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When Your Judge's Boss Is Also Your Prosecutor
October 1, 2020
On August 31, 2020, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a Petition for Certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of client Christopher Gibson. It argues that people charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should be able to challenge the unconstitutional structure of SEC administrative law judges…
NCLA Rebuttal: The Case Against COVID Emergency
October 1, 2020
On the Keller at Large MASSter List podcast, Jon Keller recently shared his personal hot-take on the Desrosiers v. Baker case that I argued before the Supreme Judicial Court on September 11th. Quoting a character from Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist who famously declared “the law is an ass,” Mr. Keller…
Marco Island City Council candidates talk rentals, water quality, police ahead of election
October 1, 2020
Marco Island residents will vote Nov. 3 to fill four City Council seats. A candidate for a fifth seat is running unopposed and will be automatically elected. The election could mean that at least three, possibly four, newcomers become part of the seven-member council. Councilors Charlette Roman and Howard Reed decided not to seek re-election and Councilor Larry Honig…
Landlords Push Back Against CDC Eviction Moratorium
September 30, 2020
Lawsuits are working their way through federal court to cancel, or at least put an injunction against, the national eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early September. One suit involves a group of seven landlords in Memphis who own about 5,000 apartment units altogether.…
Barrett May Reinforce High Court Trends For Banking Industry
September 29, 2020
Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett's elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court would position her to weigh in on fintech regulation, agency independence and other legal issues affecting the banking industry. But with the high court already showing a tilt toward business, her addition to the bench may not yield a sea…
Landlords Take Aim at the CDC Eviction Moratorium
September 29, 2020
At the start of September, the White House issued an executive order allowing the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to pause evictions through December 31, 2020. The CDC's order comes under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The…