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Group Says NLRB Ruling Over Musk Tweet Ignored Free Speech Rights

The New Civil Liberties Alliance in an amicus brief told the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the NLRB’s March order directing Tesla to require Musk to delete the 2018 tweet was part of a shift at the agency toward disregarding employers’ free-speech rights and ignoring the context around allegedly coercive statements. Read the full articleTweetShareShare0 Shares
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NCLA's Case Against GMU's Unconstitutional Mandatory Vaccination Policy for Naturally Immune People

NCLA Litigation Counsel Jenin Younes joins Richmond’s Morning Show with John Reid on WRVA to discuss NCLA’s case against George Mason University and their unconstitutional reopening policy for the Fall 2021 semester. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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George Mason University Professor Sues Over Vaccine Mandate, Cites His ‘Natural Immunity’

A George Mason University law professor sued the university over its COVID-19 requirements, asserting that he has natural immunity to the coronavirus and does not need the vaccine. Todd Zywicki, the professor, filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia earlier this month, alleging the school’s policy regarding the coronavirus pandemic violates his…
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Texas Judge Shoots Down Challenge to SEC 'Gag Order'

A Texas federal judge denied a former defendant’s bid to lift what his lawyers called a “gag order” in his settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of Fort Worth said there had been no change in the law or violation of due process to justify modifying Christopher Novinger…
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Chamber Says NLRB Tesla Case Shows Union Speech Bias

A National Labor Relations Board ruling that Tesla CEO Elon Musk unlawfully discouraged unionizing in a tweet violates the First Amendment and signifies a trend toward the board favoring union speech over employer speech, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has argued in the Fifth Circuit. Published in Law360 TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Fed Circ Upholds VA Cutoff on Resuming Disability Benefits

Partially disabled veterans whose benefits are suspended when they are recalled to active duty are not automatically entitled to benefits once their tours of duty end, a divided federal appeals court held. In a 2-1 decision Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a Veterans Affairs regulation under which the veteran…
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