bear arms, constitutional limits on federal power, separation of powers, due process, and the constitutionally permissible means by which the decennial census may be conducted for purposes of congressional apportionment."

Activities

For the Fall/October 1997 session of the U.S. Supreme Court, NCLN filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Michael G. New, Petitioner, v. William D. Cohen [sic], Secretary of Defense, et al.

• Note: William Sebastian Cohen was Secretary of Defense.

In the brief, the Citizens United Foundation described itself as "a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization established to conduct research and to inform and educate the public on a variety of issues of national importance, including issues related to sovereignty, separation of powers, the original intent of the Framers and the correct interpretation of the United States Constitution."

Contact information

1006 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202 547-5420
Toll-Free: 800 362-4788
FAX: 202 547-5421
URL: http://www.citizensunited.org/