NCLA to Fifth Circuit: BASE Jumpers Need Not Risk Prison to Challenge NPS Criminal Ban in Court
August 12, 2026
August 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release:
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NCLA to Fifth Circuit: BASE Jumpers Need Not Risk Prison to Challenge NPS Criminal Ban in Court
Congress unconstitutionally delegated criminal lawmaking power to the National Park Service (NPS), allowing the agency to decide what constitutes a criminal offense within the 85 million acres of public land it oversees. For decades, NPS has used this power to crimina . . .
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NCLA to Fifth Circuit: BASE Jumpers Need Not Risk Prison to Challenge NPS Criminal Ban in Court
Congress unconstitutionally delegated criminal lawmaking power to the National Park Service (NPS), allowing the agency to decide what constitutes a criminal offense within the 85 million acres of public land it oversees. For decades, NPS has used this power to crimina . . .