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Biden Continues the CDC's Eviction Moratorium Despite Constitutional Violations

CDC has now extended its one-sided eviction moratorium order until March 31st as a stop-gap solution to the eviction crisis sweeping the country. NCLA has filed a complaint against CDC’s order for leaving housing providers in the lurch and for prohibiting them from taking delinquent tenants to court. Litigation Attorney Caleb Kruckenberg joined “Morning News…
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Trainers Given Fines for ‘Sored’ Horses Will Get New Hearings

WASHINGTON (CN) — In the fall of 2017, federal agricultural authorities took aim at a trio of horse trainers, Joe Fleming, Sam Perkins and Jarrett Bradley, accused of entering injured animals into competition for an unfair advantage. The Horse Protection Act of 1960 imposes penalties on those who engage in the practice known as “soring,” where an irritant…
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USDA’s Action on RFID Tags Challenged in Court
In a Wyoming federal district court, Harriet Hageman, senior litigation counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, filed an opening brief related to R-CALF USA’s Federal Advisory Committee Act lawsuit against the USDA regarding its mandate of radio frequency identification eartags. In addition to R-CALF USA, Wyoming ranchers Tracy and Donna Hunt and South Dakota ranchers Kenny…
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How a Lawsuit Against the IRS Is Trying to Expand Privacy for Crypto Users

The Department of Justice, representing the IRS, has responded to pushback on its motion to dismiss the ongoing James Harper v. Charles P. Rettig, et al. lawsuit over allegations by Harper that the IRS violated his constitutional rights. Harper’s case may have widespread implications for privacy laws regarding cryptocurrency users if he wins. Harper filed a…
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Eviction Moratorium Gave Renters Relief But Property Owners Face Billions in Unpaid Rent

WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — President Joe Biden extended the nationwide pause on evictions through March 31 as one of his first official actions and he aims to extend it further through the end of September in the American Rescue Plan, a proposal pushed through the Senate Friday. Since taking effect, federal and state eviction moratoria…
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