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September 05, 2024
Immigration Orgs Warn White House Not To Pursue Border Act
Immigration and human rights advocacy organizations warned the Biden administration that they would oppose any plans to revive a failed, bipartisan bill that would have introduced a new presidential authority to stop asylum processing at the border, calling the proposal cruel and anti-immigrant.
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September 05, 2024
Texas Says New HIPAA Rule Obstructs State Abortion Laws
Texas has hit the federal government with a suit challenging a new privacy rule limiting the disclosure of reproductive health information to law enforcement, arguing the rule was designed to obstruct the state's ability to enforce its own laws on abortion.
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September 05, 2024
Judge Sharp No Stranger To Complex Cases Biz Court To See
Business Court Judge Stacy Sharp says that most of the cases she's litigated across her career would have been a perfect fit for the state's newest venue.
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September 05, 2024
FTC Staff Opposes Indiana Hospital Merger
Federal Trade Commission staff on Thursday urged Indiana's health department to reject Union Health's planned purchase of Terre Haute Regional Hospital LP from HCA Healthcare Inc.
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September 05, 2024
Unconstitutionality Of Transparency Act Clear, 11th Circ. Told
A small business group and one of its members have told the Eleventh Circuit that an Alabama federal judge correctly ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional, so there was no need for them to demonstrate that the law fails to pass constitutional muster.
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September 05, 2024
Mayors Say No To FCC Bulk Billing Proposal
Dozens of mayors from across the country have teamed up to tell the Federal Communications Commission that they are against its plans to enact stricter regulations against bulk billing arrangements, saying the agency's "intervention would be detrimental."
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September 05, 2024
FCC Says Telecom Needn't Cover Already Funded Tribes
A pair of tribes in Oklahoma and Arizona already have plans to use federal funding to get broadband to their people, so the FCC has agreed to remove the tribal lands from the area one telecom was required by its federal grant commitments to provide service to.
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September 05, 2024
Coast Guard Cadets Claim Academy Allowed Assaults
The U.S. Coast Guard was hit with 13 administrative complaints Thursday alleging it failed to prevent sexual assaults of cadets at its academy in Connecticut, marking what the plaintiffs' attorneys say is the first collective action of its kind.
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September 05, 2024
Talks In Geothermal Fight Go On Amid Request For Monument
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, a California tribe and a group of nonprofits say proposed settlement talks in a dispute over a series of geothermal energy leases will continue despite a recent bid by federal lawmakers to have the land in question designated as a national monument.
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September 05, 2024
Lawmakers Seek Better Classified Info Training For Congress
A bipartisan group of 11 members of lawmakers asked House leadership to provide better training on handling classified information when the new session of Congress begins in January.
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September 05, 2024
Industry Presses House To Clear Broadband Permit Hurdles
Nearly a dozen industry groups on Thursday called for U.S. House leaders to finally pass a bill that would help clear various permitting hurdles for broadband network projects.
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September 05, 2024
DA Pans Trump Maneuvering On Hush Money Case Removal
Attorneys in the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told the Second Circuit in a letter Thursday that Donald Trump is mischaracterizing a federal judge's recent order to further his baseless bid to move his hush money case to U.S. district court.
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September 05, 2024
Texas Judge Extends Block On DHS Spousal Parole Program
A Texas federal judge Wednesday denied the Biden administration's bid to lift a soon-to-expire pause on issuing parole under its new program for certain U.S. citizens' relatives seeking green cards while in the U.S., extending the temporary stay for another 14 days.
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September 05, 2024
Pa. City Iced Retirees Out Of Ch. 9 Plan Talks, Committee Says
Retiree creditors in the city of Chester, Pennsylvania's bankruptcy have denounced its proposed Chapter 9 plan, telling a judge in Philadelphia it is a "blunt-instrument approach" to complex issues and was docketed without consulting their committee that represents the largest creditor group.
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September 05, 2024
Biden Admin Issues Plans To Address PFAS Use, Exposure
The Biden administration has said it will continue to look for new technologies to remove so-called forever chemicals from the environment and find safe alternatives for the substances, which are used in a vast number of consumer and commercial products.
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September 05, 2024
Navy Secretary Violated Hatch Act, Watchdog Finds
Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has violated the law restricting the political activity of federal employees by speaking for and against presidential candidates in his official capacity, a federal watchdog announced Thursday.
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September 05, 2024
Green Groups Fight Red State AGs' Attack On Civil Rights Regs
Environmental and civil rights groups are opposing a petition filed by attorneys general from 23 primarily Republican-led states demanding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency roll back civil rights regulations that prohibit actions that may unintentionally affect racial groups in different ways.
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September 05, 2024
Okla.'s Teacher Ouster May Have Violated Order, Groups Say
Civil rights groups and Oklahoma university professors say the state may have violated an order that blocks part of a controversial censorship law from being enforced in classrooms after a teacher's license was revoked for encouraging students to access the Brooklyn Public Library and to read a book about racism.
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September 05, 2024
CFPB Flags Rental Price-Fixing As Among FDCPA Concerns
In a Sept. 5 report to Congress, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said rent-setting algorithms of the sort used by RealPage could amount to price-fixing, making efforts to collect on inflated rental debt a violation of federal law.
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September 05, 2024
Ariz. Tribe Doubled Down In Lithium Project Row, Court Told
The federal government has accused the Hualapai Indian Tribe of doubling down on conjecture with regard to the possible effects of the Big Sandy Valley Lithium Exploration Project, urging an Arizona federal judge to reject the tribe's request for a preliminary injunction.
