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Public Policy - December, 2012
363 articles
- Calif.'s Fracking Rules On Deck For Enviromental Fight
- Texas Can't Stop Federal Defunding Of Women's Health Program
- 4th Circ. Strikes DOL Changes To Guest Worker Program
- PG&E Can Charge Customers $299M For Pipeline Safety: CPUC
- New Zealand Promotes Trade Chief For WTO's Top Seat
- Push For More Animal Antibiotics Data Could Expose Secrets
- Video Privacy Act Update Awaits Obama's Signature
- FDA Pushes Genetically Modified Salmon Closer To Approval
- Next SEC Enforcement Chief Likely To Follow Similar Path
- Conservative Groups Press Congress To Kill Wind Credit
- EPA Issues CAA Rules For Industrial Boilers
- NJ Lawmaker Proposes Assault Weapons Divestment
- Departing SEC Enforcement Chief Graded 'Incomplete'
- Instagram Ditches Controversial Plan To Sell User Data
- UK Parliament Wants Bank Ring-Fence 'Electrified'
- Bills' Vow To Stay In Buffalo Tied To $130M Stadium Fixes
- EPA Details Fracking Study Progress, Won't Hint At Results
- Pa. PUC Shouldn't Investigate Exelon Merger, Judge Says
- Obama Taps John Kerry For Secretary Of State
- Pa. Sens. Seek To Expand Natural Gas Distribution
- For 2013: Preventative Measures For Calif. Employers
- 10th Circ. Won't Let Christian Cos. Duck Contraception Rule
- Where Does HR 4014 Leave CFPB's Supervised Entities?
- Arlington V. FCC Should Clarify Agency Deference
- SEC Enforcement Chief Khuzami To Step Down
- FTC's Kids Privacy Update Sharpens Teeth Against Tech Cos.
- Enviro Groups Sue NJ Over New Waterfront Access Rule
- Ohio Enacts Law To Boost Asbestos Trust Transparency
- DOI Stresses Pipeline Construction In Oil Reserve Review
- House GOP's Sequestration Bill Slashes At Dodd-Frank Reforms
- NJ Internet Gaming Bill Goes To Governor
- FERC Gives Bulk Electric System Clearer Definition
- GAO Says CPSC Needs Chance To Work With Foreign Agencies
- US Fiscal Policies' Effect On Trade Worry WTO Members
- Proposed FASB Rule Could Force Banks To Boost Reserves
- Senator Floats Legislation To Reduce Bid Protests
- Cozen Says Judge Misapplied Philly Campaign Finance Law
- HHS Backs 3 More States' Health Insurance Exchanges
- Pa. PUC Releases New Details On Fracking Impact Fee
- Employers Must Bargain With Union Before Discipline: NLRB
- Texas Lawmakers Told To Strengthen Railroad Commission
- Time To Pay, Or Not Pay, The Piper: Fiscal Cliff Part 2
- Critical Insurance Coverage Issues And Cases Of 2012
- 5 Hot Issues In IP Law For 2013
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements Are Coming To The UK
- Regulators Push Reform Agenda Through UBS Libor Deal
- NJ Bill Would Extend Ban On Fracking Until EPA Report
- Proposed Flood-Proofing Regs Could Dampen NY Development
- States Push FDA To Hone Compounding Oversight Plan
- Dodd-Frank May Have Stabilized Biggest Banks, GAO Says
- Calif. Contractors Must Pay $1.1M For Skimping On Wages
- Calif. Draft Rules On Fracking Call For Chemical Disclosures
- EU Proposes Tough New Tobacco Laws
- FTC Expands COPPA's Reach In Long-Awaited Update
- Study Finds No Clear Cancer Link For 9/11 Responders
- DC Circ. Shelves Contraception Suit To Await ACA Rule
- UK Prosecutors To Target Facebook, Twitter Threats
- Calif. Bill Would Force Nonprofits To Name Campaign Donors
- Reasons Behind 7 States' Intent To Sue EPA
- House Drone Bill Proposes Surveillance Privacy Requirements
- Sequestration And The WARN Act: Fiscal Cliff Part 1
- How The EU's New Unitary Patent System Will Work
- Battle Over Labeling Genetically Modified Food Continues
- The Pace Of Privacy: A Look Back At 2012
- FATCA Law Tightens Net On Undisclosed Foreign Assets
- Family Offices Should Weigh CPO Registration Relief
- House Passes AIA Corrections, Trade Secret Bills
- FDA Signals Fresh Scrutiny Of Opioid Painkillers
- Plan To Share Clinical Data Could Stifle EU Drug Innovation
- EPA's Soot-Slashing Rule May Hold Up Power Plant Expansions
- Texas Lawmaker Sets Sights On Solar In Green Energy Proposal
- NYC Council Proposes New Regulations For Storm Readiness
- NJ Assembly Approves Internet Gaming Measure
- EEOC Targets Equal Pay, Hiring Barriers In Enforcement Plan
- USPTO Finalizes 'Micro Entity' Patent Procedures Under AIA
- NJ, Leagues Clash Over Standing In Sports Betting Row
- IRS Lends Device Makers Leeway On Industry-Loathed Tax
- FERC Can't Set Independent 'Station Power' Charges: DC Circ.
