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Changes to Small Business Subcontracting On the Horizon

July 26, 2016 0

Amendments to Federal Acquisition Regulation Council obligations for prime contractors through the "Final Rule" adjusted the required obligations for small-business subcontracting. The new requirements, and…

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Update and Simplify Disclosure Requirements as Part of Overall Disclosure Effectiveness Review

July 25, 2016 0

The SEC is proposing amendments to create modifications in disclosure requirements in order to ease the burden on public companies and others while retaining sufficient…

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EPA Releases First Determinations for New Chemicals under New TSCA

July 25, 2016 0

The EPA has released the first determinations for four new chemicals under the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). All four were found to have…

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Gitmo Detainee Lawsuit Against Donald Rumsfeld Dismissed in Federal Appeals Court

June 12, 2014 0

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit dismissed a former Guantanamo detainee's lawsuit against former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, according…

50 Years Ago: Dr. John Hill Contract Murder and Houston’s River Oaks Most Scandalous Mysterious Death of Socialite Joan Robinson Hill September 24, 2022
Fifty years ago today, September 24, 1972, a cold-blooded assassin shot and killed Dr. John Hill in his large white colonial mansion on 1561 Kirby Drive at the corner of Brentwood Street in Houston's richest neighborhood known nationwide as the elegance of River Oaks.
Things Never To Do After a Truck Accident September 2, 2022
Few things are more frightening, stressful and upsetting than being involved in a truck accident. Even if the damage to the vehicle is minimal and one is able to emerge unscathed, dealing with the aftermath of a truck accident can take months – if not longer. As such, the absolute last thing to do is […]
Does the California Supreme Court Have a Side Hustle? August 13, 2022
For anyone who thinks their local court didn’t deliver the justice they deserved, there’s always the California Supreme Court to turn to. But before doing that, check to see if this hallowed institution is as hallowed as its title suggests. After all, someone’s got to pay for all that marble at the Supreme Court. How […]
Guns and Mass Murders in America: Should States Allow 18-year-old Teenagers to Buy High-powered Semi-Automatic Rifles? June 30, 2022
The recent massacre of 10 innocent Black People at the ruthless hands of white supremacist Payton Gendron on May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, New York, and the slayings of 19 innocent children by Salvador Ramos, on May 24, 2022 – at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the teenagers had two remarkable facts in common: […]
Justice Barrett’s Second Amendment Slip? April 5, 2022
Earlier today, the Associated Press published an article in which it quoted Justice Barrett as follows (purportedly regarding the upcoming opinions on the Second Amendment and abortion): Did Justice Barrett Say This? “Does (the decision) read like something that was purely results-driven and designed to impose the policy preferences of the majority, or does this […]