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You Need a Court Order for That - IRS Seizes Private Financial Information of Cryptocurrency Holders
NCLA
Cryptocurrency use has burst into the mainstream. Once perceived as complex and confusing, digital currency has quickly become a staple asset in many investors’ portfolios. Today, tens of millions of Americans own cryptocurrency as a means to diversify their holdings and improve their financial security. And millions more will buy cryptocurrency in the coming…
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Governor Cuomo’s Unconstitutional Vaccine Passport Program
Covid-19 Articlescategory_listJenin Younescategory_listZoie Mestayer
At the end of March 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he was launching the nation’s only Vaccine Passport Program. In order to gain entry to venues that host large-scale events, including sports stadiums and concert halls, people must scan proof that they have had a COVID-19 vaccine or recently tested negative…
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Main Street Investors Must Push Back Against SEC Power Grab
In the News
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 your shopping to the government, or a requirement that your doctor send your…
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James Madison University’s Title IX Investigation Flouts Due Process Rights
Harriet Hageman
Alyssa Reid began her professional career in the summer of 2012 when James Madison University (JMU) hired her as the Assistant Director of the “Individual Events Team” in the School of Communication. Reid was passionate about education and teaching. She felt especially compelled to help her students craft their own voices to advocate for…
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James Madison University’s Title IX Investigation Deprives Due Process Rights
NCLA
One day you’re an esteemed, award-winning faculty member at James Madison University (JMU). The next, your life has been upended due to a Title IX complaint lodged over a bad breakup. This is what happened to Alyssa Reid. NCLA recently published a video detailing her experience. Alyssa Reid began her professional career in the summer…
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Supreme Court Agrees with NCLA and Cuts Back the FTC’s Power Grab Through Section 13(b)
John J. Vecchione
The Supreme Court in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC vastly cut back the FTC’s ability to freeze and then seize its targets’ assets to the tune of billions of dollars. NCLA filed an amicus brief on behalf of AMG and the Court largely adopted our view of the case. Last week I discussed…
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