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Public Policy - June, 2013

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• Calif. Gov. Gives Courts Extra $63M, Nixes Open Meeting Bid
• Revised Kids' Privacy Rule Leaves Wiggle Room On Day 1
• FCC Expands Privacy Regulations To Cover Mobile Phone Data
• Prop 8 Backers' Bid To Stall Gay Marriage Nixed By Kennedy
• NJ Senate Passes Bill To Ensure Privacy From Drones
• Fla. Legislature Escapes County's Gun Law Challenge
• FTC Finalizes Merger Notification Withdrawal Rules
• NJ Senate Passes Passaic River Flood Prevention Bill
• Obama Nomination Will Keep FERC On Steady Course
• EU Proposal Targets Carbon Emissions From Ships
• CFTC Asks Judge To Gut Suit Over Swaps Data Rule
• House Approves Plan To Expand Offshore Oil And Gas Leases
• Hobby Lobby Wins Block On ACA Fines Amid Appeal
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks To Curb Post-Production Drilling Fees
• Milbank Snaps Up Derivatives Pro From Allen & Overy
• British Officials Set Up London-Based IP Crime Unit
• 'Stay Tuned' For More Hospital Merger Battles: FTC Head
• Obama Climate Plan Deals A Blow To McCarthy Confirmation
• AHA Slams HHS 'Gamesmanship' In Medicare Inpatient Billing
• House Dems Want Sequestered $150M USPTO Fees Unlocked
• Sanction Policy Unfair In ACA Tax-Exempt Rule, AHA Says
• Obama's Picks For GSA, NRC Win Senate Approval
• Enviros Ask Fla. High Court For Conservation Referendum
• House GOP Leaders Seek EPA 'Sue And Settle' Probe
• Obama Picks Ex-Colo. Utility Regulator To Lead FERC
• CFPB's Vague New 'Responsible Conduct' Guidelines
• Banks Asked To Screen All Customers For Terror Links
• ACA Contraception Mandate Will Apply To For-Profits
• 13 FAQs About The EU Unified Patent Court Proposal
• NJ Legislature Passes Lightning-Rod Tax Incentive Bill
• Calif. Labor Chief Sharpens Focus On Workplace Violators
• Fla. Gov. Scott Signs Public-Private Partnership Bill
• Judge Won't Postpone Medicare Competitive Bid Expansion
• Senate Bill Aims To Reduce Antibiotic Use In Livestock
• House Passes Bill To Enact US-Mexico Drilling Deal
• FTC Official Urges Completion Of Mobile Privacy Standards
• House Panel Adds Wage Floor To Visa Expansion Bill
• Pa. House Plan Grows Transportation Funds By Over $2B
• Hobby Lobby Apt To Duck ACA Contraceptive Rule: 10th Circ.
• EPA Hit With Subpoena Threat By GOP Lawmakers
• HHS Finalizes ACA Insurance Mandate Exemptions
• Senate Probes Rising Costs On DOE Nuke Cleanup Contracts
• Senate Bill Would Create Nuclear Waste Watchdog Agency
• Senate Dems Seek Harmony Between SEC, CFTC Swaps Rules
• GOP Vows To Use EPA Bill To Attack Obama's Climate Plan
• GOP Bill Would Cede Public Energy Development To States
• Senate Antitrust Chair Urges FTC Action On 'Patent Trolls'
• NJ Senate OKs Bills To Undermine Christie's Special Election
• Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill With 68-32 Vote
• Fed Sets Vote On Final Rules For Increased Bank Capital
• NYC Council Overrides Veto To Pass Paid Sick Leave Bill
• Bangladesh's Trade Perks Suspended After Factory Collapse
• Texas Court Blocks Challenge To Medicaid Drug Pay Rules
• EU Lawmakers Advance $39B Infrastructure Upgrade Plan
• US Sanctions N. Korea Bank For WMD Finance
• Waived Medicare Deductibles Are Not Kickbacks, OIG Says
• Fla. Supreme Court Nixes PIP Benefits Exam Provision
• Obama's SEC Nominees Back Push To Require Guilty Pleas
• Ecuador Snubs US Trade Pact To Escape Snowden 'Blackmail'
• EU Council Backs Broader Insider Trading Rules
• Pa. Supreme Court Nominee OK'd By Legislative Committee
• A Question Of Bias Under The Fair Housing Act
• Lawmaker Battles GOP Resistance To His FHFA Nomination
• FTC, Ireland Sign Data-Sharing Privacy Pact
• Pa. Landowners Slam Fracking Post-Drilling Deductions
• High Court To Review Okla. Limits On Abortion Pill Use
