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Faces of the American Freedom Initiative's Administrative Abuse Project: Howard and Karen Baldwin

August 9, 2020
FreedomWorks recently announced the launch of the American Freedom Initiative (AFI), a collaboration headed by former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker. This project aims to help relieve injustices committed against Americans under the criminal justice system and the regulatory state. As part of this project, we will shine a spotlight on some of the individuals the…
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Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review

August 6, 2020
Universities are pushing back on students’ claims that they are entitled to refunds due to the inadequacy of remote learning, a New York federal judge struck down some federal limits to paid coronavirus leave, and Microsoft has been accused of breaching a lease when it opted not to reopen a store closed down due to the pandemic.…
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NCLA and Gov. Charlie Baker Head to State Supreme Court Over Unlawful COVID-10 Exec. Orders

August 5, 2020
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Plaintiffs File Brief in Challenge to Baker Shutdown Executive Orders

August 4, 2020
The Fiscal Alliance Foundation released the following statement today following the plaintiff’s filing of briefs in the case Dawn Desrosiers, et al. v. Governor Charles D. Baker, the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Governor Charlie Baker’s executive orders shutting down much of the Massachusetts economy through the Civil Defense Act. “This is an important step towards…
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Doctors sue feds for access to hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19

August 4, 2020
A conservative physician group opposed to government interference in medicine is trying to use litigation to free up millions of doses of hydroxychloroquine in government stockpiles, joining other plaintiffs who hope to convince courts to reverse COVID-19 policies they oppose. The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons is suing the Food and Drug Administration, accusing…
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Mass. Gov. Overstepped With Virus Orders, Top Court Told

August 4, 2020
Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker applied the wrong law and illegally picked “winners and losers” when he shut down certain businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s top court was told Tuesday by a group seeking to invalidate the emergency orders. The New Civil Liberties Alliance — suing on behalf of two hair salons, a tanning salon…
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