Unwritten Law
Unwritten Law
Podcast Description
Unwritten Law is a podcast hosted by Mark Chenoweth and John Vecchione, brought to you by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA). This show dives deep into the world of unlawful administrative power, exposing how bureaucrats operate outside the bounds of written law through informal guidance, regulatory “dark matter,” and unconstitutional agency overreach.
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The podcast focuses on topics related to administrative law, constitutional rights, and legal challenges against government overreach. Episodes cover themes such as the constitutionality of vaccine mandates, the IRS's warrantless searches of financial records, and the implications of a case against the National Park Service’s regulations. Specific episode examples include discussions on Health Freedom Defense Fund v. Carvalho, Harper v. IRS, and the implications of Loper Bright and Relentless rulings on agency power.

Unwritten Law is a podcast hosted by Mark Chenoweth and John Vecchione, brought to you by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA). This show dives deep into the world of unlawful administrative power, exposing how bureaucrats operate outside the bounds of written law through informal guidance, regulatory “dark matter,” and unconstitutional agency overreach.
Mark Chenoweth and John Vecchione welcome NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Russ Ryan for a jaw-dropping judicial-ethics cases.
A Texas judge—currently presiding over a live case—has written three novels featuring characters bearing striking resemblance of herself and on one of the actual litigants before her. The fictional version of the real-life businessman is cast as a villain.
The case is Dondero v. Jernigan, raising fundamental questions about impartiality.
Russ walks through the surreal facts and NCLA’s concise but impactful amicus brief urging the Court to fix the problem.
This is an episode you do not want to miss.

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