• After Shelby, Justices Vacate Texas Voter ID, Maps Rulings
• Microsoft Seeks Tribunal's OK To Share NSA Request Data
• Boxer Rips EPA For Dragging Feet After Plant Explosions
• Court Decision, New NY Bill Imply Koehler Scale-Back
• Gov't Attys Can Advise On Sequestration Furloughs: NJ Panel
• Video Game Regulator To Cover Mobile App Privacy, COPPA
• CFPB's Tips For Firms Under Scrutiny Leave Cos. Guessing
• BigLaw Attys Praise High Court's Gay Marriage Rulings
• DOMA Decision Gives Gay Marriage Momentum In NJ
• FTC Tells Search Engines To Offset Ads In Search Results
• Rep. Sues To Block Texas Voter ID Law In Wake Of VRA Ruling
• Dubbed 'First Gay Justice,' Kennedy May Not Be Done Yet
• DOMA Win Pushes Paul Weiss Partner Into Limelight
• CFPB Extends Consumer Finance Oversight To Nonbank Cos.
• DOMA Opinion Performs Constitutional Balancing Act
• Prop 8 Standing Ruling Shakes Up Citizen Lawmaking
• Ginsburg, Scalia Find Common Ground Outside Of Opera
• Texas Gov. Hauls Lawmakers Back For Abortion, Roads Bills
• Hospitals Concerned Over Medicare Advantage DSH Payments
• EU Advances Plan To Cap Car Carbon Emissions
• 5 New Rights For Employees In Same-Sex Marriage
• US Can Store 3.7 Trillion Tons Of CO2, Interior Says
• New Rule Expands Salary Cap For Defense Contractors
• HHS Finalizes Rule For Hospice, Care Facility Agreements
• DOMA Ruling Leaves Estate Planning In Limbo
• NJ Tells 3rd Circ. To Ax Federal Sports Betting Ban
• DLA Piper Adds Health Care Policy Adviser In Washington
• House Moves Controversial Offshore Drilling Bills Forward
• Obama's Call For Plant Pollution Cap Will Put EPA In Hot Seat
• The Fate Of Race-Conscious Admissions Policies ... Delayed
• Dodd-Frank Doesn't Solve 'Too Big To Fail,' Regulators Say
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill To Let Docs Apologize Without Liability
• Senate Closer To Passing Sweeping Immigration Reform
• FDA Must Issue Food Safety Rules By Nov., Judge Says
• Tough Leverage Rule Would Curb Banks' Derivatives Use
• More Breathing Room For Leadership Act Fund Recipients
• High Court Nixes DOMA, Leaves Marriage Laws To The States
• Texas Lawmakers Likely To Return After Abortion Bill Failed
• Calif. Assembly Clears Bill To Aid Borrowers Post-Foreclosure
• Obama Looks At Keystone Through Carbon Pollution Lens
• Trade Pact Mustn't Threaten Tobacco Regs, Groups Tell USTR
• Senate Bill To Replace Fannie, Freddie Faces Long Road
• DOL Head Says Tipped Workers Need Minimum Wage Bump
• Big Cos. May See Higher Cartel Fines In Germany
• McSweeny Would Bring Political Finesse To FTC Role
• Senate Confirms Pritzker As Head Of Commerce Department
• FDA Details Pathways For Speedier Drug Approvals
• Regulators Have Few Tools To Rein In Bank Consultants
• 9th Circ. Trims Seattle Win In Strip Club Permit Fight
• Pa. House GOP Blasts Senate's Medicaid Expansion Plans
• DOL Can't Enforce Tip Pool Rule, Judge Says
• Texas Voter ID Law Revived After High Court's Shelby Ruling
• GSA, OIRA Nominees Headed For Full Senate Vote
• FEC Disclosure Rules Not Unconstitutional, 10th Circ. Says
• FDA Bars Medtronic Catheter Imports Amid 'Serious' Miscues
• Arent Fox Boosts ACA Chops With Ariz. Medicaid Inspector
• Long-Term Hospitals Decry Medicare Referral Limits
• Pa. Biz Groups Slam Bill To Expand AG's Antitrust Authority
• China Says $7B Smithfield Deal Won't Hurt US Food Safety
• Abortion Filibuster Sinks Highway Bill In Texas Senate
• Sen. Probes $200M National Guard Contract For Psych Care
• Philip Morris To Sue Thailand Over Cigarette Warning Labels
• Sens. Push Banks To Refinance Private Student Loans
• New Opportunities In The Burgeoning Mass. Solar Market
• SEC V. Wyly Portends A Strict Reading Of Gabelli
• Fed Wants Daily Money Market Reports From Banks
• 'FCC Chairman Wheeler' Seems All But Inevitable Now
• CFTC Mutual Fund Rule Survives Challenge In DC Circ.
