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The podcast show we are releasing this week focuses generally on the so-called "Unitary Executive Theory" and specifically on the legality of President Trump firing without cause the Democratic Commissioners...

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has granted a request for an en banc rehearing in the National Treasury Employees Union's (NTEU) and others' challenge...

The Department of Justice announced its first "near miss" non-prosecution agreement under its 2026 Corporate Enforcement Policy, resolving an investigation into Extreme Networks' sales to a Russian weapons manufacturer owned by a sanctioned entity. Despite an untimely self-disclosure made under imminent threat of media exposure, the company received significant credit for cooperation and remediation, resulting in reduced penalties and no compliance monitor.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has undergone significant procedural changes since early 2025, consolidating institution authority under the Director and expanding grounds for discretionary denial of inter partes review proceedings. These shifts have resulted in dramatically lower institution rates and increased uncertainty for patent challengers, fundamentally altering the landscape for life sciences companies seeking to invalidate or defend patents through PTAB proceedings.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has filed a federal lawsuit challenging New Jersey's disparate impact discrimination rules, arguing they lack constitutional safeguards and conflict with federal law. The complaint asserts the rules impose unrecoverable compliance costs on lenders and create operational burdens by requiring different policies across states.

Facilitating the use of modern manufacturing methods in the production of manufactured and other factory-built housing eligible for federal housing programs.

Recently, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas vacated FinCEN’s residential real estate rule (the “Rule”) finding that the agency exceeded its statutory authority under the Bank Secrecy Act (the “BSA”).

On June 16, 2022, the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Design and Engineering Standards (ENG-3) published a Maritime Safety Information Bulletin No. 05-22 (MSIB) for tank vessels.

Today's episode features Part 1 of our November 4 webinar, "The CFPB's Most Ambitious Regulatory Agenda Ever." In this packed episode, our expert panel breaks...

The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Badgerow v. Walters, No. 20-1143 on May 17, 2021. The question presented is "[w]hether federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction...

The Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to hear a case that could have significant implications for auditors, law firms, and other professional services companies...

In the request for comments, the CFPB states that it is soliciting comments on how to improve its Consumer Response Intake Form.

RD Legal Funding has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court that asks the Court to decide whether the CFPB can ratify actions taken when it was unconstitutionally structured.

You know that employer disability policies define "disability" as the inability to perform each of the material duties of the employee's

The CFPB has issued its final Advisory Opinions Policy, which allows stakeholders to request interpretive guidance to resolve regulatory uncertainty.

In Fiscal Year 2026, ending September 30, 2026, the CFPB will need $279.6 million just to maintain its activities that are required by law, Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought wrote in letters...

The consumer reporting system is experiencing significant transformation driven by artificial intelligence, alternative data sources, and consumer-permissioned financial information sharing. This podcast episode explores how these technological and regulatory developments are reshaping credit underwriting, dispute resolution processes, and the broader consumer reporting ecosystem.