Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: October 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a consent order with Choice Money Transfer doing business as Small World Money Transfer for alleged multiple violations of the Remittance Transfer Rule and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. The CFPB alleged the company did not accurately disclose prepayment information to remittance senders,…
2022 Term Supreme Court Seminar
Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2022 Washington, DC This conference is hosted by the NAAG Center for Supreme Court Advocacy The NAAG annual Seminar on Supreme Court Practice is a two-day seminar, Wednesday, Nov. 30 – Thursday, Dec. 1 in Washington, District of Columbia, on how to effectively practice in the United States Supreme Court. It begins…
Supreme Court Report: Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, 21-1450
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, 21-1450 Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, 21-1450. At issue is “[w]hether U.S. district courts may exercise subject-matter jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions against foreign sovereigns and their instrumentalities under 18…
Supreme Court Report: Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 21-887
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 21-887 Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 21-887. The Individuals with Disabilities and Education Act requires plaintiffs to exhaust administrative procedures before bringing federal, non-IDEA claims that seek relief that is also available under…
Supreme Court Report: Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, 21-1436
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, 21-1436 Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, 21-1436. This case concerns the exhaustion requirements for persons seeking review of the denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals of applications for withholding of removal. Petitioner Leon Santos-Zacaria filed a…
Supreme Court Report: Financial Oversight and Mgmt. Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, 22-96
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Financial Oversight and Mgmt. Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, 22-96 Financial Oversight and Mgmt. Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, 22-96. Congress enacted the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic…
Supreme Court Report: Glacier Northwest v. Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters, 21-1449
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Glacier Northwest v. Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters, 21-1449 Glacier Northwest v. Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters, 21-1449. The Court will resolve whether “the National Labor Relations Act impliedly preempt[s] a state tort claim against a union for intentionally destroying…
Supreme Court Report: In re Grand Jury, 21-1397
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: In re Grand Jury, 21-1397 In re Grand Jury, 21-1397. The question presented is “[w]hether a communication involving both legal and non-legal advice is protected by attorney-client privilege where obtaining or providing legal advice was one of the…
Supreme Court Report: The Ohio Adjutant General’s Dep’t v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 21-1454
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: The Ohio Adjutant General’s Dep’t v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 21-1454 The Ohio Adjutant General’s Dep’t v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 21-1454. The Court limited the cert grant to the first question presented, which asks: “Does the Civil…
Supreme Court Report: Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 21-1496
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 21-1496 Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 21-1496. The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 18 U.S.C. §2333(d)(2), allows U.S. nationals injured by an act of international terrorism to recover treble damages from any person who “aids and abets,…