• Obama Climate Plan Cuts Power Plants' Carbon Emissions
• High Court Strikes Down Key Provision In Voting Rights Act
• Australia Benches Plans For Phone, Internet Data Retention
• More BigLaw Layoffs Expected After Massive Weil Cuts
• New EU Rules Give ISPs 24 Hours To Report Data Breaches
• Senate Clears Immigration Bill Amendment In Key Test Vote
• NJ Pols Won't Fight Christie's Veto Of Fracking Waste Ban
• US Faults China As NSA Leaker Snowden Flees Hong Kong
• Texas Lawmakers Advance Abortion Restriction Bill
• CMS Asks Congress To Expand Fraud Prevention Tools
• Enviros Ask Feds To Take Over W.Va. Mining Enforcement
• CFPB Allows Short-Term Forbearances As Part Of Reforms
• FDA May Step In After High Court Shields Generic-Drug Cos.
• FINRA To Publicize More Info On Disciplinary Actions
• NJ Pols Vote To Ease Red Tape On Flood-Elevation Projects
• 'No Documents For You?'
• US, Philippines Start Joint Money-Laundering Inquiry Unit
• ITC Aims To Lessen Patent Litigation With Earlier Rulings
• NJ Court Nixes Challenge To Passaic River Pollution Suit
• Conn. Passes Post-Sandy Law For Disaster Claims Mediation
• Obama Taps Ex-KPMG Director For DOD Inspector General
• Obama Plan To Cover Emissions, Efficiency, Renewables
• Warren Seeks FHFA Info On $8.5B Sallie Mae Credit Line
• An Audacious Provision In New Indian Land Lease Rules
• EU Outlines New Rules On Releasing Drug Trial Data
• High Court Rebuffs Nev.'s Energy Crisis Antitrust Appeal
• High Court Takes Case That Will Decide CFPB Director's Fate
• Supreme Court Won't Hear E15 Ethanol Fuel Challenge
• Export Reform: Understanding License Exception STA
• Get Ready For More Aggressive TCPA Disputes
• High Court To Weigh EPA's Cross-State Emissions Rule
• High Court To Review Mass. Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone
• Supreme Court To Weigh NLRB Recess Appointments
• NY Women's Workplace Bills Stalled By Abortion Measure
• NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Charged With Espionage
• Obama Taps DOJ's McSweeny For FTC Seat
• Sens. Float Bill To Preempt State Data Breach Reporting Laws
• DC Circ. Upholds Pilot Age Limit Law As Constitutional
• EU Governments Back Tobacco Restrictions, With Caveats
• NJ Signs Lottery Privatization Contract As Appeal Looms
• NJ Passes Bill To Make DEP Pay To Clean Tainted Wells
• Concerns Over Drug Compounding Bills On Capitol Hill
• NJ Senate Panel OKs Funding For Digital E-Court System
• Bill Would Force Agencies To Tackle Climate Change Together
• White House Seeks Ways To Better Enforce ITC Import Bans
• USDA OKs Label For Meat Made Without GMO Feed
• EU Seeks To Extend Merger Oversight To Minority Stakes
• After Deloitte Case, Fed Asked To Boost Consulting Oversight
• EPA Settles Suit With Pa. Green Group Over CAA Regs
• OCC Issues Final Rule On Counterparty Lending Limits
• Carbon Tax Wins Support From Research Council
• Lawmakers Call For Probe Of Medicare Bidding Program
• Bill Combating False Insurance Certificates Sent To NY Gov.
