motion to dismissdismissalFJCIn the wake of Twombly and Iqbal, a number of studies have been conducted to determine the decisions' effects on dismissal practice in federal civil cases. Howedoi:10.2307/40321381Scott DodsonSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
Stand up for the right to vote and our civil rights,” Biden said in a statement. “To every Democrat, Republican, and independent who believes in a free and fair America: This is our moment. This is our fight. Together, we will win.” But Biden will first have to address...
Despite the administration and CFPB’s federal stance, there’s always this constant push and pull from the state level as well. Even when the CFPB seems more lenient, there’s often pressure from states that can create a conflicting dynamic. Doreen Ghusar For example, states like California ...
Donald Trump is the first former president in American history to be charged with either state or federal crimes, with four separate indictments issued between March and August of 2023. Here is a brief overview of the key players and allegations in each of his four criminal cases. State indic...
But it is basically giving up the bottom supermarket shelf to Gallo, The Wine Group and Bronco. That level of competition in cheap wine satisfies the Federal Trade Commission. Where the FTC drew the line was at Gallo acquiring Cook's California sparkling wine, J. Roget American sparkling wine...
Two online trade associations, whose members include Google, Meta and X, challenged the law in federal district court in 2021. That court blocked enforcement of certain provisions of the law, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit halted the order, allowing the law to take effe...
In April, a major anti-abortion group assailed Trump on the issue, saying his contention that abortion restrictions should be left up to individual states, not the federal government, is a “morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate.”...
Despite their limitations, single-use credit cards can be a viable option in the fight against credit card fraud, which continues to grow at a rapid pace. Consider the data: There were 393,207 incidents of credit card fraud reported to theFederal Trade Commission (FTC)in 2020, a significant...
Similarly, average 30-year mortgage rates dipped to 2.65% during the pandemic. Those low rates were a byproduct of Federal Reserve efforts to prop up a weak economy, rather than the sign of strength that Trump now suggests it was.
Will he keep fighting to break up the tech giants? With Lina Khan at the helm of the Federal Trade Commission, the Biden administration oversaw a slew of antitrust actions against tech giants. While Vice President-elect JD Vance haspraised Khan’s approach, she’s widely expected to beshown...