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Charter captains file federal suit over GPS, reporting rule
A group of charter boat captains have won class-action status for their lawsuit challenging new reporting requirements, including a mandate requiring them to allow federal agencies to monitor 24-hour GPS devices on their boats. The rule, which has since been delayed would affect an estimated 1,700 charter boat captains, including many in Lee County. Read…
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Supreme Court Says Philadelphia Can’t Cut Ties With Catholic Foster Care Group
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday the city of Philadelphia committed religious discrimination when it refused to place foster children through a Catholic foster care agency that does not work with gay couples. Philadelphia ended its contract with Catholic Social Services after a local media outlet reported that someone at the agency had said they…
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U.S. Supreme Court ruling provides hope in ongoing fight for religious liberty
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the city of Philadelphia violated the First Amendment rights of a foster care agency that refused to place children in homes with same-sex couples. The unanimous ruling provided hope for religious organizations that are fighting similar battles, but it was not a sweeping decision. Read the full article…
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CDC’s Unlawful Eviction Moratorium Puts Problem Squarely on Shoulders of Property Owners
NCLA Litigation Counsel Caleb Kruckenberg joins “The Steve Gruber Show” on 1240 WJIM to discuss NCLA’s case against CDC’s unlawful eviction moratorium. The unlawful order, meant to curb the spread of Covid-19, has hit mom-and-pop housing providers across the country particularly hard, as they struggle to pay the mortgages and taxes related to their…
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Gulf of Mexico charter operators fight back against lawsuit mandating electronic monitoring
A week after receiving class-action status in its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, and NOAA Fisheries, a nonpartisan civil rights group has filed an amended lawsuit regarding NOAA Fisheries plan to monitor charter boats in the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Suit challenging new charter boat rules OK’d as class action
Six captains and five companies from Florida and Louisiana can represent others in a lawsuit challenging new federal regulations for nearly 1,300 charter boats across the Gulf of Mexico, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan certified the suit early this month as a class action for the people who take small…
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