by mason.riggs | Jan 29, 2021 | Opinion, Philip Hamburger
Section numbers of federal statutes rarely stir the soul, but one of them, 230, stirs up much fear, for it has seemed to justify censorship. Relying on it, tech companies including Google and Twitter increasingly pull the plug on disfavored posts, websites and even...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Apr 28, 2020 | Opinion
I’m under federal investigation for making a joke on Twitter. In June 2019, employees at the left-liberal Vox Media Inc. walked off the job demanding a new collective bargaining agreement. As the publisher of a conservative website, the Federalist, I found the clash...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jun 1, 2020 | Opinion
The Governor’s Executive Order shutting down “non-essential” businesses and organizations has been in place since March 24. While Gov. Charlie Baker has modified the order and eased some of his restrictions, that doesn’t legitimize them. His orders are not laws...
by nclaadmin | Oct 10, 2019 | Opinion
President Donald Trump just announced two executive orders to rein in unlawful administrative state action. The first order declares that its goal is “to ensure that Americans are subject to only those binding rules imposed through duly enacted statutes or...
by nclaadmin | Oct 9, 2019 | Opinion
Despite the fact that the Constitution and Administrative Procedure Act prohibit the practice, federal agencies often engage in the commonplace tactic of issuing informal interpretations, factsheets, and other forms of “guidance,” to force compliance with a slew of...
by nclaadmin | Oct 11, 2019 | Opinion, Peggy Little
President Trump’s two executive orders bring federal agency guidance out of the darkness and promote transparency and fairness. Peggy Little, senior litigation counsel with the New Civil Liberties Alliance, says they should be cheered by Americans across political...
