The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) is a right-wing policy and litigation shop that focuses on dismantling effective government and protections that make communities safer. NCLA has a history of filing suits aimed at dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission — two key federal agencies that protect people from fraud and unfair financial practices.
Koch Network
Billionaire Charles Koch is a major funder of NCLA. NCLA’s president previously served as in-house counsel for Koch Industries; the Charles Koch Foundation provided $1 million of the $1.6 million NCLA raised in its first year of operation, and the Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute gave NCLA a total of $5 million from 2017 to 2021. The New Civil Liberties Alliance is also an associate member of the Koch-linked State Policy Network.
Leonard Leo
Leonard Leo is an arch right-wing operative who has amassed a fortune through a web of dark money organizations he has used to radically transform the judiciary. Leonard Leo’s 85 Fund gave $1 million to NCLA in 2020.
