Supreme court

NCLA Amicus Brief Encourages Supreme Court to Hear Case Against FCC’s Universal Service Fund

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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However, Congress wrote an evolving and open-ended statute, leaving FCC to set and then rewrite its own policies for the Universal Service Fund (USF) and to fund the program without limit through fees that escape Congressional oversight.

Key Points: 
  • However, Congress wrote an evolving and open-ended statute, leaving FCC to set and then rewrite its own policies for the Universal Service Fund (USF) and to fund the program without limit through fees that escape Congressional oversight.
  • Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of Consumers’ Research v. FCC, overturn this unconstitutional arrangement, and correct the enfeebled “nondelegation” doctrine that has enabled it.
  • The Supreme Court should grant certiorari in this case and once again restrict legislative power to Congress—where it belongs.
  • By relinquishing its power of the purse, FCC has gone rogue and has unconstitutionally taxed the American people to the tune of $10 billion dollars annually to fund its Universal Service Fund.

Nymox Reports California Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Defendants Lanham, Riley, Cutler and Others

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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Shareholders who are listed on Nymox’s proprietary shareholders list were solicited and contacted by a proxy solicitation company in New York.

Key Points: 
  • Shareholders who are listed on Nymox’s proprietary shareholders list were solicited and contacted by a proxy solicitation company in New York.
  • The Nymox Board continues to be fully supported by the vast majority of voting shareholders of Nymox who have legally provided the Company with their full support.
  • None of them ever disclosed their relationship in this entity to Nymox, which is a serious breach of their duties and obligations to Nymox shareholders.
  • Entering into that agreement could have exposed Nymox to liabilities, and would have dramatically harmed Nymox shareholders.

NCLA Triumph in Unlawful Charter Boat Surveillance Rule Case Leads Gov’t to Pay Attorneys’ Fees

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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In lieu of a court judgment on the pending motion, the U.S. Government has paid NCLA a $160,000 fee settlement.

Key Points: 
  • In lieu of a court judgment on the pending motion, the U.S. Government has paid NCLA a $160,000 fee settlement.
  • The Rule forced charter boat captains to pay for these devices, which tracked boats whether they were being used for a charter-fishing trip or something else.
  • This 24-hour surveillance was unnecessary, unduly burdensome, and violated the Fourth Amendment by searching without probable cause or a warrant.
  • NCLA also complained the rule required reporting data that the agencies had nowhere specified in proposing the rule for comment.

First Quantum Provides Update on Cobre Panama

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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Law 406 approved the concession contract for the Cobre Panama mine on October 20, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Law 406 approved the concession contract for the Cobre Panama mine on October 20, 2023.
  • The Company is reviewing the ruling and continues to reserve all its local and international legal rights in regards to developments in Panama.
  • The security and safety of the workforce at Cobre Panama remains a priority for the Company.
  • The forward-looking statements in this news release include statements as to legal developments in Panama and the safe maintenance and preservation of facilities at Cobre Panama.

Civil Rights Champion Ernesto Pichardo Demands Jacksonville City Council Table Krechowski Appointment to DIA

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civil Rights champion Ernesto Pichardo, who won a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision for Civil Rights and religious freedom in 1993 against the City of Hialeah, demanded that the Jacksonville City Council table the appointment of Patrick Krechowski to the Downtown Investment Authority Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civil Rights champion Ernesto Pichardo, who won a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision for Civil Rights and religious freedom in 1993 against the City of Hialeah, demanded that the Jacksonville City Council table the appointment of Patrick Krechowski to the Downtown Investment Authority Board of Directors.
  • “Patrick Krechowski is a partner at the alleged racist and embattled law firm of Balch & Bingham.
  • Pichardo added, “Just recently, the Town of Orange Park rejected the hiring of Mr. Krechowski and Balch & Bingham, a humiliating defeat for a seasoned attorney.
  • Mr. Krechowski is old enough to know better and should have the wisdom to leave Balch & Bingham and their baggage behind.