• Cuomo Won't Wait Long To Roll Out Anti-Corruption Panel
• Wyo. Residents Blast EPA For Vacating Fracking Report
• FDA Floats Rule Tweaking Standards For Laser Products
• FERC Commissioner Seeks Congress' Help On Cybersecurity
• Inside The DFARS Rule On US-UK And US-Australia Trade
• Pa. Regulatory Board OKs New Water Standards
• SEC Lands Injunction In JOBS Act Fraud Case
• Fla. City Residents Will Vote On $50M Pier Project
• Hospital Group Wants Uninsured Payment Rule Tweaked
• Philly Loses Bid To Toss Union's Suit Over Furlough Rule
• NY Lawmakers Pass LIPA Reforms, Solar Development Bill
• A Step Toward More Private Competition Enforcement In EU
• PE Firms, Get Ready For Your 'Presence' Exams
• NY Assembly Approves Cuomo's Women's Workplace Package
• NJ Senate Approves Bill To Standardize Eminent Domain
• FDA Approves Plan B One-Step For Women Of All Ages
• NJ Senate Approves Medicaid Expansion
• White House Urges Bigger Role For Tech Cos. In Piracy Fight
• NJ Assembly Passes Equal Pay Bills Felled By Christie Veto
• FTC Will Need Help Tackling 'Patent Trolls' After Probe
• Sens. Float Immigration Amendment To Up Border Security
• NJ Formally Adopts Rules To Speed Sandy Rebuilding Projects
• NY Cop, Fire Unions Give Little Ground In Arbitration Deal
• Sens. Look To Promote Foreign Investment In US Real Estate
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks To Toughen Demolition Standards
• Coming Climate Regs Signal Bleak Future For Coal Industry
• EU Lawmakers Push For Fluorinated Gas Ban In ACs, Fridges
• House Rejects $940B Farm Bill Upon Food Stamp Amendment
• $350M Medicare Drug Bill Came From Just 700 Doctors: OIG
• More Lawmakers Criticize EPA's Renewable Fuels Program
• Contractor Who Cleared NSA Leaker Faces Criminal Probe
• Pa. Rep Seeks To Ban Debit Card Wage Payments
• Calif. Senate Panel Advances Prop 65 Reform Bill
• NJ High Court Rejects Special Election Challenge
• Senate Dems Escalate Budget Battle With $1T Spending Plan
• High Court Urged To Tackle Becker's NLRB Appointment
• 21 States Warn EPA Over 'Sue To Settle' Tactics
• Insurance Rates $3.9B Lower Under ACA Spending Cap
• Senators Want Deeper Probe Of $7B Smithfield Sale
• Renew Terrorism Reinsurance Program, NY Lawmakers Urge
• FTC Head Calls For Broad Probe Of 'Patent Trolls'
• States Can Tweak ACA Health Exchange Applications
• High-Tech Treatments Threaten Medicare Budget, Trustee Says
• Trending: Broad Whistleblower Protection
• Google Gets Deadline To Meet French Privacy Demands
• Lawmakers Call For Stem Cell Research Backing At NIH
• AIDS Funding Rule Violates 1st Amendment, High Court Says
• EPA's Preemptive Alaska Study Spells Trouble For Mining Cos.
• Audit Rotation Ban Bill Passes House Committee
• Defense Bill's Tech Reforms Raise Red Flags For Contractors
• Health, Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Smog Standards
• FTC's Wright Proposes Limit To Section 5 Authority
• Sens. Say Pay-For-Delay Legislation Still Needed
• Mexico's Oil Reform Plans Will Attract Intrepid Investors
• Miami Billboard Owner Appeals Grant Of Permit To Rival
• Last-Minute Moves Give Life To NY Women's Workplace Bills
• Medical Supplier Group Sues HHS To Delay Competitive Bids
• ACA's Full-Time Worker Definition Is Flawed, Sens. Say
• Senate Confirms Froman As Next US Trade Rep.
• EU Parliament Seeks To Protect Citizens From US Surveillance
• White House Asks ITC To Probe EU Trade Barriers
• EPA To Ease Petroleum Refinery Monitoring Requirements
• Plan B Saga Exposes FDA To Drug-Approval Suits
• US Air, American Execs Defend Merger Against Senate Grilling
• White House Action On Climate Change Imminent, Aide Says
• House Panel Approves Bill Easing Coal Ash Regulation
• FBI Head Urges Sens. To Preserve Drone, Phone Surveillance
• Watered-Down Pension Reform Bill Advances In Pa.
