by Daniel McCarthy, RBFL Student Editor On July 15, 2019, the House Financial Services Committee introduced the “Keep Big Tech out of Finance” Bill. This Bill, if enacted, would have a few major impacts on the financial services industry. First, the Bill would prohibit technology companies that have an annual global revenue of […]
by Kevin Brothers, RBFL Student Editor On the west coast, California and Oregon are dealing with serious affordable housing crises that have left many struggling to keep a roof over their heads, or left without one altogether. In Oregon, approximately 14,476 individuals are reported to be homeless.[1]The number of those experiencing chronic homelessness […]
by Inri Panajoti, RBFL Student Editor Facebook recently announced its new currency, termed Libra. Libra’s mission is to “enable a simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people.” Globally, about 1.7 billion adults do not have access to traditional banking and international money transfer fees average around seven percent of the amount […]
by Kevin Tang, RBFL Student Editor On August 6th, 2019, the D.C. Circuit upheld contempt fines of $50,000-per-day on 3 Chinese banks. While these have been some of the harshest and most austere penalties imposed based on the USA PATRIOT ACT, the affirmation in favor of the United States could hardly be said […]
by Kush Ganatra, RBFL Student Editor A lot of people feel might feel that writing a note topic is supposed to be this dull, tiresome and tedious process that reminds one of just how lonely law school really is. However, there’s a very easy way to avoid that: find love. No, not that kind […]
by Ainsley Tucker, RBFL Student Editor Tax law often requires interpreting words that seem clear until the right controversy comes along—and interpretation can be costly. When tax law and administrative law collide, agency deference adds yet another layer to the puzzle. The District Court for the District of Minnesota recently heard a case examining […]
by Zhiyao Li, RBFL Student Editor In August 2019, Capital One announced that a hacker had illegally accessed and obtained one-hundred million Capital One credit card users and applicants’ personal information in the United States. The compromised personal information included customer names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, credit scores, payment history, […]