Mario Cerame, et al. v. Michael Bowler, in his official capacity as Connecticut Statewide Bar Counsel, et al.

The Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed an amicus brief in support of two Connecticut attorneys, Mario Cerame and Timothy Moynahan, challenging a newly-adopted Connecticut rule that would prohibit attorneys from engaging in “derogatory or demeaning” speech or speech that “manifests bias or prejudice” with respect to certain protected characteristics. 

<em>Mario Cerame, et al. v. Michael Bowler, in his official capacity as Connecticut Statewide Bar Counsel, et al.</em>
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Stanikzy v. Progressive Direct Insurance Co.

The Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness submitted an amicus brief in support of affirming a district court’s fee order because increasing the attorneys’ fee award would not benefit class members—in fact, it would cost them over a half million dollars—and it would create perverse incentives for other attorneys to earmark their fee requests to the detriment of absent class members.

HLLI Files Emergency Appeal with Ninth Circuit to Enjoin AB 2098

Yesterday, the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed its opening brief with the Ninth Circuit in its suit by Doctors Michael Couris and Michael Fitzgibbons challenging a new California state law, AB 2098, that restricts doctors’ First Amendment free speech rights by threatening disciplinary action for discussing with patients anything about COVID-19 that the State views as “misinformation.” 

Biden v. Nebraska

HLLI submitted amicus briefs in opposition to the Biden administration’s illegal Student Loan Forgiveness program.

<em>Biden v. Nebraska</em>
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Utah, et al. v. Su

HLLI challenges the Department of Labor’s rule undermines key protections for retirement savings of 152 million workers in the name of promoting environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors in investing over the rigid duty of loyalty and prudence that plan fiduciaries owe to plan investors.

<em>Utah, </em>et al. <em>v. Su</em>
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Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute Challenges ESG Rules that Undermine Investor Protections

On Thursday, the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed suit challenging the Department of Labor’s revised Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights regulation. HLLI joins 25 states, Western Energy Alliance, and Liberty Energy, Inc., in challenging the new rule as contrary to the ERISA statute and an arbitrary and capricious exercise of the Department’s regulatory authority.

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