- Cuomo Veto Of Hit-And-Run Insurance Bill Irks Trial Lawyers
- FHA To Boost Underwriting Standards To Stem Losses
- Lloyds Banking Taps UK FSA Counsel For GC Post
- NJ Lawmakers Zero In On Unscrupulous Physician Ads
- EPA Inspector General Investigates Alias Email Accounts
- NJ Lawmakers Want DOJ Review Before Lottery Contract
- NRC Mulls Stricter Rules For Cooling Spent Nuclear Fuel
- FTC Demands Consumer Info Practices From 9 Data Brokers
- New CMS Office Warned To Avoid Paying Twice For Services
- Texas Can Take Blocked Voter ID Law To High Court
- EU Seeks More Efficient Responses To Illegal Trade Activity
- Texas DOT Seeks Trucking-Fee Hike As Energy Industry Booms
- Oil And Gas Group Sues Colo. Town To Kill Fracking Ban
- Ex-Congressman Joins King & Spalding
- Basel Seeks Stiffer Capital Rules For Asset-Backed Securities
- Union Sues Pa. Over Lottery Privatization Plans
- Privacy Policies For Apps: How To Comply With Calif. Law
- SEC Names New Heads Of Trading, Corp. Finance Units
- Mont. High Court Blocks Equal Benefits For Same-Sex Couples
- Texas Bill Floats New Mortgage Servicer Disclosure Rules
- Texas Bill Would Lift Mortgage Guaranty Liability Cap
- Home Builders Sue FWS Over Endangered Species Listing Rules
- US Offshore Leasing Plan Fails Economic Test, DC Circ. Told
- USPTO Considers Small Patent Claims Court
- Provision On Long-Pending Patents Dropped From AIA Bill
- 4th NJ Official Indicted In Employee Misuse Probe
- Bill Would Involve IP Owners Early In Customs Knockoff Probes
- Facebook Looks To Ease Aussie Regulator's Privacy Concerns
- Fired Public Worker Asks High Court To Review ADA's Scope
- FDA Issues New Guidelines On Clinical Trial Enrichment
- Fluor's $3.14B Bid Wins Tappan Zee Replacement Job
- CFTC Mandates Audio Logs Of Swaps Transactions
- GOP Lawmakers Keep Up Pressure In ACA Subsidy Probe
- GOP State Officials Push Obama To Drop Fracking Rule
- Consol Energy Lands Drilling Rights At Pittsburgh Airports
- Domino's Pizza Founder Sues Over ACA Contraception Mandate
- CFPB To Focus On Student Loan Marketing Materials
- Union Wins Injunction In Challenge To Pa. Disclosure Rule
- NJ Assembly OKs Vote On Minimum Wage Amendment
- DC Circ. Says Challenge To EPA Biofuel Rule Is Too Late
- BP Flouts NY Law In Pursuit Of $300M Wind Farm, Town Says
- NJ Assembly OKs Crackdown On Wage Withholding
- Docs Urge Abolition Of Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate
- EU, Singapore Agree On Free Trade Pact
- Equitable Gas Delays Rate Increases In Pipe Acquisition Deal
- DC Circ. Tells FCC To Grant VHF Channel Move Between States
- Up To 18 States And DC Will Run Insurance Exchanges
- Cliff Notes: The Long, Slow Trudge Toward Sequestration
- 3 Hot Topics For Business Litigators To Watch In 2013
- More Flexibility On Gift-Giving For Pharma Manufacturers
- UnitedHealth Unit Escapes $424M Medicare Repayment
- Brazil's New Leniency Plan Leaves Cartel Fines Hazy
- Insurers Blast IAIS' Too-Big-To-Fail Policy Proposal
- CFPB Consumer Notice Waivers Need State Buy-In To Work
- Sens. Urge FERC To Bolster Oversight Of RTO Spending
- House Taps New Armed Services Subcommittee Chairs
- Contractors, Nonprofits Laud Call To Overhaul Foreign Aid
- GAO Breaks Down Medicaid E-Records Participation, Bonuses
