False Claims Act Insights - The Mathematics of Nuclear FCA Verdicts
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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 65 -The Power of Interpretation: Constitutional Meaning in the Modern World
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Solicitors General Insights: A Deep Dive With Mississippi and Tennessee Solicitors General — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 2
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FCPA Compliance Report: Death of CTA
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Prominent Journalist, David Dayen, Describes his Reporting on the Efforts of Trump 2.0 to Curb CFPB
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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 55 - The Power of the Presidential Pardon: Traditions and Turning Points
False Claims Act Insights - Are the FCA’s Qui Tam Provisions Unconstitutional? One Federal Judge Says “Yes"
In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
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#WorkforceWednesday: Can FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Survive Without Chevron Deference? - Spilling Secrets Podcast
Down Goes Chevron: A 40-Year Precedent Overturned by the Supreme Court – Diagnosing Health Care
In another case that may not augur well for the CFPB staff, the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump Administration to continue dismantling the Education Department, lifting a court order that had required the rehiring of as...more
On Friday, Judge Matthew J. Maddox of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that the removal of Democratic Commissioners from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) without cause was unlawful....more
In a move that could have ramifications for lawsuits filed by former FTC and NCUA board members, by a vote of 6-3 the Supreme Court has issued a stay that prohibits the Democratic members of the National Labor Relations Board...more
The short answer is that the outcome of the Supreme Court hearing (whose oral argument is scheduled for May 15 at 10 am) is of immense importance to all stakeholders in the consumer financial services industry. We will...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which seeks to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which seeks to eliminate disparate impact liability, denouncing it as a threat to equal opportunity...more
Our podcast show being released today is part 2 of a repurposed interactive webinar that we presented on March 24 featuring two of the leading journalists who cover the CFPB - Jon Hill from Law360 and Evan Weinberger from...more
On April 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order partially staying the district court’s preliminary injunction in the ongoing legal dispute between the National Treasury Employees...more
On Friday, April 11, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals modified Judge Jackson’s preliminary injunction order of March 28 pending appeal, as follows...more
It has been a little over two months since President Donald Trump returned to office, and since then, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been in flux—to put it mildly. As of this writing, it is unclear...more
Today’s podcast show features a discussion with David Dayen, executive editor of the American Prospect, which is an online magazine about ideas, politics, and power. He's the author of “Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary...more
On Friday, March 28, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson took the “extraordinary step” of broadly enjoining the newly installed leadership of the CFPB from “eliminat[ing] the agency before the Court has the opportunity to...more
Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things administrative law, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
On March 7, the Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA) and the Consumer Service Alliance of Texas filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn a decision by the...more
Asserting Executive Authority Over Independent Agencies: Assessing the Impact on the FCC - On February 18, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled "Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" (the "Accountability...more
As we have highlighted previously (here and here), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has continued to undergo significant changes under the second Trump Administration. However, various interested parties have...more
As discussed here, on February 9, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), which includes members employed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the...more
In a dramatic series of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has undergone leadership changes, signaling a significant shift in its regulatory approach. These changes began with the firing of...more
The Trump administration has taken, and continues to take, executive actions that have the potential to significantly affect the public and private sectors alike. The result is an ever-changing legal environment presenting...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more
There are widespread expectations that the Supreme Court, following an oral argument last week, may rule that part of the law that created the CFPB is unconstitutional. As a result, many business executives, in particular,...more
On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States heard argument in the case of Seila Law, LLC (Seila) v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); a case many believed would have not only a lasting impact...more
Well, Phase One is official, thanks to a White House signing yesterday that included Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. With that act comes our first substantive look at the deal that’s been thus-far shrouded in secrecy. Some...more
Popular app-based dating services—from Tinder to OkCupid to Grindr—are the subject of unwanted scrutiny this week after a report by the Norwegian Consumer Council that they’re “spreading user information like dating choices...more
Fed Chair Powell was far from the main attraction on the Hill yesterday, but hey, let’s keep it on topic here and note his belief that the U.S. economy is performing well even as certain risks—including “sluggish growth...more