SCOTUSblog: HLLI objects to distribution of settlement funds to nonprofits
SCOTUSblog's Kalvis Golde highlighted the pair of cert petitions filed by HLLI in St. John v. Jones and Yeatman v. Hyland.
SCOTUSblog's Kalvis Golde highlighted the pair of cert petitions filed by HLLI in St. John v. Jones and Yeatman v. Hyland.
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.
On Friday, the Eleventh Circuit added HLLI's appeal of the Southern District of Florida's approval of an unfair settlement to the tentative calendar for oral argument. HLLI's appeal should be heard by the Court sometime in late February 2023.
On Wednesday, HLLI filed suit on behalf of Doctors Michael Couris and Michael Fitzgibbons challenging a new California state law that restricts doctors’ First Amendment free speech rights.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – Over a dozen advocacy groups and individuals filed amicus briefs in Greenberg v. Lehocky, Appellate Case No. 22-1733 (3rd. Cir.), Pennsylvania’s attempt to overrule HLLI’s victory enjoining the state’s unconstitutional regulation of attorney speech, Rule 8.4(g). HLLI challenged Rule 8.4(g) on behalf of attorney Zachary Greenberg, a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney working for a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of students’ constitutional rights and regularly speaks at legal…
"The First Amendment does not permit state licensing authorities to dictate what viewpoints its members may express on a wide range of academic, social, legal, cultural and political issues," said HLLI Senior Attorney Adam Schulman. "Pennsylvania may not condition Zach's right to pursue his professional calling on him sacrificing participation in the free marketplace of ideas."
HLLI submitted a comment letter requesting that the SEC withdraw its proposed rule on climate-related disclosures for investors as a dramatic overreach of the SEC’s authority and mission to protect investors.
Law360 covered the First Circuit's decision upholding sanctions against Class Counsel Firm Lieff Cabraser in the State Street case.
Kelly House at Bridge Michigan covered the decision awarding fees in the In re: Flint Water Cases case and quotes HLLI attorney Frank Bednarz on the award.
HLLI submitted a comment letter asking the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration to withdraw its proposed rule revising 29 CFR § 2550.404a-1, Investment Duties.