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US Supreme Court rules that federal government can be liable under Fair Credit Reporting Act

JURIST

Credit reports and scores can determine everything from where a person lives to where she works to whether her small business survives. The US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania agreed with the USDA and granted the motion for summary judgment.

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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

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Legal Services of Greater Miami’s $177,774 grant will support technology that strengthens the Florida Community Development Legal Project , a statewide collaborative that focuses on free and low-cost legal services for lower-income small business owners and other groups. Pennsylvania .

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Possible Change in Arizona Homestead Law & Refinancing

Diane Drain

At the other end of the spectrum, New Jersey and Pennsylvania provide no homestead exemptions, while Virginia and Kentucky allow just $5,000. “Remember, the person or small business that is owed money may also be cash-strapped as well,” he said in an email. ”You still have to pay your bills,” Toma said.

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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

LawSites

Legal Services of Greater Miami’s $177,774 grant will support technology that strengthens the Florida Community Development Legal Project , a statewide collaborative that focuses on free and low-cost legal services for lower-income small business owners and other groups. Pennsylvania .

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Pennsylvania dispatch: US Senate candidates clash in TV debate that left some core issues unaddressed

JURIST

JURIST staffers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law are filing dispatches on various aspects of the November 2022 midterm elections in Pennsylvania. Here, Pitt Law 1L Morgan Hubbard reports on the first and only scheduled debate between Pennsylvania US Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz. .

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SEC Intensifies Efforts to Regulate Fast-Growing Crypto Industry

Fordham Law News

5] Ryan Farrell, An Analysis of the Cryptocurrency Industry (June 9, 2015) (thesis for Wharton Research Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania), [link]. [6] (July 22, 2021), [link]. [4] 4] See Eric Lipton et al., Regulators Racing Toward First Major Rules on Cryptocurrency , N.Y. Times (Sept. 23, 2021), [link]. [5] 23, 2021). [8]

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FCC Chairman Releases Summary of Media Ownership Reform Proposals – Little Change in Existing Ownership Rules, Reinstatement of JSA Ban

Broadcast Law Blog

Eligible Entities : Proposes to apply rules that applied to eligible entities – like extensions of expiring construction permits and distress sales (which had been thrown out by the Courts as not having been adequately justified – see our articles here and here ) – to small businesses. million in annual revenues.