• 3 Lessons From The IRS Scandal
• NY Lawmakers Reach Deal To Update Muni Arbitration Law
• UK Watchdog Calls For Overhaul Of Banker Oversight, Pay
• Chicago Says Vacant-Property Ordinance Isn't Preempted
• HHS Updates Transplant Organ Screening Guidelines
• Sens. Push For Medicare Transparency Via Claims Database
• NCAA Assails Pa. Law Governing Penn State Sanctions
• New Water Regs Toothless On Oil, Gas Discharges, Pa. Told
• NY Takes Big Step Toward Poker, Craps With Casino Deal
• Alternative Investments: What Regulators Are After
• Pa. Senate OKs Allegheny Port Authority Restructuring Bill
• UK High Court Nixes Sanctions On Iranian Bank
• Obama, Merkel Promote Free Trade Deal Ahead Of Talks
• Delays Imperil Rollout Of ACA Exchanges, GAO Warns
• Hope Is Restored In Finally Modernizing TSCA
• Free To Choose: Time Or Money
• Washington Redskins Have Time On Their Side In TM Dispute
• SEC To Seek More Admissions Of Guilt In Settlements
• NSA Surveillance Stopped At Least 50 Attacks, Chief Says
• NJ Bill To Fund Poor Hospitals With New Fee Squeaks By Panel
• Google Seeks Separate Release Of National Security Requests
• NJ Law Lets Gov. Call Special Elections, AG Tells High Court
• IRS Should Tax Virtual Money Spent On Real Goods, GAO Says
• House Republicans Blast CFPB Budget, Retention Rates
• States, Cities, Enviros Postpone EPA Emissions Rule Suit
• China Lacks Desire To Enforce Costly New Clean Air Regs
• Coal Group's Brief Muddies Conservation Fund Suit, Feds Say
• Boehner Sets Potential Roadblock For Immigration Reform
• Cuomo Eyes Summer Of Subpoenas As Corruption Bills Falter
• Obama FCC Pick Scrutinized Over AT&T, T-Mobile Comments
• Skip Financial Reform In EU Trade Talks, House Dem. Says
• Reps. Label CMS Evasive, Push Bill To Delay Competitive Bids
• New DOE Chief's Plans Include Billions For Renewables R&D
• Minority Reps. Raise Concerns About DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Swiss Parliament Rejects Bank Tax Info Sharing Law
• ACA Exchanges Creating Competition, Confusion: Reports
• Army Corps Won't Perform Sweeping Coal Export Review
• GSA's Tangherlini Breezes Through Confirmation Hearing
• GMO Labeling Bill Advances In NJ Legislature
• NJ Assembly Panel Pushes E-Court Bill Forward
• GOP Lawmakers Blast DOL's Prevailing Wage Calculations
• House Lawmakers Blast FDA For $1B User Fee Surplus
• DOJ Says Jackson Deserves No Credit For Public Service
• Bankers Urge Approval Of CFPB Mortgage Rule Changes
• NY Lawmakers Set To Strip LIPA Of Grid Oversight
• How To Avoid Discriminatory Wellness Programs Under HIPAA
• The Grapes Of Wrath Crack High Court Precedent
• Challenges Still Ahead After Ill.'s New Fracking Bill
• Much Ado About 'Say-On-Pay'
• Ill. Gov. Signs Nation's Toughest Fracking Law
• New Sanctions Highlight Risk Area For Aviation Industry
• Texas Windstorm Insurer Says It's Climbing Out Of $183M Hole
• Texas Gov. Approves Country's Toughest Email Privacy Law
• OIG Report Faults DHS' Tracking Of Cybersecurity Training
• Texas Business Tax Cuts Target High Tech, Clean Energy
• New Texas Laws Crack Down On Medicaid, Medicare Fraud
• NYPD Surveillance Spurs NJ Senate To Advance Privacy Bill
• FTC Fought Long, Hard Battle Against Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Texas Gov. Approves $225M Fund For Eagle Ford Roads
• NYC Panel Rejects Midtown East Rezoning Plan
• GOP Subpoenas Documents On ACA's Co-Op Insurance Plans
