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Federal Reserve Releases Progress Report on Efforts to Improve US Payment System
On February 2, the Federal Reserve published a report titled, Progress Report: Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System. The report details progress made and outlin[es] anticipated steps for moving forward with [the Federal Reserves] initiative to enhance payment system speed, efficiency, and security. The report highlights the significance of industry collaboration among stakeholders, commenting […]
AP: Federal Vaccine Court Largely Fails Victims
In an over 2,600-word article, theAPreports about the Federal vaccine court, which is intended to speed help to vaccine-injured Americans by providing eligible individuals with lifelong care. An AP review of thousands of cases found that the court is rife with problems, including: a financial incentive for private attorney to over-file cases; the use by […]
Federal appeals court backs EPA Minnesota air pollution plan
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Federal Conspiracy Against Rights Charges
US Federal law makes it a serious crime for a person to conspire with another to take certain actions against another persons civil rights, as set forth in 18 U.S.C. 241: If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the […]
Weapon Trusts Count As “Trusts” For Federal Tax Purposes
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FAA Fact Sheet On Drone Regulations At Federal, Local Levels
FAA Clears Commercial Filming Drones. The 7-page PDF is tailored to aid states as well as regional federal governments (areas, districts, and so on) taking into consideration laws or regulations dealing with drones, also known as UAS.
A Win absolutely free Speech: Federal Circuit Holds (component of) ยง 2( a) of the Lanham Act Unconstitutional
In general, the point of view is an excellent instance of refined, penetrating First Amendment evaluation, in which the court actually realizes that just classifying speech as industrial does not in some way amazingly remove away any kind of safeguarded meaningful content.In truth, possibly the most fascinating as well as vital product has to do […]
Federal Felon in Possession of a Firearm Charges
Federal regulation restricts those founded guilty of felonies and also particular various other offenses from having a gun or body shield. An associated government legislation, 18 U.S.C. 922g), supplies for up to a 10 year jail sentence for an individual founded guilty of having a weapon that is an illegal customer of or addicted to […]