A group of landlords on Tuesday urged a federal judge to strike down the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s nationwide freeze on residential evictions for nonpayment of rent aimed at fighting the spread of COVID-19, arguing it violated their constitutional rights. Caleb Kruckenberg of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, who represents landlord group the American…

Marco Island City Council unanimously approved the purchase of three stationary automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) for nearly $60,000 to be deployed on the Jolley and Goodland bridges. The price tag also includes software, services and shipping fees, according to a quote from the company Vetted Security Solutions. Police Chief Tracy L. Frazzano said after the meeting the ALPRs, which will…

Q: What do you feel are the major issues standing in the way of fair cattle markets?  The cattle industry only has four big packers and that has caused the market to become broken. The industry is facing a monopolistic situation, and until that is addressed, we won’t be able to fix the fundamental problems within the market.  Q: What…

Last week, Fitch Ratings predicted that delinquent rent payments in American multifamily properties could lead to an increased number of evictions when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s moratorium on evictions expires at the end of the year. Despite multifamily mortgage delinquencies remaining at a low level – Fitch says they are only “slightly”…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Cato Institute, and Competitive Enterprise Institute together asked the Supreme Court to take up a case that could place additional checks on the SEC’s use of in-house enforcement proceedings. In a joint October 5, 2020, amicus brief, the groups accused the commission of “seeking to barricade the courthouse doors in…

This week, Tim talks with Peggy Little, Senior Litigation Counsel of the New Civil Liberties Alliance. They discuss Amy Coney-Barrett’s qualifications to become a SCOTUS Justice. They also talk about packing the court and what it really means.   https://nclalegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Sr-Litigation-Counsel-Peggy-Little-Amy-Coney-Barrett-is-supremely-qualified-for-the-SCOTUS-KMOX.mp3 TweetShareShare0 Shares