• US-EU Trade Talks To Begin Next Month, Obama Says
• Texas Expands Pipeline, Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Powers
• Fla. Reforms Controversial Nuclear Cost Recovery Act
• ITC Seeks Savings In Revised Anti-Dumping Probe Rules
• Pa. High Court Keeps Judicial Age Limits Intact
• EPA Cuts Down Chemicals To Be Tested For Hormonal Effects
• New Fla. Law Quashes Local Paid Sick Leave Initiatives
• Cuomo Won't OK Women's Work Bill Without Abortion Reform
• Fla. Gov. Appoints 2 To Judicial Nominating Commissions
• Challengers Blast NJ Senate Election To State High Court
• House Bill Slashes $911M From DOE Renewable Spending
• Pa. Rep Aims To Mandate Closed Storage For Fracking Water
• Dems Challenge Christie's Date Choice For Special Election
• High Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter ID Law
• Cuomo Says Anti-Corruption Bills Likely Dead, Vows Probe
• ACA Medicaid Expansion Passes In Calif. Legislature
• Hold That Sneeze — Paid Sick Time Coming Soon To NYC
• Digging Into SEC Mineral Disclosure Policies
• NJ High Court Will Review Christie's Special Election Plan
• 6 Ways The US Can Nudge Transmission Projects Forward
• Unions To Fight Collective Bargaining Law At Wis. High Court
• NJ Court Nixes Challenge To State Worker Pension Reform
• Texas Gov. Vetoes State Version Of Lilly Ledbetter Act
• Courts Give NLRB Reason To Rethink Rulemaking Push
• Post-Sandy Building Regs Could Hike NYC Development Costs
• Senate Dem Floats Bill To Limit Scope Of NSA Surveillance
• Texas Justices Refuse To Reconsider Killing Houston Air Law
• House Passes $638B Defense Bill With Sex-Assault Crackdown
• Bill Would Regulate Spying Technology Aimed At TV Viewers
• Hong Kong Co. Snags Rights To $40B Nicaragua Canal Project
• CMS Opens Door To Bifurcated ACA Health Exchanges
• Dems Introduce Bill Giving Churches ACA Tax Credits
• Feds Greenlight Construction Of $68B Calif. Rail Line
• Enviro Group Blasts Pa. GOP's Lawsuit Intervention Bid
• GOP State Ariz. Expands Medicaid After Long Fight
• Detroit To Halt Debt Payments As Part Of Restructuring
• Texas High Court Won't Take Up Chiropractor Rule Challenge
• Holder, EU Officials Form Expert Group To Review NSA Spying
• Sens. Urge Kerry To Press India On IP Enforcement
• CMS Presses Congress To Prioritize Medicare Pay Reform
• 11th Circ. Finds Fla. Election Requirements Constitutional
• NY Gov. To Seek 4 New Casinos In Gambling Expansion Plan
• Pa. Gov. Defends Fracking Policies At Philly Energy Summit
• Ecuador Congress OKs Law To Ease Mining Project Taxes
• State Regulators Seek FERC's Help In Grid Transfer Fight
• Dallas Taxi Rule Not Barred By Clean Air Act, 5th Circ. Says
• Medicare Contractor Improperly Paid Out $11M, HHS Reports
• FDA Details Clinical Trial Criteria For Combo Drugs
• Abortion Issue Stalling NY Women's Work Bill, Cuomo Says
• CIA Doesn't Owe Volume Estimates In FOIA Scope Ruling
• Extra Layer Of Rules On Fracking On Federal, Tribal Lands
• 4th Circ. Strikes Down NLRB Union Poster Rule
• New Dark Pool Regulation On The Horizon
• NJ Court Backs Gov. Christie's Special Senate Election
• Calif. Watchdog Wants Anthem Blue Cross Out Of Exchange
• Bloomberg Pushes For Tough NYC Building Code Post-Sandy
• 3 Tips On How To Prepare For The New Ch. 11 Fee Guidelines
• High Court Boosts States' Rights In Texas Water Ruling
• GOP Bill Would Sunset ACA Exchanges If They Miss Deadline
