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Public Policy - July, 2010

174 articles

• House Narrowly Passes Oil Spill Bill
• Sen. Panel Advances Ban On Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Lawmakers Want AIG, Others To Return Bonuses
• CFTC Eases Trading Restrictions For Bankrupt Cos.
• Bill Would Attach Felony Time To Food Safety Crimes
• Private Mortgage Insurers Need Support, Experts Say
• Sen. Seeks Stricter Rules For Oil Spill Dispersants
• Calif. Emissions Program Opponents Sue Over Ballot
• EPA Calls On Congress To Toughen Chemical Regs
• House Bill Seeks FLSA Protections For Caregivers
• FDA's Drug Ad Rule And Learned Intermediary Doctrine
• House Panel Aims To Boost Small-Scale Hydropower
• A Primer On New EPA Emissions Programs For SO2, NOx
• Enviros Chastise EPA Over Emissions Inventory
• House Passes Trio Of Bills To Boost Exports
• Financial Reform 101: A Litigator's Toolkit
• House OKs Bill To Set Mandatory CO Alarm Standards
• Senate Sends Tariff Relief Bill To White House
• Judge Blocks Key Elements Of Ariz. Immigration Law
• China, Mexico Could Face Duties On Magnesia Bricks
• Sen. Moves To Bar Cap And Trade From Energy Bill
• ITC Extends Decision Over Terms Of Shoe Tariff
• How Varying Calif. GHG Rules May Hurt The Economy
• 'ObamaCare' And The ABCs Of 'Grandfathered' Plans
• Still No Aiding And Abetting Liability Provision
• USPTO Sheds Light On Bilksi's Abstract Idea Test
• Valdez Experts Preach Patience In BP Spill Claims
• Senate Falls Short In Bid To Undo Citizens United
• SEC Seeks Comment As It Crafts Reform Rules
• Experts Urge Regulatory Harmony To Build US-EU Trade
• Duke Holds On To Power Plant Tax Credit For Now
• FTC Gaining High Ground In Pay-For-Delay Fight: Chair
• Dems Roll Out BP Oil Spill Response Packages
• Senate Bill Aims To Beef Up Port Security
• Financial Reform 101: For Broker-Dealers
• UK Financial Shake-Up To Be Led By Stronger BofE
• FCC, FDA Team Up On Wireless Medical Device Rules
• US Copyright Office OKs Jailbreaking Of IPhones
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Stricter County Drilling Rules
• EU Tightens Energy, Finance Sanctions On Iran
• Restrictive Covenant Reform In Ga.?
• Curtailing Superficial Attacks On Experts
• DC Circ. Rejects Challenge To Calif. Power Rates
• FDA Panel Rejects Plan To Curb Opioid Abuse
• Senate Dems To Introduce Narrower Energy Bill
• How To Ensure The CPSC Protects Your Information
• Grassley Calls For Probe Of GM's $3.5B AmeriCredit Deal
• Bill Would Give EPA More Power To Test For Toxins
• Senate Strips Pay-For-Delay Ban From Spending Bill
• 'Beginning Of Construction' Guidance For 1603 Grants
• Asset-Backed Deals Get Ratings Disclosure Reprieve
• Financial Reform 101: For Executives
• SEC Watchdog To Probe Timing Of Goldman Settlement
• Senators Tar And Feather BP Safety Boss
• BP Partners Face Pressure Over Gulf Spill Payments
• DOL Releases Guidelines On Breaks For Breastfeeding
• House Passes Bill To Lower Hundreds Of Tariffs
• The Impact Of HR 3424 On The US Insurance Market
• SEC Wants Life Settlements Regulated As Securities
• Senate Punts Climate Bill To Fall, Puts Focus On BP
• Before And After — Amending SEC Rule 15c2-12
• The Global Expansion Of Toy Legislation
• FDA Panel Favors Nixing Avastin For Breast Cancer
• CFTC Begins Derivatives Rule-Writing Blitz
• SEC Moves To Check Mutual Fund Sales Fees
• New Bill Would Toughen Cosmetics Safety Rules
• Senate Panel OKs Solar Power Incentives Bill
• NY Legislature Passes Ban On Drop-Side Cribs
• Low-Stress Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Safety Rules
• Bill To Boost Mine Safety Sent To House Floor
• ITC Trumps ITA In Nixing French Sorbitol Dumping Order
• Lawmaker Calls Out China For 'Culture Of Thievery'
• Rockefeller Fights Medical-Loss Ratio Loopholes
• Unavoidable Truths Of Health Care Reform
• US To Target N. Korea With New Sanctions
• Senate Quarrels Keep Judicial Vacancies Piling Up
• Mass Mulls Leveling Playing Field For Life Insurers
• Public Health Groups Fight USTR Special 301 Program
• Bush, Obama Officials Trade Shots On Drilling Ban
• House Republicans Grill Schapiro Over New SEC Powers
• EHR Technology Certification: The Final Rule
• Clinton Defends BP In Lockerbie Bomber Release Probe
• CERCLA Section 309 And State Law Limitations Periods
• Feinstein, Dingell Face Off Over Food Safety Bill
• Whistleblower Provisions Of The Dodd-Frank Act
• SEC Needs 800 New Hires To Handle Reform: Chair
• WCO Tariff Change Would Hurt Bissell: Lawmakers
• FDA Finds Violations At Pa. J&J Plant
• Leveling The Anti-Corruption Playing Field
• Ex-Owners Not Eligible For Brownfield Grants: NJ Court
• Senate Votes To Extend Discharge Permit Moratorium
• House OKs 5-Year National Flood Insurance Extension
• Sens. Scent Conflicts In Judge's Lift Of Drilling Ban
• House Panel Backs Oil Well Blowout Prevention Bill
• SEC Deal May Be Setback For Goldman Plaintiffs
• Peru Inks Free Trade Deal With Norway, 3 Others
• EU Proposes New Carbon Emissions Market Rules
• Mass. Bill To Ease Approval Of Wind Farms Advances
• Pottery Barn Kids Recalls 82K Drop-Side Cribs
• Sens. Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Promote Cleaner Coal
• House Panel OKs Overhaul Of Offshore Drilling Agency
• Dodd-Frank Finance Reform Bill Heads To Obama
• Carp-Affected Locks To Stay Open For Now, Feds Say
• House Panel OKs Offshore Drilling Ban For Unsafe Cos.