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September 05, 2024
EPA Asks To End Texas, Okla. Air Plan Fight Due To Lost Docs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking the Fifth Circuit to vacate its challenged 2016 rule that partially disapproved regional haze plans created by Texas and Oklahoma and imposed a federal plan, having lost key records needed to justify its decisions.
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September 05, 2024
Russia 'History Nerd' Avoids Jail In Probe Of Oligarch Ties
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday allowed a Soviet Union-born Russia history buff to avoid time behind bars for lying the FBI about his affiliation with an anti-Ukraine group controlled by indicted Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev.
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September 05, 2024
EPA Issues Carbon Sequestration Well Permits In Texas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued draft permits to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC for three proposed carbon sequestration wells, marking the first time the agency has issued such permits in the state of Texas.
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September 05, 2024
Ahmaud Arbery's Mother Agrees To Dismiss One Of The Killers
The mother of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was murdered by three white men while jogging in coastal Georgia over four years ago, on Thursday dropped one of her son's killers from a civil suit over his killing and the subsequent investigation.
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September 05, 2024
11th Circ. Revives White Miami-Dade Ex-Worker's Bias Suit
The Eleventh Circuit reinstated a white policy director's suit Thursday claiming he was canned by Miami-Dade County because of age and racial bias, ruling a trial court jumped the gun by tossing his case before he was given the chance to collect proof.
Expert Analysis
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The OIG Report: DOJ's Own Whistleblower Program Has Holes
A recent Office of the Inspector General memo found that the U.S. Department of Justice’s whistleblower program failed to protect federal employees whose security clearances were allegedly suspended in retaliation — a serious cause for concern that could have a potential chilling effect on would-be whistleblowers, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.
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How Justices' E-Rate Decision May Affect Scope Of FCA
The U.S. Supreme Court’s eventual decision in Wisconsin Bell v. U.S., determining whether reimbursements paid by the E-rate program are "claims" under the False Claims Act, may affect other federal programs that do not require payments to be made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, says David Colapinto at Kohn Kohn.
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Series
After Chevron: Don't Let Loper Lead To Bank Compliance Lull
Banking organizations are staring down a period of greater uncertainty over the next few years as the banking agencies and industry navigate the post-Chevron world, but banks must continue to have effective compliance programs in place even in the face of this unpredictability, say Lee Meyerson and Amanda Allexon at Simpson Thacher.
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New State Carbon Capture Laws: Key Points For Developers
Multiple states have introduced or expanded legal frameworks for carbon capture and sequestration this year, and while there are some common themes, many of these state laws include unique approaches and requirements — which developers and investors should be aware of when considering potential projects and investment risks, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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Opinion
Chevron Reversal May Protect IP Rights Under Bayh-Dole
The U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Chevron deference may block the Biden administration's nearly finalized guidance reinterpreting the Bayh-Dole Act, protecting intellectual property rights and preventing harm to innovation and economic activity, says Brian O'Shaughnessy at Dinsmore & Shohl.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.
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Calif. Out-Of-State Noncompete Ban Faces Several Hurdles
California's attempt to bolster its noncompete law has encountered significant procedural and constitutional challenges, and litigating parties must carefully analyze not only the restrictive covenants contained in their agreements, but also the forum-selection and choice-of-law provisions, say Jennifer Redmond and Gal Gressel at Sheppard Mullin.
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How 3 Recent High Court Rulings Could Shape Fintech Policy
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions in Jarkesy, Loper Bright and Corner Post provide fintech companies with new legal strategies to challenge regulatory actions, but agency reactions to these rulings and inconsistent judicial interpretations could bring compliance challenges and uncertainties, says Amy Whitsel at FS Vector.
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What Cos. Should Note In DOJ's New Whistleblower Pilot
After the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a new whistleblower pilot program last week — continuing its efforts to incentivize individual reporting of misconduct — companies should review the eligibility criteria, update their compliance programs and consider the risks and benefits of making their own self-disclosures, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Defamation Suit Tests Lanham Act's Reach With Influencers
Recently filed in the Northern District of Texas, Prime Hydration v. Garcia, alleging defamation and Lanham Act violations based on the defendant's social media statements about the beverage brand, allows Texas courts and the Fifth Circuit to take the lead in interpreting the act as it applies to influencers, says attorney Susan Jorgensen.
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A Primer On EU's Updated Human Substance Regulations
The European Union's updated standards regarding quality and safety of substances of human origin meant for human application carry significant implications for companies that work with cells and tissues, and U.S. companies active in the EU market should pay particular attention to the import and export rules, say Geneviève Michaux and Georgios Symeonidis at King & Spalding.
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Opinion
Prejudgment Interest Is A Game-Changer In Ill. Civil Suits
Civil litigation can leave plaintiffs financially strained and desperate for any recovery, especially when defendants use delaying tactics — but the Illinois Legislature's move to allow prejudgment interest has helped bring litigants to the table earlier to resolve disputes, minimizing court expenses and benefiting all parties, says Benjamin Crane at Coplan + Crane.
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Series
After Chevron: New Lines Of Attack For FCA Defense Bar
Loper Bright has given defense counsel new avenues to overcome the False Claims Act elements of falsity and scienter, as any FCA claim based upon ambiguous statutory terms can no longer stand solely on agency regulations to establish the statute's meaning, which is itself necessary to satisfy the FCA's basic requirements, says Elisha Kobre at Bradley Arant.
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CFPB's Medical Debt Proposal May Have Side Effects
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent proposal to prevent medical debt information from appearing on consumer reports and creditors from basing lending decisions on such information may have initial benefits for some consumers, but there are potential negative consequences that should also be considered, say attorneys at Cooley.