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Prospects for Filling Supreme Court Vacancy Before Election Day
October 6, 2020
The confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is set to start next Monday, October 12. We interview Mark Chenoweth, Executive Director of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, on how the process might play out as well as Judge Barrett’s judicial approach. Watch the full interview
High Court Won't Take Fresh Look At Chevron Deference
October 5, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a decision upholding reduced Medicaid reimbursement for children's hospitals, turning away a chance to revisit the so-called Chevron deference — the longstanding practice of having judges defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. In a brief order, the high court…
Biz Groups Weigh In On High Court Case Over FTC Restitution
October 2, 2020
Free-market think tanks urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to curtail the Federal Trade Commission's traditional reliance on monetary sanctions as a weapon against bad marketplace behavior, including consumer fraud and anti-competitive conduct. Justices will soon hear oral arguments in two paired cases from the Seventh and Ninth Circuits…
Nevada Landlords Join National Lawsuit Against Trump COVID Anti-Eviction Executive Order
October 2, 2020
An executive order recently signed into effect by U.S. President Donald Trump that prevents evictions until December 31 for Americans directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenged by a lawsuit filed in federal court. The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a public interest pro bono law firm, has filed…
Some Thoughts on the Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett
October 2, 2020
So, we have a nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, and, as with all such nominations, the prognosticators, pundits, and public want to know how this candidate will approach the issues they believe the Supreme Court is most likely to hear in coming years. Misinformation abounds. The…