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Fed. Cir. Judges Urged to Try Mediation in Newman Fitness Probe

July 6, 2023
…Cooper gave the parties two days to discuss the mediation route. If they’re unable to reach a consensus on the approach, the claims will proceed to a federal court briefing on Newman’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Separately, a closed-doors hearing at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is set for July 13 to…
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Judge Terry Doughty Praised After Biden’s Social Media Ban: ‘Big Win’

July 5, 2023
…The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a non-profit group which claims to “protect constitutional freedoms from violations by the administrative state,” joined the suit, representing a number of groups and individuals who claimed to have been censored on social media. In a statement sent to Newsweek, NCLA president Mark Chenoweth said: “Judge Doughty’s ruling in the Missouri v.…
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2nd Circ. Pauses Firm’s CFPB Fight For High Court Appeal

June 29, 2023
…The Second Circuit agreed to hold off on a mandate enforcing an investigative demand the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued to a collection firm, after the firm argued that the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to hear the constitutional issues being debated. The court granted The Law Offices of Crystal Moroney PC’s request to stay…
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Suspended Federal Circuit Judge Fights to Retain Bench Seat

June 28, 2023
…On Tuesday, Newman’s attorney’s from the nonpartisan civil rights organization the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amended complaint and a motion seeking to restore her position in the court, after she was suspended by her colleagues from hearing new cases while her competency and conduct was investigated. Newman says court’s decision to suspend her without finding…
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US Judge Facing Competency Probe Asks Court to Block Her Suspension

June 28, 2023
…Newman’s attorney Greg Dolin of the New Civil Liberties Alliance said in an interview that the judge “has been and continues to be in sufficiently good health — as now verified by a qualified neurologist — to continue her work.” Federal Circuit Chief Judge Kimberly Moore and representatives for the court did not immediately respond…
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Fishing Co. Takes Industry-Paid Monitors Fight to High Court

June 20, 2023
…Seafreeze’s counsel, John Vecchione of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, told Law360 on Tuesday the justices could narrow the doctrine so that it will have to take more than silence from Congress in a particular statute for courts to defer to agencies. His organization would prefer to see deference to agencies fully overturned, Vecchione said.…
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