Amy Coney Barrett has been sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Mark Chenoweth, executive director of the New Civil Liberties Alliance discusses how Barrett may shape the future of the nation's highest court.
NC doubles down on eviction ban, landlord groups push back with lawsuits
Governor Roy Cooper has signed a new executive order to prevent evictions of North Carolinians who can’t afford their rent. But many property owners and landlords say it leaves them out to dry. In the order issued Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper says an estimated...
Landlords Denied Injunction Against CDC Eviction Moratorium
A federal judge ruled against landlord groups who were seeking to block the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s national moratorium on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee in Atlanta on Thursday rejected a motion for a preliminary...
Repeal for Resilience: CDC Mission Creep to Mission Leap
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come under increased scrutiny since the outbreak of COVID-19. For years, many have warned of the risks of the agency’s changing priorities and scope. With the outbreak of COVID-19, the costs of CDC’s mission...
NAHB challenges CDC eviction moratorium
The National Association of Home Builders has filed a complaint against the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over its eviction moratorium order. In partnership with Pacific Legal Foundation, the NAHB – along with Skyworks Ltd, Cedarwood Village, and...
5th Circuit to decide en banc if constitutional challenge can block SEC administrative proceeding
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has given Michelle Cochran one more chance to block the Securities and Exchange Commission from pushing ahead with an administrative proceeding against her. Cochran, a certified public accountant from Texas, has already been...
Full 5th Circ. To Hear Challenge To SEC’s Judges
The Fifth Circuit on Friday granted a full-panel review of an accountant's challenge to the constitutionality of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's administrative law judges. The appellate court said in an order that a "majority of the circuit judges in...
Landlords Lose Challenge to Federal Ban on Evictions
Landlords are fuming after a federal judge upheld a nationwide order temporarily preventing them from evicting residential tenants through the end of the year to help control the spread of the coronavirus. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee, a Donald Trump appointee...
USDA moves toward all-RFID system for officially identifying cattle
The USDA has reopened the debate in the cattle industry on radio-frequency tags with a new proposal that has the stated goal of increasing overall traceability in case of disease outbreaks in cattle. It asked the industry to weigh in with comments on its plan to make...
Mark Chenoweth Joins Oregon’s Wake Up Call Radio
Mark Chenoweth addresses the potential of lawsuits in key battleground states post-elections.