BREAKING – Supreme Court Severs Government-Debt Exception From TCPA
7/7/20
By: Matt Foree
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Barr vs American Association of Political Consultants, Inc. As we reported earlier here, this case deals with the constitutionality of the government-debt exception to …
The Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 is Introduced in Congress
6/29/20
By: Wayne Hammack
Since March 2020 the House Financial Services Committee has considered the creation of a federal reinsurance program to provide a safeguard for businesses against future pandemic-related business interruption losses. An early memorandum calling for the creation of …
Congress makes PPP forgiveness easier to obtain in passing the PPP Flexibility Act
6/5/20
By: Justin Boron
You just got a reprieve on your forgiveness.
In passing an amendment to the Paycheck Protection Program on Wednesday evening, Congress—among other changes it made to the PPP—extended the period to spend forgivable loan money from eight …
The CARES Act and What It Means for State and Local Governments
3/31/20
By: Jacob Daly
Much of the focus on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been on the relief it provides for individuals and both large and small businesses, as well as the funding it provides for …
“Sanctuary Cities” Get a Reprieve For Now
1/10/19
By: Pamela Everett
As many city, county and state attorneys are aware, in 2017 the US. Department of Justice (DOJ) added three conditions to the application process for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (“Byrne JAG”) program in an …
Bipartisan TRACED Act Enhances Penalties for Illegal Robocalls
12/7/18
By: Matt Foree
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the committee and author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), recently announced …
Is “Birthright Citizenship” Subject To Revocation By A Presidential Executive Order?
10/30/18
By: Ken Levine
During an interview by Axios on October 29, 2018, President Trump declared that he was about to sign an executive order to abolish birthright citizenship in the United States. While the President insisted that birthright citizenship, a …
Countries Around the World Are Investigating Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica Event
4/26/18
By: Allen E. Sattler
On March 18, 2018, news broke of the Cambridge Analytica event where the data of an estimated 87 million Facebook users was disclosed to the UK-based political consulting firm. The breach of user data resulted in …
Congress Steps Into Tip-Pooling Fight
3/23/18
By: Timothy J. Holdsworth
We wrote previously about the background on the tip-pooling regulations and the DOL’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) that would allow tip-pooling arrangements that include employees who do not regularly and customarily receive tips under the …
Will Innocent Sellers Catch a Break?
1/12/18
By: Jeremy W. Rogers
In a products liability case, any party along the line of distribution, from the design and manufacture, all the way down to the seller, may be held liable to a party injured from use of a …