by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Aug 27, 2020 | In the News
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled two interim final rules intended to deal with enforcement activities in connection with policies enunciated over the past four years, including the so-called Brand memo, which banned federal prosecutors from using federal...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Aug 27, 2020 | In the News
Lawyers for Michelle Cochran, a CPA in Texas who originally settled an SEC enforcement action for allegedly skirting PCAOB audit standards, vow a fight to the U.S. Supreme Court over their client’s continuing claims that the Commission’s ALJ system remains...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Aug 27, 2020 | Mark Chenoweth, Opinion
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29, 2020 decision in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fixed a glaring constitutional defect in the way Congress structured the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). “[D]eviat[ing] from the structure...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Aug 25, 2020 | In the News
In July the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a rule that won’t take effect until January. It will require charter boat captains to buy and maintain a GPS tracking system on their boat. “We spend a lot of time and effort out there trying to...
