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Police agencies are using drones to enforce stay-at-home orders, raising concerns among civil rights groups
May 3, 2020
“This is the Daytona Beach Police Department. We apologize for the inconvenience, but due to COVID-19, this park is currently closed.” So says a drone with a loud speaker attached to its top. The coronavirus pandemic has forced police departments in the country and around the globe to fundamentally change the…
The New York Times is Wrong—We Don’t Need Another Agency to Fight Pandemics
April 30, 2020
It’s axiomatic that in time of crisis, government tends to grow. We applaud people who respond to a crisis by helping those affected and taking actions to prevent further harm. But for some, the inclination to “do something” in response to a crisis takes the shape of a plan that…
Ben Domenech on The Ben Shapiro Show: Discussing the Joel Fleming v. FDRLST Media, LLC case
April 30, 2020
Ben Domenech, the co-founder and publisher of The Federalist, comments on the recent developments in the Joel Fleming v. FDRLST Media, LLC case.
Mark Chenoweth on The Fred Holland Show: NLRB has erroneously interpreted the governing statute
April 30, 2020
NCLA Executive Director and General Counsel, Mark Chenoweth, comments on the recent developments in the Joel Fleming v. FDRLST Media, LLC case.
Groups File Petition to End SEC Crackdown on 12b-1 Fees
April 29, 2020
Four industry and public interest groups filed a petition of rulemaking with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday to end what they see as the agency’s “backdoor regulation” of 12b-1-fees. “It is time for the SEC to stop its troubling, ongoing trend of backdoor regulation, or regulation by enforcement,” said Dale Brown,…
FSI Hits SEC for 'Regulation by Enforcement
April 29, 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission should end its policies of “regulation by enforcement,” according to a new petition from the Financial Services Institute and several other advocacy organizations. In the petition, they argue the SEC's Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative regarding fees for high-cost mutual fund share classes unfairly subjects…
Big Labor’s Employer Gag Order
April 29, 2020
Ben Domenech, a right-of-center political commentator and publisher of The Federalist, thought he was having some clean fun when, in response to Vox Media taking steps to counter a union contract campaign, he tweeted a facetious statement telling his employees he would send them “back to the salt mine” if…
The National Labor Relations Board Wants To Punish a Conservative Publisher for a Joke About Unions
April 29, 2020
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered Ben Domenech—publisher of the conservative website The Federalist, and a friend of mine—to take down a June 2019 tweet in which he joked about sending employees who wanted to unionize to work in "the salt mines." Domenech has refused, and the case is…