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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…

Second Amendment Perfect Storm November 7, 2019
A perfect storm is brewing in Washington, D.C. The storm clouds have been gathering since November 20th, 2007, when the United States Supreme Court granted the cert petition in District of Columbia v. Dick Anthony Heller. The decision, in that case, held that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose […]
Small Group of Home Buyers Can’t Seek Bankruptcy Proceedings Against a Defaulting Real Estate Company October 26, 2019
The government is all set to lower the threshold of buyers which would be needed to begin bankruptcy proceedings. The rule has been dictated going by how some homebuyers misuse insolvency proceedings and in the wake of the incidences where some home buyers are seeking strict action against real estate companies. It is to be […]
Impeachment In The U.S. What It Is And What It Isn’t October 7, 2019
There are a lot of fanatical rants and much raving on social media about impeachment, President Trump, and the House Democrats. MUCH of the excitement on both sides is NOT based on facts. I don’t mean the facts about what someone has said, done, or not have done but about what impeachment actually is; what […]
Iphone Manufacturer Apple Wages War On The Consumer’s Right To Repair September 26, 2019
The right to repair is best described as any law that guarantees a consumer the right to repair their own electronics or vehicles with the needed tools. But smartphone behemoth Apple would rather repair your iPhone or other Apple devices at one of their own shops rather than let you do it yourself, which is […]
Second Amendment Countdown to October 1st September 24, 2019
On October 1st, 2019, the first day of the new US Supreme Court term, the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court will meet in a private conference where the fate of a baker’s dozen of Second Amendment appeals to SCOTUS lie in the balance. On one side of the scale, SCOTUS will place […]