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April 09, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

With Contrarian FTC Commissioner Gone, Critics Worry About Agency's Trajectory

"This commission, in many areas, has demonstrated a zeal and willingness to push beyond the boundaries of our authority," recently departed Commissioner Christine Wilson wrote in a dissent last month.
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April 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

With a Nudge From the White House, the CFPB Sets Its Sights on Junk Fees

The White House has made fighting junk fees a priority. During a meeting of the White House Competition Council in September 2022, President Joe Biden called on federal agencies to reduce or eliminate junk fees.
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April 05, 2023 | The Recorder

New Bill Targets California Litigation Financing

Backers of Senate Bill 581 say consumers need more transparency from the legal-financing industry. But members of the plaintiffs bar warn that a key provision in the legislation would give defense counsel an unfair tactical advantage.
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April 03, 2023 | National Law Journal

Jenner & Block Builds Investigations, Fintech Practice With Former Federal Prosecutor

Jenner & Block is one of several law firms in Washington that have added former government talent to their ranks, as regulatory and enforcement work continues to ramp up in Big Law.
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March 27, 2023 | National Law Journal

Amid 'Golden Age of AGs,' Wilmer Adds State AG Co-Chair From Cozen O'Connor

Paul Connell has moved to Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr as co-chair of the firm's state attorney general practice alongside Brian Mahanna.
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March 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Calling Out 5th Circuit, Judges on 2nd Circuit Panel Rule CFPB Funding Scheme Is Constitutional

The U.S. Supreme Court in February agreed to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that the CFPB's funding structure violated the Constitution's appropriations clause. The case is set to be heard next term.
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March 08, 2023 | National Law Journal

5th Circuit Case Threatens Structure of Federal Agencies, Legal Experts Say

If the Fifth Circuit rules against the government, legal experts said the decision would extend an existing at-will removal requirement for agencies led by single directors to the multimember Consumer Product Safety Commission, and could have more far-reaching effects if the U.S. Supreme Court gets involved.
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March 08, 2023 | Law.com

What White House Cybersecurity Strategy Means for Tech Clients: The Morning Minute

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February 28, 2023 | Supreme Court Brief

Supreme Court Brief: Billable Hours Rounding Error? | CFPB Imperiled?

Justice Neil Gorsuch eyed an attorney's use of rounding up billable hours. And the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be in jeopardy after the high court granted cert in a dispute which found its funding scheme violated the U.S. Constitution.
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February 27, 2023 | National Law Journal

Cert Grant for Case Over Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Could Spell Agency's End

"A majority of the court is going to be receptive to separation of powers arguments," said Manatt, Phelps & Phillips partner Scott Pearson. 
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