OCC Distances Itself from Operation Chokepoint

OCC Distances Itself from Operation Chokepoint

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) acting director, Keith Norieka, informed House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R- TX) on August 18th that the OCC was never involved in Operation Chokepoint (OCP), a federal policy that...
California Pursues Its Own Arbitration Rule

California Pursues Its Own Arbitration Rule

Similar to the final arbitration rule recently published by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Democrats in the California State Senate have advanced their own arbitration law (California Senate Bill 33) to the General Assembly for a vote....
Indian Education and the Benefits of Tribally-Owned Businesses

Indian Education and the Benefits of Tribally-Owned Businesses

There are currently more than 1.1 million American Indians and Alaska Natives under the age of 24. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), a subagency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior, educates more than 42,000 students each year through...
ABA Weighs In On Proposed Break Up of Ninth Circuit

ABA Weighs In On Proposed Break Up of Ninth Circuit

The American Bar Association, a group that counts more than 400,000 attorneys as members, voted through its House of Delegates on Monday to fight Congressional efforts to split the Ninth Circuit into two courts. The Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court with...

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