May 2017

5/18/17

Immigration arrests up 38% nationwide under Trump Consumerist: Half Of America Is Not Prepared For A $100 Emergency Law school applicants will soon have option to take LSAT more frequently GAO Report: SSA Could Strengthen Its Efforts to Encourage Employment for Transition-Age Youth

5/17/17

Video: Faith Leaders Speak Out On Payday Lending Ninth Circuit hears oral argument on Trump travel ban CBPP: House-Passed Bill Would Devastate Health Care in Rural America 90% Of At-Risk Student Loan Borrowers Not Signed Up For Affordable Repayment Plans

5/16/17

Without ID, Homeless Trapped in Vicious Cycle Power-of-attorney agreements need not specifically address arbitration to create binding arbitration agreements Filing a time-barred proof of claim in bankruptcy does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CBPP Commentary: Focusing on Trump’s Coming Deep Cuts in Basic Assistance for Struggling Families – and Deep Tax Cuts …

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5/15/17

New variants of the NSA-derived cyberattack already spotted Consumer Product Safety Administration seeks collaboration in managing internet of things Panelists look back at – and in one case, personally recall – Gideon v. Wainwright CBPP: Medicaid Works for Women – But Proposed Cuts Would Have Harsh, Disproportionate Impact News from NYLAG Evelyn Frank Legal Resources …

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5/12/17

Cities, States Move to Calm Fear of Deportation Report: SNAP Helps Millions of Low-Wage Workers SCOTUS case will test Justice Gorsuch’s appetite for class action limits Congressional Efforts To Remove Protections For Prepaid Debit Cards Fall Short

5/11/17

HIPAA Forms and Health Information Privacy – Overview CFPB: Request for information on small business lending ABA launches study of biases encountered by LGBT-plus and disabled lawyers

5/10/17

Scrapping ‘Essential Benefits’ May Be Biggest Health Care Change School lunch shaming: Inside America’s hidden debt crisis Microsoft fixes 55 vulnerabilities, 3 exploited by Russian cyberspies

5/9/17

New Job Opening Posted Compare Proposals to Replace The Affordable Care Act Meet President Trump’s first nominees to the lower federal courts NY Times: How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality ABA expresses concern about border searches of lawyer laptops and other electronic devices