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4 Jun 2012, 2:52 pm by Mandelman
  The Bloomberg story quoted Robert Shireman, a former deputy undersecretary of education under President Barack Obama, as saying that the program…   “… is enriching collection agencies and undermining a goal we all want for society — to encourage people to go to college.”   See what I mean… am I all alone here? [read post]
29 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal ‘A Game-Changer’: Pandemic forces shift in black voter outreach Roll Call – Bridgett Bowman | Published: 5/21/2020 Success in November for Democrats may depend on turning out black voters, but a history of facing voter suppression has fueled skepticism among African Americans about voting by mail and a preference to vote in person. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Johnson has been in Congress for less than seven years and lacks the deep bench of long-time, trusted aides and ex-staffers that K Street usually relies on to curry favor on Capitol Hill. [read post]
4 May 2023, 9:05 pm by renholding
It is a common refrain, mostly on the political right, that considering environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors when investing is probably illegal.[1] The basis for this argument derives from the fiduciary duty of loyalty and its corollary, the “sole interest” or “exclusive benefit” rule, enshrined in both federal and state law, which prohibits fiduciaries from investing for any purpose other than the financial well-being of the beneficiary. [read post]
27 Feb 2024, 5:50 am by Preston Lim
Editor’s note: This article is part of Just Security‘s series on reparation mechanisms in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. [read post]
31 May 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Watchdogs have raised concerns over the propriety of Trump profiting off businesses as foreign governments and corporate interest groups currying favor in Washington book rooms at Trump hotels. [read post]
22 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Appeals Court Greenlights Emoluments Suit against Trump Politico – Josh Gerstein | Published: 5/14/2020 A lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution by accepting foreign government money through his Washington, D.C. hotel can proceed to fact-gathering about Trump’s profits, a federal appeals court ruled. [read post]
22 Nov 2019, 2:05 pm
I hope the following links, excerpts, comments, and reflections (in no particular order) will prove of interest for one reason or another to our readers. [read post]
12 May 2019, 1:01 pm by Benjamin Wittes
I am far too good a lawyer—despite not being one at all—to take on Jack Goldsmith on a matter combining statutory interpretation, the presidency, and the historic positions of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel without a healthy dose of humility. [read post]
6 Nov 2017, 3:00 am by Garrett Hinck
Sam Curry, Dante Disparte, Robert Knake, Mischel Kwon and Eva Velasquez will appear on panels discussing public-private cooperation, data breach prevention and consumer best practices. [read post]
28 Oct 2020, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
The elected Arizona legislature (and Chief Justice John Roberts’s dissent), like the Rehnquist concurrence in Bush v. [read post]
23 Jul 2012, 12:14 am by Kevin LaCroix
The Libor scandal first began to unfold more than four years ago, but the with  dramatic announcements in late June of the imposition of fines and penalties of over $450 million against Barclays PLC, the scandal has shifted into a higher gear and is now the leading story in financial papers around the world. [read post]
20 May 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Supreme Court Agrees with Cruz, Strikes Campaign Contribution Limit MSN – Robert Barnes (Washington Post) | Published: 5/16/2022 The U.S. [read post]
18 Nov 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The Trump hotel near the White House, now a Waldorf Astoria, drew criticism from the start of Trump’s presidency for taking money from Republican politicians, companies, and foreign governments eager to curry favor with him. [read post]
28 Apr 2022, 9:01 pm by Caroline A. Crenshaw
Thank you Hal [Scott] for that kind introduction and for inviting me to speak today. [read post]