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In 2015 testimony to Congress, Atkins criticized Dodd-Frank for ceding too much authority to regulators, adding that the law will mean that “government, and not the markets, will choose the winners and losers.”
2nd Circuit Revives Connecticut Lawyers' Challenge to Anti-Discrimination Ethics Rule
“At this stage in the proceedings, Appellants have alleged plausibly that they intend to engage in speech proscribed, at least arguably, by a recently enacted, focused regulation," Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston wrote for the panel.
Supreme Court Weighs Applicability of Mail Fraud Statute to Lie on Bidding Contract
"The government's theory knows no bounds," attorney Jeffrey Fisher said on behalf of the convicted company. "This case is not about dollars and cents."
Cuomo Accuser Drops Federal Lawsuit Against Ex-Governor
Charlotte Bennett will continue her Manhattan Supreme Court suit against New York State, her attorneys said.
Gibson Dunn Adds Senior SEC Enforcement Official
Osman Nawaz spent more than 14 years at the SEC before joining Gibson Dunn as a partner.
'Stake Out My Space': Attorneys, Law Professors Flock from X to Bluesky
Texas appellate attorney Raffi Melkonian, who has been called the Dean of Appellate Twitter, said he began seeing more ads, bots and hateful content on X in recent years, to the point that he said he has blocked dozens of accounts a day.
Ex-Cancer Society CLO Takes Legal Reins of Habitat for Humanity International
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Employers Scramble to Get Immigration Records in Order Ahead of Trump Crackdown
"To be honest, you're cutting it close on time if you haven't already looked at it because the new administration is right around the corner," Littler Mendelson shareholder Jorge Lopez said.
Justices Will Weigh Constitutionality of Law Allowing Terror Victims to Sue PLO
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed the victims' lawsuit, saying U.S. courts lack personal jurisdiction to hear the claims against the Palestine Liberation Organization or the Palestinian Authority because the foreign actors' alleged conduct giving rise to liability occurred outside the United States.
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