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Arguments Heard In Lawsuit Against Gov. Baker's State Of Emergency

September 11, 2020
Oral arguments were heard by the state’s Supreme Court Friday, in a case that pitted business owners, pastors, and educators against Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. The plaintiffs of the lawsuit, who represented by attorney Michael DeGrandis of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, argued that Gov. Baker overreached when he ordered a state of emergency under…
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Landlords Are Still Trying to Evict People Even Though There's a Federal Ban

September 11, 2020
The federal government might’ve blocked landlords from evicting scores of non-paying renters through the end of the year, but that hasn’t kept some property owners from trying to kick tenants out. In an unprecedented move earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a sweeping, nationwide order with the potential to shield millions of…
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Landlord files lawsuit against CDC eviction moratorium

September 11, 2020
A landlord filed a legal challenge this week to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s sweeping order suspending evictions nationwide, arguing that it was an “affront to core constitutional limits on federal power” that stripped him of his rights to access the courts. The filing is the first direct legal challenge to an order…
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Virginia landlord sues to stop CDC's nationwide ban on evictions

September 10, 2020
A lawsuit filed in federal court is seeking to halt the enforcement of a federal order that temporarily prohibits landlords from evicting tenants as a means to stop the spread of COVID-19. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Virginia resident Rich Brown, is asking a federal court to order the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Bump Stock Ban Back in Contention

September 9, 2020
Bump stocks have faded from the headlines. Most in the firearms community have been outraged that a federal administrative agency could make such a radical change in the law, as to ban items the agency previously ruled were perfectly legal, without any action by Congress or the President. Read the full article   TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Federal judge hears arguments in Texas gun owner’s bump stock lawsuit

September 9, 2020
A Texas gun owner who sued the federal government over its bump stock ban argued his case in federal court Wednesday. Michael Cargill, of Austin, sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in 2019, claiming the government violated his rights when he was ordered to “destroy…
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