by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 19, 2021 | Opinion, Peggy Little
The first month of President Biden’s administration began with nearly two-score shots across the bow signaling the continued strength of the Leviathan state. In his first days in office, the new President issued 37 executive orders (EOs), more than the Trump and Obama...
by mason.riggs | Jan 29, 2021 | Opinion, Philip Hamburger
Section numbers of federal statutes rarely stir the soul, but one of them, 230, stirs up much fear, for it has seemed to justify censorship. Relying on it, tech companies including Google and Twitter increasingly pull the plug on disfavored posts, websites and even...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Oct 21, 2020 | Opinion, Peggy Little
Imagine Congress enacting a law providing that every trade you or your broker makes in the stock market must be reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission for storage in a government database. This forced surrender is analytically no different from reporting...
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 | Jul 2, 2020 | Mark Chenoweth, Opinion
The novel coronavirus pandemic has many Americans struggling to keep the wolf from the door of their homes and businesses. For Pennsylvanians, the threat has become all the more menacing, because the wolf at their doors is the governor—and the state supreme court just...
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...
