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Bankers Worry TCPA Rule Causes Fraud Alert Blocking
By Jared Foretek
The financial services industry says it is gaining allies in its fight against a 2024 Federal Communications Commission rule making it easier for consumers to opt out of robotexts and calls, telling the agency that groups from a wide range of industries have concerns about the potential for negative impacts from the rule.
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DC Circ. Stands By Decision Nixing $7B Power Line Fight
By Jared Foretek
The D.C. Circuit has rejected an en banc rehearing petition from Illinois landowners and farmers challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's decision to issue a license for the $7 billion Grain Belt Express transmission project, affirming an appellate panel and a district court's findings that the plaintiffs lack standing.
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Assessing New Changes To Texas Officer Exculpation Law
Consistent with Texas' recent modernization of its corporate law, the recently passed S.B. 2411 allows officer exculpation, streamlines certificate of formation amendments, authorizes representatives to act on shareholders' behalf in mergers and makes other changes aimed toward companies seeking a more codified, statutory model of corporate governance, say attorneys at Bracewell.
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High Court ACA Ruling May Harm Preventative Care
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kennedy v. Braidwood last week, ruling that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary has authority over an Affordable Care Act preventive care task force, risks harming the credibility of the task force and could open the door to politicians dictating clinical recommendations, says Michael Kolber at Manatt.
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