Tag: Laws
Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World
The Democratic governor is supercharging climate policy and eyeing a future White House run. But critics say some of his constituents could be left be [...]
Justices Reject, for Now, Missouri’s Effort to Override Federal Gun Laws
The move blocked an expansive state law, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, and let stand a ruling that it was an unconstitutional attempt to null [...]
US consumer watchdog mulls applying e-banking laws to crypto
The top United States agency for consumer financial protection is considering applying the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) to crypto, in an attemp [...]
Biden Administration Waives Laws to Allow Expansion of Border Wall
The government cited the high numbers of migrants in the Rio Grande Valley in justifying the decision to waive a host of regulations.
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FTX-SBF charges valid despite lack of US crypto laws, DOJ says
The United States Department of Justice filed a court motion on Oct. 4 claiming the lack of crypto regulations in the U.S. is no bar to the criminal c [...]
Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Laws on Social Media
The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship by tech platforms, violate the First Ame [...]
Crypto Firm LBRY Intends to Appeal SEC Lawsuit Ruling Alleging It Violated U.S. Securities Laws
The SEC filed suit in 2022 alleging the blockchain-based file-sharing network had violated federal securities laws with the sale of its native LBRY cr [...]
2 Senators Propose Bipartisan Framework for A.I. Laws
Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, and Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, plan to announce a sweeping framework to regulat [...]
3M faces more legal headaches after earplug settlement
3M is on the verge of ending the largest mass tort litigation in U.S. history, but it's still facing other expensive legal headaches.The company said [...]
DOJ sues SpaceX alleging hiring discrimination
A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California.Pat [...]
DOJ sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination against refugees
A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California.Pat [...]
Tornado Cash indictment fails to show ‘clear violation’ of certain laws: Coin Center
Crypto advocacy group Coin Center has criticized the latest indictment of two former Tornado Cash developers, arguing that the facts offered don't sho [...]
World Cup final: Pubs call for relaxed alcohol laws on Sunday
Emma McClarkin, its boss, said: "As England enter their first World Cup Final since 1966, we need the government to step in and allow the necessary re [...]
On climate law’s anniversary, Democrats want more
“It’s an existential threat, and the IRA was a modest step forward,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in an interview. “If we’re going to save the pl [...]
UBS to pay $1.4 billion for fraud in mortgage-backed securities
General view of the UBS building in Manhattan on June 5, 2023 in New York City.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | View Press | Corbis News | Getty ImagesSwiss ba [...]