• SEC To Seek Comment On Updates To Proxy Rules
• House Hearing Probes Drug Limits In Meat Farming
• CFTC Restarts Committee On Robo-Trading
• Markey Asks FDA To Look Into Arsenic In Gulf Seafood
• US Insurers Fight Foreign Reinsurance Tax Break
• Airlines Lose Challenge To Congestion Pricing
• The Race Is On For Offshore Wind
• KORUS — Are There Shortcomings? Let's Fix Them
• Ensco Sues US Over Drilling Ban, Safety Rule Changes
• Experts Offer Cautious Praise For China's Antitrust Law
• NY Set To Limit Phosphorus In Dishwasher Soap
• Russian Antitrust Package Pushes Liberalization
• GOP Forces Delay In Senate Panel Vote On Kagan
• USDA Move May Spark Antitrust Issues For Packers
• EPA Raises Renewable Fuel Standard To 14B Gallons
• New US Sanctions On Iran
• Schumer Urges FTC To Probe Caffeinated Malt Drinks
• EPA To Force Coal Mines To Report GHG Emissions
• Implications Of SEC V. Jenkins
• Snowe Seeks Action On Canadian Lumber Trade Tiff
• Proposed Merger Reform's Effects On FERC Analysis
• Mich. High Court Nixes State Ban On Insurance Scoring
• All Eyes On SEC As Finance Reform Takes Shape
• China Slashes Rare Earth Export Quota By 72%
• Recent State Stances On STOLI
• Indian Sugar Industry Hails Deregulation Plan
• Texas Alters Emissions Permit Program Amid EPA Row
• Regulating Info Exchange Under EU Antitrust Rules
• Preparing For Export Control Reform
• Wood Packaging Rule Upheld Despite Enviro Risks
• Chief Banking Regulator Announces Departure
• Airbus Irked By WTO Delay Of Boeing Subsidy Report
• Medical Groups Seek Action On Device Tracking Rule
• The Intended Consequences Of Derivatives Legislation
• EPA Bolsters Protections For LA River Under CWA
• What Counterfeiting Crackdown Means For IP Owners
• FDA Serves Up Nationwide Rules On Menu Labels
• Obama Touts Progress On Export Initiatives
• Merck, Sanofi Vaccine Deals Could Face FTC Probe
• Obama Installs Medicare Chief With Recess Pick
• Obama Bypasses Congress To Install PBGC Chief
• Lawmakers Urge DOE To Halt Yucca Mountain Pullout
• Senate Panel Probes $60M In Missing Medicare Claims
• EU Passes New Restrictions On Banker Bonuses
• EPA Holds All Contractors To Lead-Safe Rule
• Obama Sues Ariz. Over Immigration Law
• EPA Revises Effort To Reduce East Coast Smog
• Are Your Independent Contractors Really Employees?
• Hong Kong Unveils Long-Awaited Antitrust Bill
• EPA Issues Waste Management Plan For BP Spill
• NY Passes 1st Domestic Worker Protection Law
• House Bill Aims To Ease Foreign Web Trade Barriers
• 2 Key Senators Declare Support For Finance Bill
• Attorneys Cast Doubt On New FMLA Reading
• Calif. Moves Closer To Enacting BPA Ban
• The Power Of Procedure Under Anti-SLAPP Laws
• House Slips Pay-For-Delay Ban Into War Bill
• House Passes SPILL Act For Oil Rig Disaster Victims
• Drug Giants Face Congressional FCA Inquiry
• EU Moves Closer To Universal Patent System
• House Panel Approves Trade Expansion With Cuba
• Miller To Seek 7-Year Ban On BP Offshore Leases
• Senate Votes To Extend Federal Flood Insurance Plan
• EPA Strips Texas Of Lax Clean Air Permitting Program
• Bills Seek Barrier For Asian Carp From Great Lakes
• Trade Review Leaves Most GSP Products Duty-Free
• Goldman Defends Collateral Calls On AIG Swaps
• MMS Overhaul Bill Glides Through Energy Committee
• What The New Encryption Rules Mean For US Exporters
• DOI Postpones Hearings On Outer Shelf Drilling