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| ASTA plans to file an amicus brief related to Florida and Alaska's lawsuit against the federal government and the CDC seeking to overturn its Conditional Sailing Order. Photo Credit: Semachkovsky/Shutterstock.com ASTA plans to file an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief on Wednesday related to Florida and Alaska's lawsuit against the federal government and the CDC seeking to overturn its Conditional Sailing Order. An amicus brief is filed by a party that is offering information or expertise to the court that has bearing on the case. ASTA's brief is in support of the states. Dur...
| The MSC Armonia in PortMiami in 2019. A judge has ordered Florida and the CDC into mediation in the state's lawsuit over the agency's cruise ban. A judge ordered Florida and the CDC into mediation today, telling the two sides in the state's case against the agency over its cruise ban to resolve their differences out of court. Florida sued the Biden administration in federal district court on April 8 to overturn the ban on cruising, saying the yearlong lockdown of the cruise industry by the federal government had "directly harmed the state of Florida, its citizens and their families, resul...
What Advisors Need to Know About the Latest COVID-19 Relief Package Photo: Shutterstock The American Society for Travel Advisors (ASTA) on Thursday shared an update on the current relief and additional measures it will be lobbying for its members, and how its members can access programs installed by the latest round of U.S. COVID-19 relief, called The COVID-19 Emergency Relief Act of 2020. The Act, which passed late last month, provided more than $900 billion worth of relief for U.S. industries. And while it’s good news, and a bridge into 2021 for a lot of small businesses, ASTA President a...