Taylor Carroll | September 28, 2017 | Sentencing
The Hill reports that a House Democrat has introduced a bill in the House as a means to reduce the nation’s rate of mass incarceration. The Reverse Mass Incarceration Act was introduced on Wednesday by Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and...
Taylor Carroll | September 21, 2017 | Sentencing
The Hill reports that Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) will reintroduce the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. The bill, originally introduced in 2015, would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug offenses and armed career...
Taylor Carroll | July 10, 2017 | Consumer Contracts
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a final rule “governing the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements by providers of consumer financial products and services.” From the CFPB Pursuant to section 1028(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...
Taylor Carroll | May 9, 2017 | American Indian Law
The issue as to whether Comanche Nation waived its sovereign immunity with respect to a binding arbitration clause contained in gaming machine vendor agreements signed by the Tribal Chairman on behalf of the tribe was brought before the Court of Indian Appeals for the...
Taylor Carroll | May 4, 2017 | Data Privacy
Planet Lex podcast host Daniel B. Rodriguez of Northwestern University School of Law addresses the government’s challenge to craft rules and regulations fast enough to stay in-step with ever-changing technology. Dean Rodriguez speaks with Northwestern University...
