I predicted on April 7th, that most of President Trump’s tariffs would be stricken down as unconstitutional. Different federal courts have been doing so in the past week. The law cited by the Administration to justify the tariffs doesn’t mention tariffs, and the...
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Wayne county retirement pays over half a million to pensioner
Wayne County Employment Retirement System paid over a half a million dollars today after previously losing a trial on first amendment retaliation in front of Judge Sean Cox in October 2023 in federal court in Detroit. In late February 2025, the Sixth Circuit Court...
Are Trump’s tariffs constitutional?
The US and the indeed the world is grappling with the impact of the new tariffs from President Trump. A tariff is a tax, or a duty levied on foreign imports. There is a serious argument that the President lacks the power to impose them. Congress has the power to...
Nachtlaw wins precedent setting student accommodations case
In a precedent-setting Americans with Disability case for a blind law student, a federal judge ruled on April 4th, 2025, that David Nacht’s client could go to trial against Wayne State University for failing to provide her with the opportunity to attend school...
First Amendment Retaliation Victory
David Nacht won an appeal in the federal Sixth CIrcuit Court of Appeals challenging his victory at trial in October 2023 in a First Amendment retaliation case against Wayne County Employees Retirement System. He received substantial assistance from Amanda Ghannam,...
US Department of Education abolishes all diversity programs
As I predicted, the Trump Department of Education is interpreting Title VI (education) and Title VII (employment) to ban any kind of special treatment for minority students or job applicants at US colleges or universities that accept federal funds. The Department now...
The Trump Administration changes to the Department of Education will profoundly affect high school athletics, particularly transgender athletes
The Trump Administration changes to the Department of Education will profoundly affect high school athletics, particularly transgender athletes and those who face them in sporting events. The President campaigned on the issue and has wasted no time reversing federal...
Our first New York City office is open for business
NachtLaw PC, a 29-year-old law firm with a focus in representing executives and physicians in employment law and students and faculty in disputes with universities, announces its expansion into New York City. The New York office, which officially opened in April 2024,...
A Major Victory in Michigan for LGBTQ+ Rights
In a landmark decision that sends a powerful message of equality and justice, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, signed House Bill 4718 into law on July 24, 2024, and Michigan has become the latest state to outlaw the harmful and discriminatory "gay and trans panic...
Combs “Puff Diddy” Indictment Raises Questions About Overuse of Asset Forfeiture
The Justice Department has indicted one of the most successful and well-known African-American music producers, Sean Combs, for using his music business to host parties in which women were coerced to engage in sex with male prostitutes and to use violence and threats...