The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued an interpretive rule on May 19, reiterating the authority that states have to pursue companies and individuals that violate federal consumer financial protection laws,...more
Congress opened 2021 by overturning one of President Trump’s vetoes for the first time. By large bipartisan majorities, the House and Senate overturned a presidential veto and enacted the 2021 National Defense Authorization...more
1/5/2021
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Liu v. SEC is less than two months old, yet the ramifications of the decision on the SEC’s enforcement powers are already taking shape....more
8/11/2020
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