Supreme Court Report: Mississippi v. Tennessee, 143 Original

December 3, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 4 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on November 22, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Mississippi v. Tennessee, 143 Original Mississippi v. Tennessee, 143 Original. The Court unanimously held that Mississippi’s objection to Tennessee’s pumping of groundwater from the Middle Claiborne Aquifer is subject to the remedy of…

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Consumer Chief of the Month: Leslie Kyman Cooper, Arizona Attorney General’s Office

I joined the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as Consumer Protection and Advocacy Section Chief in January of this year.   It was a homecoming of sorts, because I was at the Attorney General’s Office from 2010 to 2017.  And it was a return to an area of law I had experienced some thirteen years ago, when…

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Federal Consumer Protection News: November 2021

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued pawn lenders FirstCash, Inc. and Cash America West, Inc. for allegedly violating the Military Lending Act (MLA) by charging higher than the allowable 36% annual percentage rate (APR) on pawn loans to active-duty servicemembers and their dependents. The loans allegedly had APRs that frequently…

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Attorney General Consumer Protection News: November 2021

Multistate Actions A multistate investigation of Instagram led by a bipartisan group of 8 attorneys general from California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermont was announced. The attorneys general are investigating Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting Instagram to children and young adults despite allegedly knowing that…

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The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and the Limited Waiver Opportunity

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, created by Congress, is meant to provide federal student loan relief for borrowers who spend at least 10 years working in public service. Despite lofty aspirations, the PSLF program has fallen woefully short of expectations, and far too many borrowers have had their applications for loan forgiveness denied….

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Supreme Court Report: West Virginia v. EPA, 20-1530; North American Coal Corp. v. EPA, 20-1531; Westmoreland Mining Holdings, LLC v. EPA, 20-1778; North Dakota v. EPA, 20-1780

November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: West Virginia v. EPA, 20-1530; North American Coal Corp. v. EPA, 20-1531; Westmoreland Mining Holdings, LLC v. EPA, 20-1778; North Dakota v. EPA, 20-1780 West Virginia v. EPA, 20-1530; North…

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Supreme Court Report: Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita, Inc., 20-1641

November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita, Inc., 20-1641 Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita, Inc., 20-1641. The Medicare Secondary Payer Act prohibits a health…

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Supreme Court Report: Egbert v. Boule, 21-147

November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Egbert v. Boule, 21-147 Egbert v. Boule, 21-147. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the first two questions, which ask: (1) “Whether a cause of action exists under…

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Supreme Court Report: Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, 20-1775

November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, 20-1775 Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, 20-1775. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the first…

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Supreme Court Report: Ruan v. United States, 20-1410; Kahn v. United States, 21-5261

November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Ruan v. United States, 20-1410; Kahn v. United States, 21-5261 Ruan v. United States, 20-1410; Kahn v. United States, 21-5261. At issue is “whether a physician alleged to have prescribed…

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