- Schneiderman Grabs Reins In Run-Up To Methane Battle
- Fed Unveils Rules To Tighten Foreign Bank Supervision
- EPA Stiffens Soot Standard By 20%
- GAO Cites Room To Improve Implementing DOD Reform Act
- NJ Bill Would Bar Double Health Coverage For Gov't Workers
- Obama Signs Bill Ending Cold War Trade Limits With Russia
- House Panel's Report Accuses NLRB Of Pro-Union Bias
- New Pa. Bill Aims To Scrutinize Harrisburg Debt
- 5th Circ. Paves Way For Form Of Caller ID 'Spoofing'
- ACA Contraception Rule Brings Lawsuit Risk, DC Circ. Told
- 2012 Employment Law Year In Review: The End Of The World?
- New Entity Size Issues Under The AIA
- Dissecting Del.'s New Discovery Guidelines
- NDAA Cybersecurity Amendment Stokes Contractor Data Fears
- Senate Panel Advances Mobile-Location Privacy Bill
- UK Supreme Court Upholds Scottish Tobacco Restrictions
- Fed. Circ. Rules AIA False-Marking Provision Constitutional
- Finance Council Names No SIFIs At Year-End Meeting
- Credit Bureau Dispute Systems Fail Consumers, CFPB Says
- Putin Says Trade Bill Could Strain US-Russian Relations
- Long-Term Wind Credit Extension Is Needed, Trade Group Says
- US Faces Tough Balancing Act On Multistate Health Plans
- Davis Polk Partner To Counsel SEC Investment Management Unit
- HHS Accused Of 'Bait And Switch' On Medicaid Blended Rate
- House Passes Bill To End Banks' Privacy Notice Requirement
- Fortis Eyes Settlement With NY To Close $1.5B CH Energy Buy
- FDA Directs Drugmakers To Make Drugs Less Confusing
- EU Agrees To Central Bank Regulator Amid Debt Struggles
- Lawmaker Asks HHS To Rethink Essential Benefits Rules
- Dems Accuse GOP Of Posturing On ACA Exchanges, Medicaid
- NY Localities Have Legal Right To Ban Fracking, NRDC Argues
- UK Ends Fracking Ban, New Projects Slated To Move Ahead
- Execs Urge Public-Private Teamwork On NE High-Speed Rail
- Budget, Rule Disputes Kill FDIC Guarantee Extension Bill
- Why The FCC Matters To Medical Devices
- Certain Funds Can Get Relief From CFTC Registration
- Calif. Bill Proposes Jobless Benefits For Illegal Immigrants
- FCC Opens Spectrum, Paving Way For Dish To Go Wireless
- Defense Cut Review Needed In Fiscal Cliff Debate: Lawmakers
- EU Unitary Patent System Has Major Cos. Wary
- Wyndham Case Could Boost FTC Commish's 'Unfairness' Fight
- CFTC's New Mutual Fund Rule Survives Challenge
- Senate Puts CFPB Confidentiality Bill In Obama's Hands
- Pa. Gov. Won't Establish State Health Insurance Exchange
- Mich. Right-To-Work Laws Put Pressure On Ohio
- Increase In Doctor Use Of E-Records 'Encouraging,' HHS Says
- FCC Chair Says Stakeholder Input Will Shape Spectrum Auction
- NJ Court Preserves Anesthesiologist Requirements
- MSRB Proposes Increased Access To Preliminary Statements
- GOP Health Chairman Pitches Major Medicare Reforms
- GOP Lawmakers Criticize CFTC Cross-Border Swaps Rules
- Lame-Duck Patent Reform Efforts Go Nearly Unnoticed
- Ga. Archdiocese Can't Fight ACA Contraception Rule, US Says
- NJ Lawmaker Wants Legislature To Have Final Say On Lottery
- Utah Gov. Urges Obama To OK State's Insurance Exchange
- Noteworthy Lessons From FDA Suspension Of Sunland
- New Tribal Leasing Regulations To Spur Renewable Energy
- Open Season On Rating Agencies?
