by Joseph Pimentel | Jun 27, 2019 | Blog, Caleb Kruckenberg
The problem with the Fourth Amendment is that it doesn’t really say what we want it to say. It “secure[s]” the “right of the people” “against unreasonable searches and seizures[.]” But it doesn’t say anything about our privacy. While courts have spent most of the last...
by Joseph Pimentel | Jun 26, 2019 | Press Releases
Court Must Stop Relying on Stare Decisis Crutch to Prop Up Problematic PrecedentWashington, D.C. — Today’s Supreme Court decision in Kisor v. Wilkie grants temporary victory to combat veteran James Kisor but nevertheless keeps Auer deference intact. Although the facts...
by Joseph Pimentel | Jun 26, 2019 | In the News
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Gundy v. United States disappointed some observers who were hoping that the Court would use the case to reinvigorate the nondelegation doctrine. Instead, the Court upheld the federal government’s authority under the Sex Offender...
by Joseph Pimentel | Jun 25, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — The New Civil Liberties Alliance submitted a public comment today in response to the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s proposed Labeling Modernization Rule. In TTB’s attempt to reform the overly burdensome Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) system...
by Joseph Pimentel | Jun 20, 2019 | In the News
Never one to miss a chance to kick the SEC, the celebrity billionaire signed on to an amicus brief, this one filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by a team from Paul Hastings.Mark Cuban knows how to hold a grudge.Written by Jenna GreeneOriginally...
