National Law Journal - Mick Mulvaney's CFPB Drops Case Against Mortgage Lender PHH Corp.

CIVIL APPEALS Mick Mulvaney's CFPB Drops Case Against Mortgage Lender PHH Corp. By C. Ryan Barber The dismissal comes fives months after a Washington federal appeals court upheld the CFPB's power structure as constitutional... Read More

EMPLOYMENT COMPLIANCE | COMMENTARY As SCOTUS Abandons Workers, States, Cities Must Fill Void By Joanna Pearl Now more than ever, states and cities must play a role in fighting for the rights of workers and ensuring the most vulnerable... Read More CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS DOJ Civil Chief, 3 Former SCOTUS Clerks Among Latest Trump Court Picks By Ellis Kim The president's 15th round of judicial nominations also included a slate of Big Law lawyers. Read More CONTRACTS CVS, Best Buy End Job-Applicant Personality Tests Amid EEOC Probe By Erin Mulvaney The use of personality tests ballooned over the last decade, as companies tried to find efficient ways to hire workers... Read More ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS LAW | NEWS Lawyers in Stormy Daniels Case Battle Over Attorney-Client Privilege By Ryan Lovelace A former lawyer for the porn actress, Keith Davidson, claims Michael Avenatti "can't use attorney-client privilege as... Read More CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | NEWS Judge Grapples With Democrats' Standing in Trump Emolument Lawsuit By Ellis Kim The lawmakers claim President Donald Trump, who as president has not divested from his business empire, has denied members... Read More

DOJ Civil Chief, 3 Former SCOTUS Clerks Among Latest Trump Court Picks The presidents 15th round of judicial nominations also included a slate of Big Law lawyers. Read More

Defending For-Profit Law School Suits, ABA Pushes for Multidistrict Litigation Moving the three lawsuits filed last month by InfiLaw Corp. and its schools into MDL would prevent inconsistent rulings... Read More

The Rise of the 'Crypto Czar,' the Fall of a 'Blockchain Evangelist' The cryptocurrency enforcement landscape continues to evolve with several important developments this past week, including... Read More

Judge Grapples with Democrats' Standing in Trump Emolument Lawsuit The lawmakers claim Donald Trump, who as president has not divested from his business empire, has denied members of... Read More

Lawyers in Stormy Daniels Case Battle Over Attorney-Client Privilege A former lawyer for the porn actress, Keith Davidson, claims Michael Avenatti "can't use attorney-client privilege as... Read More

Alito, Gorsuch Rulings This Term Worked Against DOJ in Latest Sanctuary City Fight Three U.S. Supreme Court decisions—two about immigration and the other about gambling, written by Justice Samuel Alito... Read More

Breaking Streak, SCOTUS Appoints Advocate Outside Ranks of Former Clerks The court recently announced that Atlanta solo Amy Weil was “invited to brief and argue” as amicus curiae in favor of... Read More