- Planned Parenthood Sues Over Texas Funding Exclusion
- En Banc 9th Circ. Hints at Narrow Ruling On Loan Arbitration
- Mich. Lawmakers Ink Right-To-Work Laws To Cut Union Clout
- EU Panel Wants Formaldehyde Rated As 'Presumed' Carcinogen
- Sen. Warns FCC Against Easing Media Cross-Ownership Rule
- Ex-NYC Pol Gets 2 Years For Using Nonprofit Cash In Campaign
- Dog Rescue Group Can't Sue NYC For Damages, Top Court Says
- Enviros Back Long-Term Deals In Pa. PUC Alt. Energy Rules
- US Chamber Asks Trade Regulators To Review Volcker Rule
- NRC Eyes Tougher Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Reviews
- Harvard Prof. To Argue That High Court Can't Review DOMA
- NJ Assembly Panel Greenlights Employee Protection Bill
- States Announce Plan To Sue EPA Over Methane Emissions
- EU Votes To Implement Unified Patent System
- FDIC Guarantee Program Extension Moves To Full Senate Vote
- Chamber Wants Delay In ACA Exchange, Insurer Rules
- Pa. Lawmaker Blasts New Unemployment Benefits Rules
- FTC V. Wyndham: How Far Can The FTC Go In Data Security?
- Texas AG Says Austin's Building Permits Limit Likely Void
- What May Come Of EU's Hold On Int'l Flights
- Get Ready For SEC Conflict Mineral Rule Compliance
- Senators Push Commerce To Keep Oil Pipe Import Duties
- NJ Assembly Panel OKs Putting Minimum Wage Raise To Vote
- Outdoor Ad Cos.' Digital Billboard Permits Killed
- FTC's 2nd Privacy Report Turns Up Heat On Kids' Apps
- Tobacco Cos. Lose Challenge To RI City's Advertising Law
- KeyBank Case Could Gut Consumer, Employee Class Claims
- Colo. Gov. Says State Won't Sue City Over Fracking Ban
- NJ Transit Chief Defends Sandy Equipment-Storage Decisions
- US, UK Plan For Failed Banks May Not Curb Regulator Fights
- Lawmakers Turn Focus On Possible ACA Contractor Conflicts
- Fraud Continues To Undermine Renewable Fuel Standard
- NHTSA Proposes Requiring 'Black Boxes' In All New Cars
- Interior Approves Renewable-Friendly Utah Transmission Line
- HHS OKs State Insurance Exchange Plans, Tenn. Bows Out
- States Won't Get Full Pay For Partial Medicaid Expansion: CMS
- Dems Press Coast Guard On Deepwater Oil Sheen Response
- Audit Watchdog Faults Top Firms For Internal Controls Work
- AHA Says Charitable Deduction Limits Would Hurt Hospitals
- Oil Group Slams EPA Biofuel Mandates As 'Insane'
- Obama Seeks $9.7B More For Post-Sandy Flood Insurance
- Senators Want $29B Medical Device Excise Tax Put On Hold
- NJ's Christie Taps Utilities Regulator, Judge For High Court
- CFPB, DOJ To Join Forces On Fair Lending Enforcement
- MLB, NFL, Others Slam NJ's Legalization Of Sports Betting
- Fannie, Freddie Pay Needs More Scrutiny, Says Watchdog
- Shining A Little Light On Shine The Light
- 9th Circ.'s Take On A Recent Trend Of Enviro Groups
- Mass. Pharmacies Now Under Greater Scrutiny
- NJ Businesses Hope For Balanced Post-Sandy Legislation
- GOP Bill Aims To Streamline Customs, Boost Trade Enforcement
- SEC To Lift Moratorium On Active ETF's Use Of Derivatives
- Community Banks Tame Regulatory Costs By Teaming Up
- Calif.'s Prop 37 And Food Policy: What Happens Next?
