A Maryland convenience store who sued the U.S. Small Business Administration over its rule prohibiting businesses owned by people with criminal histories from applying for COVID-19 relief loans on Friday urged a court to keep the case alive despite an “11th hour”...
Several small businesses will get more time to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans after a Maryland district court partially granted a preliminary injunction against the Small Business Administration. The businesses were originally restricted from applying for...
More reaction rolled in stemming from Monday’s Supreme Court decision involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. While some legal experts are pondering long-term ramifications of the decision, nearly half of the attorneys general in the U.S. celebrated...
Lee County is expanding the ability of law enforcement to use license plate readers along local roadways. The Lee County Board of County Commissioners this week OK'd allowing the Cape Coral and Fort Myers police departments to use poles along county roads for the...
On Monday, June 29, the Supreme Court ruled the structure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to be unconstitutional. In the 5-4 ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the majority opinion, arguing that “the structure of the CFPB violates the...
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and a group of business owners suing him for closing them down during the COVID-19 pandemic have asked the state's top court to weigh in on whether the governor overstepped his authority during the crisis. In a joint petition to...
Feel like taking a chance? Or taking in an art show? Or taking up a set of weights? Well, good news. Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that casinos, museums, movie theaters and fitness centers, among other venues, can open Monday under Phase 3 of his lifting of...
Governor Charlie Baker and a group of business owners suing to overturn his emergency orders amid the coronavirus pandemic are asking the state’s highest court to hear the lawsuit, arguing it could provide clarity about his authority during this unprecedented time....
A New York law firm under investigation by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into its debt collection practices has urged a judge to quash the probe as unconstitutional. The Law Offices of Crystal Moroney in Rockland County, represented by the New Civil...
Bitcoin investor Jim Harper has sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), its commissioner, and a number of federal agents. He alleged that they unlawfully seized his private financial information from three cryptocurrency exchanges. Bitcoin investor Jim Harper...