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ICE lawyer's email revealed as basis for entering homes without a federal judge's go-ahead, but the actual 'legal justification' is still hidden
President Donald Trump speaks as he visits the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington, as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin listens (AP...
California’s New Consumer Protection Secretary: What Chopra’s Appointment Signals for the Financial Services Industry
Key Points Governor Gavin Newsom appointed former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra as inaugural secretary of California’s new Business and Consumer Services Agency (BCSA) on May 12, 2026, with the agency launching July 1, 2026. The BCSA does not expand the...
Dad's claim that toddler choked on chicken nugget undercut by autopsy showing boy was smothered to death: Prosecutors
Inset: Dejuan Outland (Saginaw County Sheriff's Office). Background: The area in Michigan where Outland allegedly killed his son last year (Google Maps). A 23-year-old father in Michigan is accused of killing his 18-month-old son, allegedly beating and smothering the...
Woman who left incapacitated family members covered in own waste to 'teach them a lesson' faces upgraded charge after brother dies from neglect: Police
Inset: Kathryn A. Payton (Vanderburgh County). Background: The area in Indiana where Payton lived with her father and brother before her arrest (Google Maps). A 51-year-old woman in Indiana who allegedly forced her elderly father and developmentally delayed brother to...
DBA and Trade Names for Ohio Law Firms: Opinion 2026-02
Closing the GapOn June 5, 2026, the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct (the “Board”) issued Opinion 2026-02, clarifying when Ohio law firms may use separately registered trade names or “doing business as” (DBA) names in their marketing and...
Pass the Salt: A Sodium-Iron Battery Breakthrough
Host Bill Derasmo is joined by founder and CEO Antonio Baclig of Inlyte Energy. Baclig was recently featured in a Wall Street Journal article highlighting Inlyte’s sodium-iron battery technology, and announced the company’s first battery pack delivery to...
Today’s Podcast Episode: When Consumer Protection Disclosures Work Too Well
New Podcast Explores the Distributional Costs of Effective Consumer RegulationDisclosure has long been one of the principal tools of consumer protection. The basic premise seems straightforward: if consumers are given better information about the terms of a...
Today’s Podcast Episode: When Consumer Protection Disclosures Work Too Well
New Podcast Explores the Distributional Costs of Effective Consumer RegulationDisclosure has long been one of the principal tools of consumer protection. The basic premise seems straightforward: if consumers are given better information about the terms of a...
Canada’s Pay Transparency Momentum Continues: New Brunswick Signals the Direction of Travel
Special thanks to our articling student Brianna Grieff for contributing to this update.In recent years, provincial legislatures across Canada have increasingly focused on compensation transparency as a tool to address pay disparities in the workplace. While the...