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Federal Banking Regulator Finalizes Rule on State Usury Laws
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-09 · Posts · 1,992 words · PDF available
On May 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule concerning federal banking regulation and state usury law that has pitted the financial industry against consumer advoca...
When One Door Closes, Another One Opens: Supreme Court Ruling Restricts Challenges to CERCLA Cleanup But Could Expand State-Law Claims
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-09 · Posts · 2,654 words · PDF available
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as CERCLA or Superfund, places limits on how parties may challenge the scope of a plan to remediate hazardous wast...
Proposed Extension of the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-09 · Resources · 1,430 words · PDF available
Since 1978, the federal government has entered into 36 water rights settlements with individual Indian tribes. These Indian water rights settlements are a means of resolving ongoing disputes related t...
COVID-19: Digital Contact Tracing and Privacy Law
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-09 · Posts · 2,870 words · PDF available
Many states, territories, and localities have implemented public health orders to limit the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in their respective communities, including stay-at-home orders...