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Pandemics can’t be fought by committee
December 15, 2020
When it comes to a public-health crisis of this magnitude, you can’t fight city hall — in this case the state’s chief executive officer. As expected, the state’s highest court last week upheld Gov. Charlie Baker’s exercise of emergency powers enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Supreme Judicial…
Illinois Eviction Moratorium Extended to January 2021 for Renters
December 14, 2020
Eviction Moratorium in Illinois Continues through January 11, 2021 In an expected move, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker once again extended the state’s eviction ban for another 30 days on December 11, 2020. The revised executive order defined new financial conditions for individuals covered under the eviction ban when it was unveiled in…
Mass. SJC rules against NCLA in Desrosiers v. Baker
December 14, 2020
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rendered its decision in the Desrosiers v. Baker case upholding Governor Baker’s pandemic orders as consistent with the Civil Defense Act (CDA). The order delivers a blow to the plaintiffs who include mom-and-pop businesses, two church pastors; the head of a religious academy, and others. The constitutional rights to…
Families relying on moratorium on some evictions worry about policy expiring Dec. 31
December 10, 2020
Samantha Vernon paid what she could in rent but she was evicted anyway. Landlords say they shouldn’t be forced to foot the bill for the pandemic crisis.
Packing the Court: A Bad Idea Then and Now
December 10, 2020
The issue of packing the Supreme Court is generating a lot of attention these days—often of the comic sort, if you enjoy watching Democratic candidates from President-elect Biden to the current Georgia runoff candidates bob and weave while not answering the question. Stunned by the unexpected death of Justice…
NCLA client Clark Aposhian discusses his lawsuit against ATF's unconstitutional ban on bump stocks
December 7, 2020
NCLA client, Clark Aposhian is challenging ATFs ban on bumpstocks in the case Aposhian v. Barr. May a federal agency rewrite a federal statute? May that rewrite turn otherwise innocent Americans into criminals? Those questions are what this case is about. A federal statute bars Americans from owning machine guns…