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Challenging SEC ALJs Shouldn't Be 'Illogical,' 5th Circ. Told
Law360 (January 20, 2021, 8:41 PM EST) — Forcing an accountant to argue her challenge about the constitutionality of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission‘s administrative law judges in front of the same ALJ that heard her case is “disturbing and illogical,” the full Fifth Circuit heard on Wednesday. Speaking on behalf of her client Michelle…
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CDC Eviction Moratoriums and Biden's plan to extend them
Caleb Kruckenberg, Litigation Counsel for NCLA, joined host Charlie James to discuss the CDC Eviction Moratoriums and Biden’s plan to extend them. https://nclalegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Caleb.-January-19-2021.mp3 TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Admissions of Guilt to the SEC under Chair Jay Clayton
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settles the overwhelming majority of its enforcement actions, most with consent decrees where the defendant “neither admits nor denies” wrongdoing.[1] The SEC has publicly defended its use of “neither admit nor deny” settlements, arguing they: (1) reduce the time and resources required to litigate a case, (2) expedite recovery for…
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NY Times: “On his first day in office alone, Mr. Biden intends a flurry of executive orders that will be partly substantive and partly symbolic” – Reason.com
The New York Times has reviewed “a memo circulated on Saturday by Ron Klain, his incoming White House chief of staff” about President-Elect Biden’s flurry of executive actions for January 20: They include rescinding the travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries, rejoining the Paris climate change accord, extending pandemic-related limits on evictions and student loan payments,…
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High Court Won't Take Up SEC In-House Judges Debate
Law360 (January 11, 2021, 11:29 AM EST) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it would not take up another challenge to the constitutionality of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission administrative law judges, rejecting a case from a former investment adviser who argued he shouldn’t have to run the agency’s in-house enforcement gauntlet before his constitutional claims can be…
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Illinois Eviction Moratorium Extended to February 2021 for Renters
As of January 9, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s administration extended a version of the statewide ban on residential evictions until February 6, 2021. This reprieve is welcomed by certain Illinois renters facing severe financial shortfalls due to the economic displacements caused by Covid. Landlords might view the modified extension as a limited reprieve, also, as…
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