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Dodd-Frank cited as reason for healthy community bank closure
Berlau COLUMBIA, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – When this small-town bank in a vibrant Midwestern college town announced in early September 2012 that it would be closing due to increased federal regulations,...
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Groups ask Senate to withhold Cordray’s confirmation as CFPB director
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Competitive Enterprise Institute, along with a seniors advocacy group, has sent a letter to Congress asking the Senate to withhold Richard Cordray’s confirmation as...
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Plaintiffs in Dodd-Frank challenge say feds’ motion to dismiss should be denied
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The attorneys general of 11 states are asking a federal court to deny the government’s motion to dismiss and allow a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of certain...
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House Republican says Cordray cannot appear before panel
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A House Republican and leader of the Financial Services Committee on Monday sent a letter to Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying...
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Small business owners file suit in federal court over IRS Obamacare ‘power grab’
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A group of small business owners last week filed suit against the federal government over an IRS regulation imposed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,...
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Small business owners want suit over Obamacare IRS rule decided now
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A group of small business owners, who last month sued the federal government over an IRS regulation imposed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, are...
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Mont., Ore., Alaska AGs form coalition to oppose Internet sales tax bill
HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) — Montana Attorney General Tim Fox says he is against a proposed federal Internet sales tax bill that will force his state’s businesses to collect the sales taxes of...
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Federal judge tosses Dodd-Frank challenge; plaintiffs say they will appeal
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Judge...
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Federal judge allows lawsuit over Obamacare IRS regulation to proceed
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit challenging a major IRS Obamacare regulation may proceed, denying the federal government’s motion to dismiss. In an oral...
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Eleven AGs, three organizations file appellate briefs in Dodd-Frank challenge
Pruitt WASHINGTON – The 11 state attorneys general who are challenging 2010’s Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act filed their appellate brief Tuesday, as did three private...
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