…securities law. It also rewrote that Act so that it uses those forced arbitration clauses to effectively eliminate class actions. It literally rewrote the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Rule…
…was referencing comments by Markey in which he was discussing legislation that he had championed in the 1990s–the 1996 Telecommunications Act and the 1992 Cable Act–that restructured laws regulating telecommunications…
…support the Civil Rights Act. Johnson himself actually strongly supported enactment of the Act and obtained the assistance of the Republican Senate Minority Leader in bringing along enough members of…
…Actions Recovered Three Times More for Investors than SEC True, citizens can and do band together into class action lawsuits to take action against financial robber barons and such civil…
I think there was a clue to Roberts’ thinking during the first day of argument—during the argument on the applicability of the Anti-Injunction Act, an obscure “jurisdictional” statute, which precludes…
…decisively debunked the idea underlying the Obama Bucket Shop act, which is that public stock offering are an important source of funding for new businesses. The problem is, as Bhide…
Health Care Thoughts: No CLASS Act The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports, aka CLASS, was to be an integral part of PPACA (Obamacare), providing a funding source for some…
This post is late in the game but might be handy. Certainly a lot has been said so far. American Jobs Act 2011 link and transcript of speech by the…
by Linda Beale Extension Bill and Carried Interest: American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act of 2010 [Ataxingmatter is back online after a break for the Chicago Law…
Hat tip to Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism for Rep. Alan Grayson’s “the war is making you poor act”….