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UVA Strikes Deal To End DOJ's Civil Rights Probes
By Patrick Hoff
The U.S. Department of Justice paused five civil rights investigations into the University of Virginia on Wednesday after the school agreed to follow discrimination guidance the DOJ issued in July for federal funding recipients that looked to rein in diversity, equity and inclusion programs and discourage transgender athletes.
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Fintechs, Banks Clash Over Open Banking Rule Revisions
By Aislinn Keely
Trade groups representing banks and fintechs clashed in comment letters over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's plans to revise its data-sharing mandate, as banks urged the agency to scrap much of the earlier rule for favoring fintechs, while the tech upstarts argued many of the provisions remain necessary to bust banks' allegedly anticompetitive behavior.
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Presidential Firing Limits Fight Builds At High Court
By Katie Buehler
The ousted U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board chair has encouraged the U.S. Supreme Court to include a caveat for "legislative courts" if it overturns precedent that empowers Congress to limit the president's authority to fire certain agency officials, but opponents of independent agencies want a clean break from the status quo.
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State AGs Push Back In First Amendment Subpoena Fight
By Hannah Albarazi
A coalition of state attorneys general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to safeguard their fundamental investigative authority, warning in an amicus brief filed Tuesday that a New Jersey anti-abortion center's challenge could allow subpoenaed entities to routinely bypass state courts and tie up enforcement actions in federal litigation.
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Banks Want Ill. Fee Law Block Extended To Card Networks
By Celeste Bott
Banking industry groups urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to permanently block an Illinois law that bans swipe fees on tax and tip portions of payment card transactions, arguing she has already correctly held that national banks are federally preempted from its reach, and that the court should extend that relief to card networks and others involved in the payment process.
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