by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jun 1, 2020 | Michael P. DeGrandis, Opinion
The Governor’s Executive Order shutting down “non-essential” businesses and organizations has been in place since March 24. While Gov. Charlie Baker has modified the order and eased some of his restrictions, that doesn’t legitimize them. His orders are not laws...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | May 7, 2020 | Blog, Michael P. DeGrandis
In one context or another, we’ve all chuckled at the witticism: “It’s better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission.” And why not? It’s funny and ironic because it’s vaguely subversive and there’s a kernel of truth to it. But I’ve noticed there are two...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog, Michael P. DeGrandis
The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a new regulation to “promote more efficient resolution of hearings.” The Procedural Streamlining of Administrative Hearings Rule, as the FCC calls it, claims that none of its hearings require oral testimony....
by nclaadmin | Oct 17, 2019 | Blog, Michael P. DeGrandis
Ah, the games bureaucrats play. They most often resemble Twister, of course: How well can you contort yourself to follow an agency’s myriad of guidance and regulations? But many of their games are more insidious, implicating fundamental rights including freedoms of...
by nclaadmin | Oct 10, 2019 | Michael P. DeGrandis, Opinion
President Donald Trump just announced two executive orders to rein in unlawful administrative state action. The first order declares that its goal is “to ensure that Americans are subject to only those binding rules imposed through duly enacted statutes or...
by nclaadmin | Aug 27, 2019 | Blog, Michael P. DeGrandis
Taoism is a Chinese philosophy that is often represented by the yin-yang—a symbol of contrasting opposites in perfect balance with each other. From the Taoist perspective, “day” is only “day” in relationship to the night. In other words, all things are...
