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Back to the Future: Justice Jackson’s Prescient Dissent in Chenery II
September 24, 2021
I give up. Now I realize fully what Mark Twain meant when he said, “The more you explain it, the more I don’t understand it.” Justice Robert H. Jackson, dissenting in Chenery Corp. v. SEC, 332 U.S. 194, 214 (1947) Justice Robert H. Jackson has long been recognized as…
How Massachusetts Annihilated Private Property Rights In The Name Of COVID Restrictions
September 21, 2021
In the waning days of 2020, as COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts were summiting the highest peak of the pandemic, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) of Massachusetts decided that the First Amendment’s Assembly Clause does not protect private assembly by private citizens in “private homes.” According to the state’s high court, whether, when,…
University System of Maryland Among Schools Facing Vaccine Lawsuit
September 20, 2021
...New Civil Liberties Alliance is involved in other vaccine mandate cases, and Younes acknowledges thus far, courts have been siding with schools. "The employee mandates, so far, have mostly been upheld at universities," Younes said. "I think that things will change a little bit when a lot of these mandates…
Court Precedents Appear to Back Biden’s National Coronavirus Vaccine Order, Legal Experts Say
September 19, 2021
...Jeanna Norris, an MSU administrative associate and fiscal officer who previously recovered from a case of COVID-19, sued administrators over the mandate, saying she received medical advice from her immunologist that she does not need a vaccine. Read the full article
Michigan State Accepts Foreign COVID Vaccines but Rejects Natural Immunity, Lawsuit Alleges
September 17, 2021
Michigan State University recognizes COVID-19 vaccines not approved for use in the United States with lower documented efficacy than natural immunity, according to a federal lawsuit. It's the second filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) against a public institution of higher education for refusing to exempt recovered individuals…
Let’s Not Celebrate Constitution Day
September 17, 2021
I was not born an American citizen. I chose to be one. I grew up elsewhere. Few Americans realize how intrigued the rest of the world is with America’s Independence Day and Constitution Day. Few understand the significance of the two documents the two days celebrate—if they’ve read them…
2 Women Dated For Years. After It Ended, JMU Said Their Relationship Was 'Nonconsensual.'
September 15, 2021
Filed In: The Hon. Pauline Newman v. The Hon. Kimberly A. Moore, et al.
Ten years ago, Alyssa Reid landed her dream job: assistant director of the speech and debate team at James Madison University (JMU). She also became a faculty member of the School of Communication Studies, where she met a student named Kathryn Lese. Lese took Reid's speech class in the spring…
Man Can't Sue IRS Over Crypto Exchange Docs, 1st Circ. Told
September 15, 2021
A New Hampshire man's efforts to block the Internal Revenue Service from obtaining his records from cryptocurrency platforms are barred by federal law prohibiting suits that could restrain tax collection, the U.S. told the First Circuit. The appeals court should not revive James Harper's suit requesting the IRS expunge his financial…
Immunologist Regrets Voting for Biden After ‘Draconian’ Vaccine Mandate
September 14, 2021
Dr. Hooman Noorchashm argues Americans who have already had COVID and are naturally immune should not be forced to be vaccinated.
Understanding Biden's New Vaccine Mandate Announcement
September 13, 2021
The moment that many eagerly awaited — or feared — arrived last week. In a closely watched address, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new expansion of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The plan, which has a goal of covering about two-thirds of all American workers, involves using existing regulatory authority and…