- NJ Bill Would Exempt Minor Pollution From DEP Regulations
- Despite Kingdomware, Vet-Owned Small Biz Contracts Abound
- Lawmakers Want Compounding Group To Cough Up Docs
- US Extends China, India Waivers For Iran Oil Sanctions
- Frisco Fund Sponsors, Keep An Eye On Gross Receipts Tax
- High Court Enters Same-Sex Marriage Debate
- RI Health Workers Sue To Block State's Flu Shot Mandate
- Law Firm Hits CMS With FOIA Suit Over Ky. Medicaid Waiver
- Pharma Groups Take On Calif. County's Drug Disposal Rule
- USDA Can't Mandate Almond Processing, Growers Tell DC Circ.
- 5th Circ. Backs HHS Policy Restricting DSH Payments
- CFPB's Reach Extends To 'Larger Participants' And Beyond
- Flailing At The Definition Of A 'Foreign Official'
- A Snapshot Of The New USPTO Dallas Office
- High Court Rulings Could Bring Big Change For Gay Marriage
- Austin Votes To Ease Parking-Space Minimums For Businesses
- NY Utilities Face Few Sanctions Despite Stumbles, Panel Told
- FTC Mulls Policy Changes To Rein In Large Data Grabs
- NJ Lawmakers Mull Insurance Picture After Sandy
- Real Estate Deals Pile Up As 'Fiscal Cliff' Looms Near
- Mich. GOP Fast Tracks Right-To-Work Measures Amid Protests
- Medicare Contractors Can Assess Overpayments, DC Circ. Hears
- DeMint's Resignation Leaves Openings In Key Committees
- House Dem Pushes For Health IT Funding, New FDA Office
- House Dems Float Compounding Oversight Bill
- Calif. Courts May Face New Round Of Cuts, Official Warns
- Toss Oil, Gas Tax Breaks Off Fiscal Cliff, House Dems Say
- NY Archdiocese Allowed To Fight Contraception Mandate
- House Votes To Delay Enforcement Of STOCK Act
- Doctors Beg Congress Not To Ax Medicaid Fee Boost
- Judicial Commission Needn't Produce Records, Texas AG Says
- SEC Says Money Fund Reforms Wouldn't Have Averted Crisis
- Christie Vetoes NJ Insurance Exchange, Citing Lack Of Info
- Pa. PUC Affirms Order Axing Decision In Gas Pipeline Row
- Senate Passes Bill To Normalize Trade With Russia
- GOP Sens. Attack HUD Response To FHA Reserve Shortfall
- EPA Agrees To Set New Brick, Clay Product Emission Regs
- Calif. Lawmaker Takes 2nd Crack At Fracking Disclosure Bill
- Senate Committee Tackles Mobile Location Privacy Bill
- NY, NJ Transport Execs Stress Need For Storm Mitigation Aid
- DOT Backs $68B Calif. High Speed Rail Amid House Attacks
- The Potential Impact Of Amendments To Mexican Labor Law
- Judge Shelves EIR On San Diego's $200B Transportation Plan
- News Corp. Report Could Forge Tougher UK Data Watchdog
- TransCanada Eminent Domain Cases May Prompt Policy Reform
- NJ Dems Critical Of Plan To Privatize Lottery Functions
- DOE Study Gives Thumbs-Up To Increased LNG Exports
- Senate NDAA Allows Larger Contract Set-Asides For Women
- Chicago, CFPB To Share Predatory Lending Data
- Utility Group Blasts EPA, Enviros' Power Plant Pollution Deal
- NJ Utilities Need To Improve Outage Info, Regulator Says
- IRS Finalizes $29B Medical Device Excise Tax
- USDA Wants To Add More Biobased Products To Preferred List
- OPM Details Multistate Health Plans On ACA Exchanges
- Electricity Group Doesn't Want New Pa. PUC Alt. Energy Rules
- $11M Donation Spurs Another Calif. Campaign Disclosure Bill
- Bottler Asks DC Circ. To Crush Obama's Recess NLRB Picks
