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What in the world does birthright citizenship have to do with consumer financial services?

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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

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SCOTUS ruling that Eighth Amendment’s excessive fines prohibition applies to states could provide new weapon to consumer financial...

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Timbs v. Indiana that the prohibition on excessive fines in the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is incorporated against the States by the Fourteenth Amendment. ...more

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SCOTUS ruling on application of Eighth Amendment excessive fines prohibition to states could have implications for consumer...

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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Timbs v. Indiana, which presents the issue of whether the prohibition on excessive fines in the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is incorporated...more

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