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Federal safety rule on baby cushions goes too far, contradicts Trump agenda, legal group claims

March 14, 2025
FIRST ON FOX: A baby products manufacturer is challenging a new federal regulation as overly broad and contrary to President Donald Trump‘s agenda of reigning in three-letter agencies and commissions. New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed suit Thursday in Washington, D.C. against the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a new federal safety standard for infant support cushions. NCLA,…
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Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

March 6, 2025
Believe it or not, there’s still important litigation happening that doesn’t involve President Donald Trump, and the proof exists in this month’s circuit court calendars. During the remaining weeks of March, arguments will explore numerous high-profile topics, including a law firm’s severe punishment for alleged misconduct in 9/11 litigation and a judicial rebuke of Trader…
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NCLA Urges Fifth Circuit to Uphold Injunction Against Corporate Transparency Act

March 4, 2025
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) has filed an amicus curiae brief in Texas Top Cop Shop v. Bondi, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This action follows the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s announcement that it will not…
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Muni Bond Overseer Faces Constitutional Challenge

March 4, 2025
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Some in the financial industry are now trying to ensure the regulator doesn’t make it to 51. The MSRB has spent most of its existence in relative obscurity, despite a vast remit overseeing the $4 trillion muni bond market. But a recent lawsuit…
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Defaming Businesses Doesn't Protect Consumers

February 28, 2025
Richard Trumka, a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced in April 2024 that major retailers, including Target and Walmart, would stop selling weighted baby swaddles. Trumka had sent letters to companies using his official CPSC letterhead, falsely insinuating that the Commission had determined the product to be unsafe and associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Dreamland Baby, a popular…
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Trump Labor Department appeals ruling that blocked Biden overtime pay rule

February 28, 2025
The Trump administration on Friday moved to revive a Biden-era U.S. Department of Labor regulation that would have extended mandatory overtime pay to 4 million salaried workers but has been struck down by two judges. The Labor Department filed a notice of appeal in Lubbock, Texas, federal court of U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings’ December ruling…
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