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 | Nov 25, 2020 | Blog, Michael P. DeGrandis
https://nclalegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-24-Thanksgiving-Blog-2020-DeGrandis-480p.mp4 Hello! I’m Michael DeGrandis. I’m Senior Litigation Counsel at the New Civil Liberties Alliance, and this is a special Thanksgiving Edition of my blog...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Aug 27, 2020 | Mark Chenoweth, Michael P. DeGrandis, Opinion
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29, 2020 decision in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fixed a glaring constitutional defect in the way Congress structured the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). “[D]eviat[ing] from the structure...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Aug 20, 2020 | Blog, Michael P. DeGrandis
Yesterday, the Southern District of New York validated a (defective, IMHO) civil investigative demand (CID)—an administrative subpoena for documents and information—from NCLA’s client, the Law Offices of Crystal Moroney, P.C. It did so over a number of objections, the...
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...
