Legislation

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    State Rep. Says He Wants to Slash Sales Tax

    By Victoria Hudgins | July 13, 2017

    State Rep. Russ Diamond, R-Annville, issued a memorandum declaring his intention to introduce a package of bills lowering Pennsylvania's sales and use tax to 1.9 percent, and to decrease Philadelphia and Allegheny counties' local sales and use taxes as well.

  • National Law Journal

    Publishers Seek Antitrust Exemption to Better Negotiate With Google, Facebook

    By Todd Cunningham | July 11, 2017

    U.S. newspaper publishers, who say they are chafing under the market power of Google and Facebook, are calling on Congress to allow them to negotiate collectively with the online giants. They want an antitrust exemption so they can compete more effectively with what they term a de facto "digital duopoly," which now dominates online advertising.

  • New York Law Journal

    Proposed EB-5 Visa Program Reforms

    By Peter Fisch and Mitchell Berg | July 11, 2017

    Peter Fisch and Mitchell Berg write: The EB-5 visa program has become a major source of real estate financing nationwide, and in particular for large real estate development projects in New York City such as Hudson Yards in Manhattan, the New York Wheel on Staten Island, and the Pacific Park development in Brooklyn. While the real estate industry has to date been the primary beneficiary of investment dollars generated by the EB-5 program, proposed changes to the program's rules could imperil what has been a reliable source of funding for new development projects.

  • National Law Journal

    CFPB, Testing Trump and Republicans, Moves to Restrict Forced Arbitration

    By C. Ryan Barber | July 10, 2017

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday finalized a sweeping new rule banning arbitration agreements that prevent class actions against banks and other financial institutions, setting the stage for parallel legal and political fights over a regulation that Republican lawmakers will seek to overturn before it sees the light of day.

  • New Jersey Law Journal

    CAPITOL REPORT

    By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | July 10, 2017

    A report on recent action in Trenton of interest to NJSBA members

  • Daily Business Review

    Florida Supreme Court Upholds 'Special' Indigent Care Law

    By Jim Saunders | July 7, 2017

    In a case that could involve hundreds of millions of dollars, the Florida Supreme Court upheld a state law that directed Sarasota County to reimburse private hospitals for providing care to indigent patients.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    House Rejects Higher Penalty, Required E-Filing for Lobbyists

    By Victoria Hudgins | July 6, 2017

    An amendment that would have required lobbyists to electronically file and report expenses and would have doubled the maximum penalty for prohibited actions by lobbyists was nixed 98-101 on June 30 in the House.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Proposal Would Mandate Counsel in Civil Forfeiture Actions

    By Victoria Hudgins | July 6, 2017

    State Sen. Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, issued a memorandum declaring his intention to introduce a measure that would guarantee legal representation in certain civil asset forfeiture cases.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Capitol Report

    By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 6, 2017

    The following is a listing of executive and legislative action for June 30 and the week of July 3. Members of the state House of Representatives were scheduled to return to session on July 7. State senators were set to reconvene on July 8.

  • New Jersey Law Journal

    CAPITOL REPORT

    By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | July 3, 2017

    A round-up of action from Trenton, including a favorable ruling in a case where the NJSBA was an amicus party.

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