- Don't Push Medicare, Medicaid Off Fiscal Cliff, AHA Says
- Enviro Group Loses Challenge To NM Wolf Trapping Regs
- House Sends Long-Delayed Int'l Patent Treaties To Obama
- SEC Exodus Claims GC, Trading And Markets Chief
- EPA Rebuffs Part Of Arizona Emissions Technology Plan
- US Shipping Law Supports Antitrust Breaches, Suit Says
- Credit Unions Oppose Extension Of FDIC Guarantee Program
- DC Circ. Won't Rehear Tobacco Warning Label Case
- Proposed NDAA Amendment Will Muddy Regulatory Waters
- Implications Of EPA Rule On Cadmium In Consumer Products
- Maxine Waters Tapped To Lead Dems On House Financial Panel
- Senate Passes $631B Defense Bill With Contractor Pay Cap
- FTC Official Justifies Tough Hospital Merger Enforcement
- Defense Contractors Sidelined In Fiscal Cliff Debate
- NJ Dems To Roll Out Slew Of Initiatives To Help Employers
- FTC Nominee Vows Not To Vote On Google Antitrust Case
- NLRB To Streamline Operations Through Office Restructuring
- Ex-Gibson Dunn Partner Joins CPSC As General Counsel
- Warren To Get Senate Banking Committee Seat
- Tragedy Prompts Top NY Court To Back Marine Insurance Bill
- Okla. Has No Standing For ACA Challenge, DOJ Says
- Obama Extends Online Fraud Enforcement Legislation
- Calif. Drone Bill Seeks To Address Privacy Concerns
- New Bill Would Fix 'Dead Zones' In America Invents Act
- WTO Gives US Until May To Change Meat Origin Labeling
- Pa. Dems Blast Gov.'s Lottery Privatization Plans
- NJ Bill Targets Political Cash From Casino-Investing Funds
- HHS Defends Medicare Appeal Deadline Before High Court
- DC Circ. Denies Verizon's Appeal Of FCC Data-Roaming Rule
- SEC Makeover Continues As Corporate Finance Head Bows Out
- Judge Won't Block Calif. Sexual Orientation Therapy Ban
- EU Data Protection Overhaul Is Pro-Business, Official Says
- Australia To Create New Anti-Dumping Agency
- Glass-Steagall Revival Wouldn't Curb Crises, Fed Gov. Says
- FINRA Should Take Action Against MF Global, Dems Say
- Beware Interaction Of Federal, State Criminal Sentences
- Calif. Fracking Litigation May Bring Economic Harm
- Calif. Bills Seek To Ramp Up Campaign Disclosure Rules
- Regulators Eyeing Libor Reform, Treasury Official Says
- GOP Concerns May Put Damper On ECPA Reform Momentum
- SEC Denies JOBS Act Rule Was Delayed To Protect Legacy
- Senate Advances Defense Bill After Cloture Vote
- Republicans Say HHS Is Biased Against Fracking
- Watchdog, Banks Push For Review Of CFPB Exam Process
- SEC Money Market Fund Reform Uncertain Under Krawcheck
- Cuomo Prods Feds For $9B For NY Storm-Proofing Projects
- FTC Consumer Bureau Chief Vladeck To Step Down
- Bankruptcy Reform Panel Eyes Updates To Ch. 11
- FDA Defends Delay In Putting Food Safety Rules Into Action
- Judge Nixes Challenge To Commerce's Fish Regulation
- GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
- NAIC Adopts Principles-Based Reserving, Picks New Leaders
- DOI To Hold 1st-Ever Offshore Wind Energy Lease Sales
- Christie Will Decide Fate Of NJ Minimum Wage Hike
- Strict Risk Retention Rule Imperils Recovery, Biz Group Says
- EPA Establishes Red Tide Rules To Protect Fla. Waters
- Judge Nixes Pa. County Official's Suit Against Colleagues
- More Changes To Come For Remittance Rule