IN JANUARY, the National Club Association (NCA) filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief supporting an NCAmember club appealing an unfavorable lower court ruling in Florida. The ruling would have had an enormous negative impact on all clubs in the state, and NCA
“Everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to help Mom do the dishes.” – P.J. O’Rourke I had the occasion to meet and speak briefly with libertarian humorist P.J. O’Rourke and attended a book release at the CATO Institute in 2018 where
Last night, NCA filed an amicus curiae brief in Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal in the case Fiddlesticks Country Club v. Potter et.al. The case centers on whether bylaws in effect at the time a member joins the club constitute a contractual agreement that is not
Congressman Tom Suozzi represents New York’s Third Congressional District, which encompasses most of the North Shore of Long Island and is the home of seven private clubs. The Congressman was born in Glen Cove, N.Y., in 1962 and is the youngest of five children born
WHEN 2021 BEGAN, there was great anticipation and some anxiety about the arrival of a new administration and new leadership in the Senate under the Democratic party. For the first time since 2009 there was unified control of Congress, the Senate and the White House
On Monday, December 13, the National Club Association (NCA) submitted a motion to file an amicus brief with the District Court of Appeal of the Second District of Florida in support of NCA member Fiddlesticks Country Club located in Fort Myers, Fla. The motion requests
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R–Ala.) was born in Camden, Arkansas and went to college at Southern Arkansas University as a two-sport athlete. While best known for football, Tuberville also played two years on the golf team for the SAU Muleriders. Among his many accomplishments and honors,
We are now 10 months into a new administration and a new congressional session. After spending much of the first few months addressing COVID-19 relief, Congress has shifted gears and is focused on legislation aimed at bringing Democratic priorities to life. Among those priorities are
U.S. Delegate to the Virgin Islands, Stacey Plaskett has served as a staff attorney on the House Committee on Ethics, in the George W. Bush Administration at the Department of Justice, changed parties in 2008, and after an unsuccessful run in 2012, was ele cted
The debates in Washington over a national response to the pandemic and assistance to individuals and businesses impacted by it have at last given way to more routine debates about government funding, infrastructure, health care, labor policy and other programs. The remainder of 2021 looks