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Clinton Emails Highlight Dangerously Outdated Espionage Act

Though the FBI found that Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email while serving as Secretary of State constituted “gross negligence,” […]

SEC’s In-House Courts Battered, But Still Intact

A proposal by the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee would, if enacted into law, move most SEC enforcement […]

In A First, SEC Fines Morgan Stanley $1 Million For Cybersecurity Lapse

According to the SEC, Morgan Stanley violated the “Safeguards Rule” by failing to prevent an employee from downloading customer information he was not supposed to have access to.

EEOC Investigating Ageism At Google

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has launched an investigation into accusations of age discrimination at Google, a charge the search […]

Condoms Not Protected Speech

Condom wrappers featuring President Obama and others, accompanied by political jokes, are not covered under the Constitutional protection of free […]

Exxon Strike Back, Sues AG Over Climate Investigation

Contending that the civil investigation demand by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and other state attorneys general are part of […]

Lawsuits Lead Amazon To Eliminate List Prices

Amazon used to boast that it offered deep discounts to its customers, showing the Amazon price under the original, usually […]

Consumer Groups Target Cable Companies For Exploiting Customer Data

Several consumer groups have complained before both the FTC and the FCC regarding privacy and data-collection practices of cable and satellite companies AT&T, Cablevision and Comcast …

Insurance Lags Self-Driving Advances

Insurance companies are not able to keep up with advancements in self-driving vehicles, something made tragically clear this weekend when […]

OSHA’s New Bad Actor List

An OSHA “severe violators” pilot program has been rolled out in four Midwestern states. It will have significant implications for […]

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