• FBI Head Defends NSA Spying Programs From House Attacks
• IAIS Won't Sway US Too-Big-To-Fail Designations, FIO Says
• More LNG Export Decisions Imminent, DOE Chief Moniz Says
• Senate Bill Would Mandate BPA Warnings On Food Packaging
• House Republicans Take Aim At 'Micro-Unions,' Card Check
• Bill To Boost Natural Gas Access Clears Pa. Senate
• Pa. Republicans Say Enviro Suit Would Steal Their Authority
• Strategic Sourcing Threatens Small Contractors, Reps. Hear
• NAIC Rebuffs NY's Call To Halt 'Shadow' Captive Deals
• NJ Pols Urged To Limit Criminal Screening Of Job Seekers
• Senators Want Privacy Board To Investigate NSA Surveillance
• Fed Staffers Approved $9B Mortgage Deal Without Board Vote
• Canada Looks To Make Energy Cos. Reveal Foreign Payments
• Los Angeles Plans 1st Major Zoning Reform Since 1946
• Sens. Push Lighter-Touch Regulation For Small Banks
• Pa. Natural Resources Chief Forced Out By Governor
• AGs Pressure Apple, Others For Smartphone Anti-Theft Fix
• Warren Pushes Obama For Transparency In TPP Talks
• Bill To Expand Protected Calif. Coastline Zips To House Floor
• FDA Pushes For Increased Medical Device Cybersecurity
• EU Proposes Reviews Of Nuclear Plants Every 6 Years
• Catch Me If You Can: How To Serve Foreign Defendants
• Top DOI Issues To Watch This Month
• Stock Tips: Inside The New Exchange Listing Standards
• House Committee OKs Bills To Expand Oil Drilling
• DOJ Can't Keep Spying Ruling Secret If Court Orders Release
• NSA Spying To Bolster Calls For Strict EU Privacy Regime
• Contractor Suspensions Inconsistent, House Panel Hears
• Texas Pols Urged To Back Bill Adding Road Projects Funding
• 7th Circ. Ruling Fortifies FERC's Transmission Rule
• DOJ's Compromise On Plan B Access Justified, Judge Says
• Plaintiffs Attys Say EU Antitrust Litigation Plan Falls Short
• House Votes To Limit CFTC Cross-Border Swaps Oversight
• NYC Lawmakers Wary Of Bloomberg's Styrofoam Ban
• EPA Dragging Its Feet On Clean Air Data, Republicans Say
• Landowners' Keystone XL Law Challenge Survives Neb. Attack
• UK Moves To Regulate E-Cigarettes As Medicine
• Sens. Look To Ease Outpatient Care Access Under Medicare
• Privacy Group Tells HHS To Hold Off On HIPAA Revisions
• Medicare To Cover 3 PET Scans, Up From Proposed Limit
• Swiss Tax Info Sharing Law Survives Key Vote
• House Backs Speedy Changes To Reverse Mortgage Program
• Ariz. Can Bar Medicaid For Abortion Providers, 9th Circ. Told
• NSA Chief Says Surveillance Averted Dozens Of Threats
• Australia To Mull Creating Privacy Tort Amid Spying Concerns
• House Panel Advances $512B Defense Spending Bill
• Dems Blast Plan To Give Obama Fast-Track Trade Powers
• Cuomo Pushes Sweeping Public Graft And Election Reforms
• Senators Push Shelanski To Curb Oversight Costs And Delays
• Kasowitz Launches In DC With Ex-Lieberman Chief Of Staff
• SF Board OKs Condo Conversions Despite Poison Pill Worries
• US, Canada Reach Agreement On Winding Down Big Banks
• NY Discovers $48B In 'Shadow' Life Insurance Captive Deals
• How New 'Specially Designed' Definition Impacts Exporters
• BofA, Wells Fargo Get 2-Year Delay On Swaps 'Pushout Rule'
• 5 Tips For Dodging COPPA's Big New Pitfalls
• New NJ AG Asks Court To Allow Governor's Special Election
• US Says States, Banks Aren't Harmed By Dodd-Frank
• Immigration Reform Bill Advances To Senate Debate
• DOE Flags Unverified Payments To Former GOP Rep.
