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5th Circ. To Scope SEC Agenda In Nasdaq Diversity Rule Fight

August 26, 2022
…The Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment is represented by C. Boyden Gray, Jonathan Berry, R. Trent McCotter, Michael Buschbacher and Jordan Smith of Boyden Gray & Associates. The National Center for Public Policy Research is represented by Margaret Little and Sheng Li of the New Civil Liberties Alliance…Read the full article
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The Brewing Legal Fight Over Biden's Debt Cancellation

August 26, 2022
…John Vecchione of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a group that litigates against the administrative state, told Law360, “We obviously believe that this is huge overreach and illegal activity by the executive. I can’t tell you we have a case, but I suspect that, to the extent that there is litigation, we will attempt to…
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Nasdaq to Defend Board Diversity Push After California Setbacks

August 26, 2022
…California Superior Court judges earlier this year struck down state laws that directed companies based in the state to have women and minority or LGBTQ board members. The scrapping of California’s mandates is a bellwether that shows board diversity regulations struggle under judicial scrutiny, said Peggy Little, senior litigation counsel for the New Civil Liberties…
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Lesh Appeals Convictions, Brief Alleges ‘Overreach’

August 25, 2022
…“This case presents a classic example of Government overreach,” Younes wrote in her summary of argument. “Because authorities considered Appellant a troublemaker, they repeatedly tried to charge him with various offenses that would not stick. The convictions here are fatally flawed, too.”…Read the full article
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Labor Regulation Flouts the Fair Labor Standards Act and Requires Supervisor Making $200,000 to Be Paid Overtime

August 24, 2022
 Did you know you can make over $200,000 a year and still be entitled to overtime pay? In Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, the en banc Fifth Circuit recently concluded as such. This surprising result was made possible by a Department of Labor regulation that requires some hourly employees to be paid overtime…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Undercut by Updated CDC Guidance: Lawsuit

August 22, 2022
…Mark Chenoweth, president and general counsel at the New Civil Liberties Alliance, told The Epoch Times after the CDC update that the legal group would be noting the update in future filings, including in Skoly’s case…Read the full article
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