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US Suspends Fulbright-Hays Foreign-language Penalty
July 27, 2022
...The provision limited native speakers of a foreign language to no more than 10 of the 15 points available on the portion of the Fulbright-Hays application that assesses foreign language proficiency. It was challenged in federal court by a conservative civil rights group, the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which called…
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Appeal Filed for Former JMU Coach
July 21, 2022
...The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an appeal yesterday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on behalf of a former forensics coach at James Madison University. Greg Dolin, Senior Litigation Counsel for the nonprofit civil rights group, says they are appealing the judgment of a lower…
SCOTUS Must Limit Unwarranted Searches to Preserve 4th Amendment Protections
July 21, 2022
Photo: U.S. Marshals Service The Fourth Amendment protects Americans against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. Absent exigent circumstances or consent, police must obtain judicial authorization (a warrant) to enter a home. As the Supreme Court has repeatedly stated, for example in Riley v. California, the sanctity of a…
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SEC Gag Order Challenger Loses Federal Appeal (But There’s a Silver Lining)
July 14, 2022
...The SEC did not respond to my query on the 5th Circuit ruling and concurrence. Novinger counsel Margaret Little of the New Civil Liberties Alliance said she and her client are “exploring all of our options”... Read the full article
This Appeal Asks the Supreme Court To Reject Warrantless Gun Seizures Justified by 'Special Needs'
July 13, 2022
...The brief goes to the heart of the main question raised by the appeal: "whether a so-called 'special-needs exception' to the Fourth Amendment exists and allows warrantless entry into the home of someone who is not subject to penal control or supervision." In separate briefs, the Firearms Policy Coalition, Gun Owners of…
Ill-Considered Decision Revives Judicial Misconduct Complaint
July 12, 2022
Photo: Hon. William H. Pryor Jr., Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit The unconstrained attack on the federal judiciary by Democratic members of Congress is in full swing. That effort was abetted last week by an ill-considered decision by the Committee on…
Is the SEC Warning Fiduciary Advisers Not to Tell the Truth?
July 12, 2022
The First Amendment famously declares that Congress shall pass no law abridging the freedom of speech, so why is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discouraging fiduciary investment advisers from accurately disclosing their fiduciary status to clients? There are two main categories of financial professionals regulated by the SEC:…