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The Morning Wrap
Taking the Fifth: Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Lerner is the chief of the IRS tax-exempt unit, which targeted conservative groups... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Senators Question IRS Over Targeting Conservative Groups
"Unacceptable." "Intolerable." "Almost unbelievable." Both Democrat and Republican members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in a hearing today piled on the Internal Revenue Service for subjecting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status to heightened scrutiny. But some committee members also... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
Immigration Reform: Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill have improved after a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday declared they had reached a tentative deal, Reuters reports. Smear Campaign?: Months after the FBI... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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FTC Warns Companies of Children's Privacy Violations
Don't say they didn't warn you. The Federal Trade Commission today sent letters to more than 90 businesses, informing them that they could potentially be in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act when changes to the law go... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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SEC Loses Case Against Securities Felon
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suffered a resounding loss when a federal judge last week rejected the agency's fraud case against securities felon Gary Prince. The SEC alleged that Prince's former employer, Integral Systems, illegally failed to disclose his... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Agency Judge Rejects FTC's Conspiracy Claim
It's not often that the Federal Trade Commission loses on its home court - after all, the decisions of the agency's administrative law judge are reviewed by the commission itself. In a decision published yesterday, Chief Administrative Law Judge Michael... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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DOJ's Top Environmental Lawyer to Step Down
After an action-packed tenure that included litigating the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Ignacia Moreno, the head of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division, announced today she is stepping down June 7. On her watch, the 490-lawyer division won... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
Kidnap Questions: Euphoria over the rescue of three Ohio woman from a decade-long kidnapping ordeal gave way to questions of how their captivity inside a house on a residential street in Cleveland went undetected for so long, Reuters reports. Pipeline... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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CFPB Charges Two Lawyers in Debt Relief Scam
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today filed suit against two lawyers and two debt relief companies, alleging they charged thousands of consumers illegal advance fees and left some worse off financially. One of the lawyers, Michael Levitis, also faces mail... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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SEC Names New Compliance Office Head
Andrew Bowden has been named director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations. Previously the general counsel of Legg Mason Capital Management, Bowden joined the SEC in 2011 and became deputy director of the... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Small Business Owners Sue IRS Over Obamacare
Objecting to what they term an "Obamacare power grab," a group of small business owners and individuals in six states filed suit today against the Internal Revenue Service over a rule that expands health insurance subsidies. The plaintiffs say the... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Breaking Tradition, Obama Taps Non-Lawyer to Head FCC
There's something a bit different about Tom Wheeler, nominated today by President Barack Obama to head the Federal Communications Commission. It’s not his work as a lobbyist or venture capitalist - rather, it's that unlike practically every other chairman in... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
Crime and Punishment: A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that a large majority of Americans support the death penalty for the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing should he be convicted. Most Americans also back the decision to try... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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As Mergers Decline, Antitrust Enforcement Climbs
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice today released their annual antitrust report, showing a slight decline in the number of mergers reviewed by the government last year but a jump in enforcement actions by the FTC. In... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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D.C. Circuit Won't Hear Challenge to SEC Resource Rule - Yet
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put off - at least for now - reviewing a controversial rule by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that would require oil and gas companies to disclose government payments. The... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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At FEC, Socialist Workers Party Donors are Anonymous
If you give money to the Socialist Workers Party, your name won't show up in Federal Election Commission records. The FEC on April 25 agreed to continue a long-standing reporting exemption for the party's supporters - all 118 of them... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Cohen Milstein Partner Confirmed as EEOC Commissioner
Updated at 3:50 pm The U.S. Senate has confirmed Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll partner Jenny Yang to serve as a commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Yang, whose term will expire July 1, 2017, fills the spot... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
Charges Dropped: U.S. prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a state judge, Reuters reports. Corporate Disclosure: A loose coalition of Democratic elected officials, shareholder... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Consumer Agency Chief Defends Data-Gathering
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head Richard Cordray defended his agency's plan to collect financial data on 10 million consumers as necessary and appropriate in testimony today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. The data, which... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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DOJ, Anheuser Settle Antitrust Suit Over Beer
In a settlement that includes one of the largest divestures of all time, beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev reached a deal with the Department of Justice today to proceed with its acquisition of Grupo Modelo. But winning antitrust approval came at... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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White House Lawyer Tapped for State Dept. Legal Adviser
President Obama has nominated senior White House lawyer Avril Haines to be the State Department's legal adviser. If confirmed, she'll be the first woman to serve as the department's top lawyer, charged with providing legal advice on U.S. foreign policy... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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FTC Cracks Down on Mobile Phone Cramming
The Federal Trade Commission today announced its first case against mobile phone "cramming," going after defendants who allegedly took in millions by sending consumers pricey unauthorized text messages featuring horoscopes, love tips and other information. The case is part of... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
Hunt for Suspects: Boston Marathon bombing investigators on Wednesday entered the third day of their hunt with an emerging picture of the target: a suspect or suspects carrying heavy bags or backpacks made of dark nylon, Reuters reports. No Admit,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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New Privacy Rules for Antitrust Plea Deals
Antitrust lawyers are applauding a new Justice Department policy that's likely to benefit uncooperative employees of corporations under investigation for price fixing and other cartel conduct. Antitrust Division head William Baer today announced changes to the division's so-called "carve-out practice"... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
Big Budget: President Obama today will unveil his $3.77 trillion budget, which includes modest new investments in infrastructure and education, major new taxes for the wealthy and significant reforms aimed at reducing the cost of Social Security and Medicare, the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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