Same-sex marriage in the Sixth Circuit

NCLA Amicus Brief Asks Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging NLRB’s Unfair Injunction Standard

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney case, reverse the Sixth Circuit’s error, and overturn the injunction.

Key Points: 
  • The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney case, reverse the Sixth Circuit’s error, and overturn the injunction.
  • Yet, five federal circuit courts, including the Sixth Circuit, apply a far more relaxed standard when NLRB seeks a preliminary injunction against an employer.
  • This judge-made departure from the usual preliminary injunction standard amounts to systematic judicial bias in favor of injunctions being sought by NLRB.
  • NCLA asks the Supreme Court to eliminate this coercive dynamic, which exemplifies many deep-seated problems in the Administrative State.

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear NCLA Case Against ATF’s Unilateral Bump-Stock Ban

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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Today, the Court granted the government’s request for a writ of certiorari in NCLA’s challenge to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ unilateral bump-stock ban.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Court granted the government’s request for a writ of certiorari in NCLA’s challenge to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ unilateral bump-stock ban.
  • Garland v. Cargill will be NCLA’s fourth case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in under 2 years.
  • As these cases show, we will fight all the way to the Supreme Court to protect civil liberties from federal agencies’ attacks.
  • We are confident the U.S. Supreme Court will right this wrong for Michael Cargill and all Americans.”

NCLA Petitions en Banc Sixth Circuit to Halt Government-Directed Social Media Censorship

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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asking an en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, or the three-judge panel, to rehear the case and halt the government’s unconstitutional assault on free speech.

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  • asking an en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, or the three-judge panel, to rehear the case and halt the government’s unconstitutional assault on free speech.
  • Biden Administration officials, including some within the Department of Health and Human Services, have violated the First Amendment by directing social media companies to censor viewpoints that conflict with the government’s Covid-19 messaging.
  • The en banc Sixth Circuit should correct the panel’s error and allow the Changizi plaintiffs to continue their lawsuit seeking to put a stop to the government’s extensive social media censorship activities.
  • We urge the Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, or the panel itself, to rehear the case and correct this error.”

NCLA Asks Appeals Court to Block Unlawful Biden Scheme Trying to Cancel Student Loan Debt

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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Moving on an accelerated schedule to deter court review, the Department of Education announced the unlawful plan in July before the ink was dry on the Supreme Court opinion striking down its old $430 billion student loan debt cancellation plan.

Key Points: 
  • Moving on an accelerated schedule to deter court review, the Department of Education announced the unlawful plan in July before the ink was dry on the Supreme Court opinion striking down its old $430 billion student loan debt cancellation plan.
  • On October 4, President Biden announced an additional $9 billion in student loan debt cancellation, including $5.2 billion for PSLF borrowers and $2.8 billion for IDR borrowers.
  • NCLA released the following statements:
    “The Supreme Court has declared unlawful the Administration’s $430 billion student loan program to cancel student loan debt by administrative fiat without involving Congress.
  • The Department of Education’s ongoing campaign to cancel billions of dollars of student loans by rewriting statutes is disgraceful and despotic.”

NCLA Asks Appeals Court to Block Unlawful Biden Scheme Trying to Cancel Student Loan Debt

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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Moving on an accelerated schedule to deter court review, the Department of Education announced the unlawful plan in July before the ink was dry on the Supreme Court opinion striking down its old $430 billion student loan debt cancellation plan.

Key Points: 
  • Moving on an accelerated schedule to deter court review, the Department of Education announced the unlawful plan in July before the ink was dry on the Supreme Court opinion striking down its old $430 billion student loan debt cancellation plan.
  • On October 4, President Biden announced an additional $9 billion in student loan debt cancellation, including $5.2 billion for PSLF borrowers and $2.8 billion for IDR borrowers.
  • NCLA released the following statements:
    “The Supreme Court has declared unlawful the Administration’s $430 billion student loan program to cancel student loan debt by administrative fiat without involving Congress.
  • The Department of Education’s ongoing campaign to cancel billions of dollars of student loans by rewriting statutes is disgraceful and despotic.”

Meier Watkins Expands Roster

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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In its second month of operation, Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP more than doubled its headcount to manage several high-profile defamation matters the firm landed after its August 3rd launch.

Key Points: 
  • In its second month of operation, Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP more than doubled its headcount to manage several high-profile defamation matters the firm landed after its August 3rd launch.
  • Along with founding partners Megan L. Meier and Daniel P. Watkins, Ms. Roller helped secure a record-breaking multi-million-dollar payout for a venture capitalist who was falsely accused of fraud during a proxy fight.
  • Meier Watkins also added Kayla Mozier and Alexis Chandler , two veteran paralegals with years of experience in the trenches fighting high-stakes defamation matters.
  • © 2023 Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP.

Derek A. Webb, Esquire, to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Derek A. Webb has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service , which honors an American Inn of Court member in practice 10 years or fewer for their excellence in public interest or pro bono activities.

Key Points: 
  • Derek A. Webb has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service , which honors an American Inn of Court member in practice 10 years or fewer for their excellence in public interest or pro bono activities.
  • Webb, a research scholar at Yale Law School, will receive the award in October at the 2023 American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • “Derek amply demonstrated a willingness to ‘go the extra mile’ for his clients.”
    Before heading to Yale, Webb was the dean’s visiting scholar at Georgetown University Law Center.
  • In 2012, he won the American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize for Writing for an essay on the original meaning of civility.

Best Lawyers has named Timothy J. Mullins as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition)

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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TROY, Mich. and DETROIT, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Timothy J. Mullins as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition).

Key Points: 
  • TROY, Mich. and DETROIT, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Timothy J. Mullins as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition).
  • The current, 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2024) is based on more than 16.1 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
  • The lawyers being honored as "The Best Lawyers in America" are highlighted as the top legal talent in America.
  • We would like to congratulate Timothy J. Mullins on being selected for The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition).

NCLA Asks Federal Court to Halt Illegitimate U.S. Dep’t of Transportation Administrative Proceeding

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Monday, August 28, 2023
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DOT’s in-house administrative adjudicators are further illegitimate under Article II of the Constitution because they are not appointed by the President or DOT Secretary and are improperly shielded from presidential removal.

Key Points: 
  • DOT’s in-house administrative adjudicators are further illegitimate under Article II of the Constitution because they are not appointed by the President or DOT Secretary and are improperly shielded from presidential removal.
  • Such tribunals cannot exercise judicial power to adjudicate DOT’s claims because Article III of the Constitution vests such power exclusively in federal courts.
  • NCLA has established a strong track record fighting unconstitutional adjudication regimes within the Administrative State, including at DOT.
  • Yet, DOT and other administrative agencies routinely act as prosecutor, judge, and jury against Americans whom they accuse of breaking the law.

FTC Chair Khan Names Henry Liu as the Agency’s Bureau of Competition Director

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan has appointed Henry Liu to serve as Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition.

Key Points: 
  • Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan has appointed Henry Liu to serve as Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition.
  • “I’m excited to have Henry at the helm of the Bureau of Competition,” said Chair Khan.
  • Previously, Liu served as a law clerk to the Honorable R. Guy Cole, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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