by mason.riggs | May 17, 2021 | In the News
The U.S. Supreme Court may soon be asked to lift the nationwide eviction freeze imposed by public health officials, which has so far shielded tens of thousands of families facing financial hardships from the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. About 10.7...
by mason.riggs | Apr 22, 2021 | In the News
WASHINGTON (CN) — Overturning a nearly $1.3 billion injunction against a race car driver convicted of payday-lending fraud, the Supreme Court on Thursday took away what the Federal Trade Commission has called “one of its most important and effective enforcement...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog
In Federalist Number 78 Alexander Hamilton wrote about the importance of not only an independent judiciary, but one that had the courage to protect liberty. Judges, he said, have a “duty” “to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution...
by mason.riggs | Apr 16, 2021 | In the News
NCLA’s Senior Litigation Counsel John Vecchione joins Steve Gruber’s “The Voice of Reason” on WJIM to discuss the recent court-packing proposals. Key takeaways: • The court-packing bill has an intimidating effect on the current justices. Even if the bill goes...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Apr 7, 2021 | Press Releases
Washington, DC (April 7, 2021) – If Marcus Broadway lived in Tennessee, over the state line from his home in Arkansas, he would not have been labeled a “career offender” and thus not sentenced to significantly more prison time than Congress prescribed for his crime....