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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.  

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (the “Alliance”), a non-profit civil liberties legal interest group based in Washington, petitioned a federal judge in the Northern District of Georgia to block the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’ (the “CDC”) moratorium on...

NCLA's Mark Chenoweth discusses Judge Amy Coney Barrett's rise to the U.S. Supreme Court as Senate votes to confirm her nomination.  

The Seventh Circuit judge, nominated by President Donald Trump to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is on track for confirmation Monday night and would join the high court at a time of rising conservative disdain for the Supreme Court's 1984 ruling...

In September, the Trump administration announced a national moratorium on evictions, via an order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus. The four-month temporary suspension applies to any tenant who can’t make...

A federal judge in Atlanta heard arguments Tuesday over whether a federal directive halting residential evictions through the end of the year to help control the spread of the coronavirus can stay in effect. The National Apartment Association and landlords from four...

A civil liberties legal interest group is asking a federal judge in Georgia to block the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order halting evictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, saying that property owners are having their constitutional rights...

Should the CDC have the authority to bar evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic? That was the question put before a federal judge in Atlanta on Tuesday. "I represent several small residential landlords, including the National Apartment Association (NAA), but my...

A group of landlords on Tuesday urged a federal judge to strike down the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s nationwide freeze on residential evictions for nonpayment of rent aimed at fighting the spread of COVID-19, arguing it violated their constitutional rights....

Marco Island City Council unanimously approved the purchase of three stationary automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) for nearly $60,000 to be deployed on the Jolley and Goodland bridges. The price tag also includes software, services and shipping fees, according to...

Q: What do you feel are the major issues standing in the way of fair cattle markets?  The cattle industry only has four big packers and that has caused the market to become broken. The industry is facing a monopolistic situation, and until that is addressed, we won’t...

Last week, Fitch Ratings predicted that delinquent rent payments in American multifamily properties could lead to an increased number of evictions when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s moratorium on evictions expires at the end of the year. Despite...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Cato Institute, and Competitive Enterprise Institute together asked the Supreme Court to take up a case that could place additional checks on the SEC’s use of in-house enforcement proceedings. In a joint October 5, 2020, amicus brief, the...

This week, Tim talks with Peggy Little, Senior Litigation Counsel of the New Civil Liberties Alliance. They discuss Amy Coney-Barrett’s qualifications to become a SCOTUS Justice. They also talk about packing the court and what it really means.  

If you’re a bitcoin trader or investor, you’ve probably traded on multiple cryptocurrency exchanges and, for the most part, trusted that those exchanges are keeping your data secure from unlawful data collection just like a bank or credit card provider would....

Marco Island City Council will consider Monday authorizing the purchase of three stationary automatic license plate readers for about $60,000 to be deployed on the bridges leading to the island. The price tag also includes software, services and shipping fees,...