News Tip: Expert Available to Comment on SCOTUS Ruling in CFPB Funding Case
Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled that how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded does not violate the Constitution, reversing a lower court decision. Comments below from Duke University professor Mallory SoRelle, an expert on consumer financial protection, …
News Tip: Legal Experts Available to Comment on Boeing, Binance Compliance and Monitoring Issues
Summary: Boeing may face criminal prosecution after failing to comply with the terms of a 2021 non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice, while Binance has just been appointed an internal monitor to oversee remediation effort as part of its …
News Tip: Banks Facing Disappointing Profits for The Next Few Quarters, Economist Says
Summary: Investors in some of the country’s biggest banks are being warned that they may soon have to offer higher rates to depositors. Such action would cut into the higher profits resulting from the Federal Reserve’s decision to increase interest …
News Tip: SCOTUS Challenge Threatens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Future
Summary: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has faced many challenges in its 13 years, mostly from efforts to weaken the bureau. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether the CFPB’s funding structure – and …
News Tip: UAW Strike ‘Most Dramatic Example’ of ‘Historic Moment For Labor Unions,’ Expert Says
Summary: More than 10,000 auto workers went on strike late Thursday at three factories in response to a dispute over wages and benefits between the United Auto Workers union and three Detroit automakers. Comments below from Duke University professor Matthew …
News Tip: Rise in Child Poverty ‘Tells us Something About our Public Policy Priorities,’ Expert Says
Cost-of-living increases and the end of federal aid from the pandemic helped boost the poverty rate to 12.4 percent last year, up from 7.8 percent in 2021, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Children were especially hard hit. Two Duke University …
News Tip: Legal Expert Available to Comment on SCOTUS Jack Daniel’s Case
Summary: The Supreme Court Thursday ruled in favor of Jack Daniel’s in a case centering on whether parodies require an exception to traditional trademark protections. The case, Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products, involved VIP’s spoof of a Jack Daniel’s bottle …