by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, John J. Vecchione
NCLA has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of housing providers who have been frozen out of state court under penalty of criminal sanction by the Center of Disease Control’s unlawful order preventing access to courts to recover property when a tenant...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Apr 1, 2021 | Adi Dynar, Blog
Must federal courts defer to a state agency’s interpretation of federal law? Two Eighth Circuit judges say yes. Eleven Ninth Circuit judges largely ignore the issue. Only Eighth Circuit’s Judge David Stras says no. Judge Stras is right. The Eighth Circuit has...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 26, 2021 | Blog, Harriet Hageman
On International Women’s Day, President Joe Biden issued an executive order “direct[ing] the Department of Education (ED) to review all of its existing regulations, orders, guidance, and policies” for the ostensible purpose of “guarantee[ing] an...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog, Michael P. DeGrandis
We just observed the first anniversary of “15 days to flatten the curve.” Since then, we’ve learned at least two important lessons. First, there’s no quick fix to flattening an infection curve. Second, the virus may be more resilient than our civil liberties....
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog, Kara Rollins
Photo: NCLA client Lisa Milice and her baby As I have recently found out, there are many things to worry about as a new or expecting parent. The joy of welcoming a new life into the world can easily be eclipsed by a wide range of concerns. Not to mention, the nearly...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog, Peggy Little
An important case will be heard this term at the Supreme Court out of the Ninth Circuit—and the stakes could not be higher. Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra challenges a California Office of Attorney General’s lawless demand for non-profits’ donor...