by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Oct 7, 2021 | Blog, Michael P. DeGrandis
In my July 9, 2021 blog post, I examined the nexus between the Declaration of Independence, which pronounced the liberty-to-all principle that chartered the American nation, and the Constitution, which is the vehicle through which the Framers chose to achieve...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Aug 3, 2021 | Covid-19 Articles, Michael P. DeGrandis, Opinion
Aristotle told us that humans are social animals—interaction with each other is essential to our wellbeing. Technology has enabled us to communicate with family, friends, and associates cheaply, easily, and instantaneously around the globe, which is great. But...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog, Michael P. DeGrandis
The Constitution’s separation of powers and nondelegation doctrine aren’t important because they’re functions and products of the structure of constitutional government, ipse dixit. They are important because there’s an existential nexus between constitutional...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog, Covid-19 Articles, 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...
