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Government appeals decision against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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The court, however, declined to invalidate the entire agency for this structural flaw, instead severing the for-cause provision from the rest of its authorizing statute. The government urges the court to hear argument early next year and issue a decision by June. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., United States.

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Get Ready for the Investigators

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In determining severity, we look at the amount of money at issue, the number and type of victims, and whether the malfeasance is ongoing or stopped,” said a securities regulator in North America. Third-Party Support is Rare, but Seemed to be Dictated by Country Size.

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Another separation-of-powers case, press access to trials, and maritime insurance

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But the court declined to invalidate the entire agency for this structural flaw, instead severing the for-cause provision from the rest of its authorizing statute. The government argues that the Constitution permits Congress to fund the CFPB this way, and Congress has long funded other agencies through similar means.

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Despite constitutional violation, court rejects broad relief for shareholders of mortgage giants

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Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday had mostly bad news for shareholders of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their lawsuit seeking to unwind a 2012 agreement that required the companies to transfer profits to the federal government. The justices unanimously agreed that one of the shareholders’ claims could not go forward.

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As the United States Targets China’s Human Rights Abuses, Companies Should Prepare for Stricter Due Diligence on Forced Labor

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Since 2017, the Chinese Government has embarked on a brutal campaign against the Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims living primarily in the Xinjiang autonomous region in western China. Leaked documents published by the New York Times in November 2019 reveal the cruel extent of the crackdown.