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SEC Administrative Law Judges are Unconstitutional

December 17, 2020
James Madison once said that the concentration of all government powers in one branch is “the very definition of tyranny.” Yet, today, administrative agencies regularly exercise all three of those powers. They issue rules with the force of law. They enforce laws. And they prosecute people through a system of administrative proceedings before administrative law…
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NJ Landlords Sue Over COVID-19 Rule On Security Deposits

December 16, 2020
Law360 (December 16, 2020, 4:43 PM EST) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and members of his cabinet were hit with a lawsuit Tuesday by a group of landlords challenging his executive order allowing tenants to use their security deposits to cover back rent during the COVID-19 crisis. The lawsuit contends the governor does not…
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Pandemics can’t be fought by committee

December 15, 2020
When it comes to a public-health crisis of this magnitude, you can’t fight city hall — in this case the state’s chief executive officer. As expected, the state’s highest court last week upheld Gov. Charlie Baker’s exercise of emergency powers enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the governor’s…
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Illinois Eviction Moratorium Extended to January 2021 for Renters

December 14, 2020
Eviction Moratorium in Illinois Continues through January 11, 2021 In an expected move, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker once again extended the state’s eviction ban for another 30 days on December 11, 2020. The revised executive order defined new financial conditions for individuals covered under the eviction ban when it was unveiled in mid-November of 2020. Renters who…
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Mass. SJC rules against NCLA in Desrosiers v. Baker

December 14, 2020
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rendered its decision in the Desrosiers v. Baker case upholding Governor Baker’s pandemic orders as consistent with the Civil Defense Act (CDA). The order delivers a blow to the plaintiffs who include mom-and-pop businesses, two church pastors; the head of a religious academy, and others. The constitutional rights to due process of law and…
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Families relying on moratorium on some evictions worry about policy expiring Dec. 31

December 10, 2020
Samantha Vernon paid what she could in rent but she was evicted anyway. Landlords say they shouldn’t be forced to foot the bill for the pandemic crisis.   TweetShareShare0 Shares
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