How Democrats could actually pass “For the People” voting rights bill
From today’s The Guardian Online: The bill, the Freedom to Vote Act, has been described as a “compromise”, hashed out over the summer by a group of Senate Democrats after…
CFPB Finds That Income Share Agreements Are Credit Products
From today’s Mondaq News Online: On September 7, 2021, the CFPB announced that it had entered into a consent order with an education finance nonprofit (“nonprofit”) in connection with the…
California steps into national fight over ballot restrictions, voting rights
From today’s San Diego Union-Tribune: Earlier this year, state Sen. Tom Umberg pointed to an often-overlooked confluence of events amid discussion about California’s efforts to make it easier to vote…
Families Of Undocumented Workers Lost On 9/11 Search For Closure
From today’s NPR News Online: For a brief moment, on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Teresa Garcia thought she’d seen a ghost. She was in her office in midtown…
Pres. Biden to require federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated
From today’s New York Times: President Biden on Thursday will sign executive orders requiring the vast majority of federal workers and contractors who do business with the government to get…
Eighteen states have enacted new laws that make it harder to vote
From today’s CNN Online: Eighteen states have enacted 30 new laws that make it harder to vote, according to a new tally by the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice that…
Texas Democrats Flee State to Highlight G.O.P. Voting Restrictions
From today’s New York Times: Texas Democrats fled the state on Monday in a last-ditch effort to prevent the passage of a restrictive new voting law in the Republican-controlled legislature,…
Colorado introduces tight consumer protection law on data privacy
From today’s Digital Journal: Colorado is set to become the third state — alongside Virginia and California — to sign a privacy act into law, marking another step towards consumer…
Harris announces $25 million investment in DNC voting rights program
From today’s The Hill Online: Vice President Harris on Thursday will roll out a $25 million expansion of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) “I Will Vote” initiative as Democrats look…
In 6-3 Split, Supreme Court Says Arizona Limits Do Not Violate Voting Rights Act
From today’s CNN Online: The Supreme Court on Thursday said two provisions of an Arizona voting law that restrict how ballots can be cast do not violate the historic Voting…