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PPP Changes Weaken Lawsuits Over Felony Restrictions, DOJ Argues

June 25, 2020
Recent guidance concerning a federal pandemic relief program undercuts lawsuits against the Small Business Administration for barring loan seekers with criminal records, the Trump administration said in a court filing. The memo, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, highlights Wednesday changes to the Paycheck Protection Program that limit a criminal justice restriction in…
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County OKs license plate reader option

June 25, 2020
Lee County is expanding the ability of law enforcement to use license plate readers along local roadways. The Lee County Board of County Commissioners this week OK’d allowing the Cape Coral and Fort Myers police departments to use poles along county roads for the readers. Read the full article   TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Interview With Plaintiff Robert Walker on The Howie Carr Show

June 25, 2020
Plaintiff Robert Walker comments on the Dawn Desrosiers, et al. v. Governor Charles D. Baker case.   https://nclalegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/The-Howie-Carr-Show-WCRN-AM.mp3   TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Trump's Circuit Judges Take Aim At Regulators

June 24, 2020
Dismantling regulations has been a top priority of President Donald Trump since he came to office. To that end, his 50-plus appointees to the U.S. circuit courts are fast at work. The White House has made opposition to the “administrative state,” or public administration through regulatory agencies, a key litmus test for selecting federal circuit…
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SEC Urged To Scrutinize B-Ds Fighting 12b-1 Fee Crackdown

June 23, 2020
Broker-dealers, whose trade groups are petitioning the Securities and Exchange Commission to halt the crackdown on 12b-1 fees, show sufficient disregard for their duty to investors that they should be subject to “special scrutiny” from regulators when Regulation Best Interest is implemented June 30, a prominent member of the SEC’s own Investor Advisory Committee said…
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DOL Fights To End Oracle's Bid To Dismantle Bias Watchdog

June 22, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor urged a D.C. federal judge Friday to toss Oracle’s bid to defang the DOL’s enforcement unit that sues federal contractors over alleged job bias, arguing that Oracle can’t dismantle the enforcement regime, which it agreed to when it became a federal contractor. In a 54-page brief, the government argued that…
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