Why “Administrative Static”?

In the podcast’s pilot episode, hosts Mark Chenoweth and John (“Vec”) Vecchione of the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a nonpartisan civil rights group, explain what to expect from this irreverent new legal affairs podcast. Administrative Static will expose the unlawful side of administrative power, decry federal and state agency abuses of your civil liberties, and discuss the best legal arguments for fighting back. They also break down what kinds of segments you can expect from the show moving forward.

Something’s Fishy in the Gulf

NCLA has filed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Commerce, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”), and the National Marine Fisheries Service for imposing an unlawful and unconstitutional 24-hour GPS surveillance regime without a warrant against the fishing industry. These agencies are trying to force charter boats and companies that take customers fishing and sightseeing in the Gulf of Mexico to purchase a vessel monitoring system. Federal agencies will use the VMS tracking devices to monitor boats’ movements and whereabouts on the water, even when they are not using their federal permits to fish. John Vecchione explains why the agencies have overreached. 

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