Museum Statement on Circuit 8 Appeals Court Voting Rights Decision

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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A provision meticulously designed to safeguard against gerrymandering and voter ID laws, Section 2 has been a cornerstone in the battle against voter suppression.

Key Points: 
  • A provision meticulously designed to safeguard against gerrymandering and voter ID laws, Section 2 has been a cornerstone in the battle against voter suppression.
  • It is deeply disheartening to witness the erosion of the very safeguards that were put in place to protect the right to vote.
  • Since it's passing in 1964, the Voting Rights Act has been under consistent assault.
  • In light of these developments, Congress must take swift and decisive action to pass voting rights laws that protect the rights of all citizens, including the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

NCLA Amicus Brief Asks Supreme Court to Uphold a Small Business’s Right to Judicial Review

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the lawsuit to go forward in such circumstances and protect judicial review.

Key Points: 
  • The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the lawsuit to go forward in such circumstances and protect judicial review.
  • The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) adopted Regulation II in 2011, establishing maximum debit card transaction interchange fees.
  • This standard deprives Corner Post of adequate and meaningful judicial review of the rule in court, an opportunity to which the Administrative Procedure Act entitles it.
  • The Supreme Court should overturn the Eighth Circuit’s decision, not force Corner Post to take the doomed rulemaking petitioner’s path.

NCLA Asks Supreme Court to Sink Chevron Doctrine for Violating the Constitution in Two Key Respects

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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The Relentless brief highlights two core problems with Chevron deference that NCLA founder Philip Hamburger has pressed for years.

Key Points: 
  • The Relentless brief highlights two core problems with Chevron deference that NCLA founder Philip Hamburger has pressed for years.
  • NCLA asks the Court to vacate NOAA’s rule, which lacks constitutional and statutory support.
  • The government also argues that the Supreme Court must uphold Chevron out of stare decisis respect for its prior precedents.
  • Now it should be relentless in fixing that problem.”
    “It is time for the Supreme Court to fish or cut bait on the Chevron doctrine.

First Quantum Provides Update on Cobre Panama Operations

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum” or “the Company”) (TSX: FM) today announced that its subsidiary, Minera Panamá S.A. (“MPSA”), has further ramped down operations at Cobre Panama to one remaining ore processing train. Without shipments arriving at the mine’s Punta Rincón port, it expects to run out of supplies for the on-site power plant during the week commencing November 20, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum” or “the Company”) (TSX: FM) today announced that its subsidiary, Minera Panamá S.A. (“MPSA”), has further ramped down operations at Cobre Panama to one remaining ore processing train.
  • The safety and well-being of the Cobre Panama workforce, of which approximately 90% are Panamanian and have been trained and developed by First Quantum, is the Company’s priority.
  • Further information about Cobre Panama:
    For the past 25 years, MPSA has developed and operated the Cobre Panama mine.
  • Cobre Panama has also developed substantial community outreach and environmental mitigation programs, both during the construction phase of the mine and since commercial operations commenced in September 2019.

FERC Rules in Favor of Avangrid in California Energy Crisis Litigation

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
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Today Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a decision in favor of Avangrid Renewables, LLC (Renewables), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Avangrid, in the litigation related to the California energy crisis of 2000-2001.

Key Points: 
  • Today Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a decision in favor of Avangrid Renewables, LLC (Renewables), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Avangrid, in the litigation related to the California energy crisis of 2000-2001.
  • The California Agencies further alleged that Renewables exercised market power that forced CDWR to pay unjust and unreasonable prices and agree to onerous, unjust and unreasonable nonprice terms.
  • Following FERC action, appeals to the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court and remand, FERC ordered a trial-type, evidentiary hearing to supplement the existing record.
  • Consequently, FERC found that the contract is just and reasonable and refunds for Renewables’ contract are not warranted.