• Senate Panel Approves Froman's Nomination As USTR
• EU Proposal Would Boost Antitrust Litigation
• Swiss Parliamentary Panel Balks At US Tax Cheat Bill
• GOP Reps. Tell IRS To Answer For Medical Record Seizure
• CFPB May Flag Check Reordering In Overdraft Fee Crackdown
• Bloomberg Proposes $20B Storm-Protection Plan For NYC
• ACLU Sues White House Officials Over Surveillance Program
• Reps. Call On CMS To Delay Start Of Competitive Bidding
• Sens. Float Bill To Declassify Surveillance Court Opinions
• NYC Urges Appeals Court To Reinstate Large-Soda Ban
• Pa. Senate Sends Gov. Bill To Ax Philly Traffic Court
• Google Wants To Disclose Info On Gov't Snooping Requests
• FDA, Food Safety Groups Float Competing Timelines For Rules
• Pa. House OKs Natural Gas Lease Deduction Disclosure Bill
• Ex-Cleveland Cops Can't Stop Forced Retirements: 6th Circ.
• Bipartisan Bill Proposes Sweeping Medicare Fraud Reforms
• DC Circ. Opens Door To Lower Medicare DSH Payments
• Fla. Redistricting Foes Seek High Court Review
• DOJ Comes Out Swinging In New Bankruptcy Fee Guidelines
• 5 FAQs About Burma Investment Reporting Requirements
• Texas Jumps On The Uniform Trade Secrets Act Bandwagon
• A New Ballgame For Enviro Due Diligence In Texas
• CFPB May Hold Banks' Overdraft Plans To Single Standard
• Senate Passes $24B Cuts To Agriculture Spending
• EU Panel Didn't OK Dow Chemical, Monsanto GMO Maize
• NSA Spying Admissions Strengthen Suits, But Hurdles Remain
• 5 Tips For An Airtight Approach To ACA Sunshine Rule
• White House Drops Effort To Restrict OTC Morning-After Pills
• NSA Leaks Put Booz Allen, Employee In DOJ's Crosshairs
• DOL Tip-Pooling Loss May Spur More Agency Rule Challenges
• Antitrust Leniency Docs Ruling May Trouble EU Regulator
• House Panel Wants Details On Hazy EPA Rule For Ariz. Plant
• Mandate To Destroy Knockoff Products Heads For EU Vote
• Abortion Wrangling Could Sink NY Women's Workplace Bill
• Secret Foreign Spying Ruling Should Remain Sealed, DOJ Says
• Sens. Want Quick Vote On Drug Compounder Oversight Bill
• Sports Leagues Urge 3rd Circ. To Uphold NJ Wagering Ban
• Nevada Gov. Rejects Raw Milk Bill Over Safety Concerns
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty, Federal Prosecutor Named Acting NJ AG
• IRS Doesn't Waver When Interpreting REIT 'Real Estate'
• Malta Police Won't Indict Former EU Health Commissioner
• Calif. Health Exchange Veiled In Secrecy, Senate GOP Says
• CFTC Beats Bloomberg's Challenge To New Swap Rules
• The Other Pivot: Russian Energy Policy Toward China
• NJ Assembly Panel OKs Pay Equality Bills Felled By Veto
• NJ Assembly Panel OKs Fee Hikes For Court E-Filing System
• FCPA Powerhouse: WilmerHale
• What Minn.'s Ban-The-Box Law Means For Employers
• 5th Circ. Asked To Affirm Water Permit Ban Protecting Birds
• Bloomberg Vetoes NYC Paid Sick Leave Bill
• EU Council Backs Narrowed Version Of Data Protection Reform
• NJ Can't Seize $140M In Housing Funds, Appeals Court Says
• Cover-Up Enabled NY Pol's Sex Harassment, Suits Say
• NSA's Internet Spying May Prompt Belated Lawmaker Backlash
• New Carbon Costs Signal Obama's Stiffer Stance On Pollution
• 7th Circ. Says RTO Can Charge Providers For Wind Project
• Susan Rice Enters Untested Waters With China Cyberthreat
• CMS Urges Court To Toss AHA's Inpatient Billing Suit
• NLRB Wants High Court To Keep Noel Canning Fight Narrow
• NJ Lawmakers Float Public Contracting Reform Bill
• Fla. Senate Plans Probe Of $52M Citizens-Heritage Deal
• Philly Unveils New Demo Standards In Wake Of Collapse
• DC Circ. Backs Pa. Mine Safety Violation Ruling
• Top NY Court Nixes Home Rule Challenge To Contractor Law
• New Bill Would Widen 'Microentity' Patent App Discount