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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…

Young v. Hawaii Handgun Open Carry – Final Pre-Game Analysis September 18, 2020
This is the third and final of my pregame analyses before the en banc oral argument in Young v. Hawaii takes place on Thursday, September 24th, at 1:30 PM. We now know who are the ten randomly selected judges who will join Chief Judge Sydney Thomas on the eleven-judge, limited en banc panel in George […]
Young v. Hawaii Handgun Open Carry Pre-Game Analysis II September 3, 2020
What is this en banc oral argument going to be about? Over a year and a half ago, I wrote my first Pre-Game Analysis of Young v. Hawaii but the en banc case was stayed pending the decision by SCOTUS in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. New York City. That case was […]
DOJ Finds Sloppy FBI Handling of 29 FISA Applications August 6, 2020
John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security issued a statement regarding the 29 FISA applications that were the subject of the March 2020 OIG Preliminary Report. The review shows sloppy FBI handling of documentation in the FISA process. Although Demers stated that “We are pleased that our review of these applications concluded that […]
Will California Open Carry be the Last One Standing in Court? June 19, 2020
Nearly a decade ago, in May of 2011, I announced my intention to file a Federal Civil Rights lawsuit challenging California’s 1967 ban on openly carrying loaded firearms in public for the purpose of self-defense. I predicted then, as I have repeatedly over the years, that all of the California concealed carry lawsuits would lose, […]
US Criminal Justice: Can a Change Make the System Better? June 18, 2020
The US Criminal Justice has been around for many years and the system is expected to work for everyone. Yet still, not everyone is pleased with it. While some people may feel that they get justice in the courtroom, yet there are others that are of the opinion that they did not receive fairness and […]