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States, Localities Slow on Distributing COVID-19 Rental Assistance
Landlords and tenants are calling on states to speed up distribution of federal funds for rental assistance after the Treasury Department announced Wednesday that just over 10% of the funds Congress allocated for needy tenants during the coronavirus pandemic has been distributed. Read the full articleTweetShareShare0 Shares
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George Mason University Professor Speaks Out After Challenging Anti-Science Vaccine Mandate
George Mason University Professor Todd Zywicki isn’t a pushover to anti-science COVID-19 policies. Zywicki has natural immunity to the virus, and thanks to his own hard work and that of his legal team, Zywicki has been granted a medical exemption from his employer’s vaccine mandate. He’s also created a blueprint for others to potentially follow suit. Read the full article TweetShareShare0…
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'The choice between vaccination and incarceration is not really a choice at all': Legal experts SLAM New York judges for 'troubling' and 'dangerous' decision to order defendants to get COVID-19 shots as part of plea deals and bail conditions
Legal experts and the American Civil Liberties Union have criticized a pair of New York judges for ordering defendants to get vaccinated if they want to make bail or be granted a plea deal. The ACLU slammed the decisions as ‘troubling’ and one lawyer even called the rulings ‘nonsensical’ and abuse of power that could…
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University Caves On Vaccine Lawsuit But Questions Remain
On August 17, 2021, George Mason University granted a medical exemption to a law professor who sued after the school issued its vaccine requirement to work and live on campus. The plaintiff, Professor Todd Zywicki, claimed that his naturally acquired immunity should have satisfied the school’s safety concerns regarding Covid-19. Furthermore, Zywicki alleged that as a public university, GMU’s…
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Weekly New York Real Estate
ACROSS THE RIVER — “Landlord group asks NJ Supreme Court to reverse security deposit ruling,” by The Real Deal’s Sasha Jones: “Garden State landlords aren’t giving in after a New Jersey court ruled that residents can use their security deposits to pay rent. In July, an appeals court upheld an executive order from Gov. Phil Murphy that…
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Landlord Group Asks NJ Supreme Court To Reverse Security Deposit Ruling
Garden State landlords aren’t giving in after a New Jersey court ruled that residents can use their security deposits to pay rent. In July, an appeals court upheld an executive order from Gov. Phil Murphy that allowed struggling tenants to use their security deposits toward back rent during the pandemic. Now, the nonprofit group New Civil Liberties Alliance is…
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