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...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | May 14, 2020 | Mark Chenoweth, Opinion
U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan disregarded two controlling precedents from higher courts with his decision to appoint John Gleeson as amicus curiae in the U.S. v. Michael Flynn case this week. Judicial conduct similar to J. Sullivan’s in these prior, far...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Apr 28, 2020 | Opinion
I’m under federal investigation for making a joke on Twitter. In June 2019, employees at the left-liberal Vox Media Inc. walked off the job demanding a new collective bargaining agreement. As the publisher of a conservative website, the Federalist, I found the clash...
