Carmen Castro-Pagán
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Litigation News @BLaw • PR native • Avid reader • @UPRRP @DePUCPR @AUWCL alumna • [email protected]
Washington, DC
Joined October 2009
Louisiana will urge the Fifth Circuit today to allow the enforcement of a law requiring the #TenCommandments be displayed in public school classrooms. @ufonumanah will be covering the arguments in court. https://t.co/1lGc36L5ZE
news.bloomberglaw.com
Louisiana will urge the Fifth Circuit Thursday to lift a preliminary injunction that bars it from enforcing a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms.
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American Airlines Inc. violated federal benefits law by filling its 401(k) plan with funds from investment companies that pursue environmental, social, and corporate governance goals, in the biggest victory yet for opponents of #ESG. https://t.co/sTyQ04nVMY
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American Airlines Inc. violated federal law by filling its 401(k) plan with funds from investment companies that pursue environmental, social, and corporate governance goals, a Texas federal judge...
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.@coinbase will get a chance to immediately appeal a district court order and have the Second Circuit address whether transactions involving digital assets are securities under federal law. #crypto #digitalasset
https://t.co/cSskkXC9zn
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Coinbase Inc. will get a chance to immediately appeal a district court order and have the Second Circuit address whether transactions involving digital assets are securities under federal law.
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What to expect from the @SECGov in 2025? @MartinaBarash has you covered. The #SEC will turn away from more expansive or novel enforcement tools used in the Biden administration, and double down on bread-and-butter fraud cases, attorneys say. https://t.co/IsI69YxXOC
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The SEC this year will turn away from more expansive or novel enforcement tools used in the Biden administration, and double down on bread-and-butter fraud cases, attorneys say.
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#Tennessee can’t enforce a law that requires websites offering sexual content to verify users’ ages after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Monday. https://t.co/Sug41pt3X9
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Tennessee can’t enforce a law that requires websites offering sexual content to verify users’ ages after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction.
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A Fifth Circuit panel has reinstated a nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, three days after a different panel lifted it, causing turmoil in compliance offices. #CTA
https://t.co/S2ymP8fYxM
news.bloombergtax.com
A Fifth Circuit panel reinstated a nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, three days after a different panel lifted it, causing turmoil in compliance offices.
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I sat down with DC Circuit executive Betsy Paret, who retires this month to her farm in Vermont after 18 years in her role, about her tenure, what’s next, and who’s easier to persuade between judges & her farm’s alpacas (spoiler: it’s the judges).
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Betsy Paret, the circuit executive of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, will soon trade managing judges for farm animals, when she retires at the end of this month following nearly two...
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US businesses are dealing with uncertainty as 5th Cir. earlier this week reinstated deadlines to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act and shortly after a federal agency pushed back the date by two weeks. Read more from @TristanNavera #CTA
https://t.co/Uw23Wmk0mV
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US businesses are dealing with uncertainty as a federal appeals court decision earlier this week reinstated deadlines to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act and shortly after a federal agency...
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I'm excited to announce the 2024 edition of They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40. Our illustrious honorees excel and innovate in their work for clients, in their service to their communities, and their leadership roles in their organizations. Read more here: https://t.co/OfetFFgpmV
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Meet the #Maynard200 Fellows of 2024! We welcome another diverse group of editors and managers from legacy, ethnic, community-powered and niche news media. See you @TCUSchieffer on March 11! Learn more: https://t.co/KN0RWCm8dE
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Not on my bingo card for today ( from CA5 Judge Jerry Smith in a case involving the ADA)
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Of the 94 federal district courts, 25 have never had a non-White judge. Nowhere is the disparity more jarring than in Georgia’s Southern District https://t.co/jdlvk7OSI0
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BIG news this am: A new proposal from the DOL would make more than 3 million workers newly eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week https://t.co/Jq3HXa2x1t
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More than 3 million workers would be newly eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week, under a new proposal from the US Department of Labor.
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The SEC said it's “not in a position to file” a brief giving its view on whether leveraged loans are securities
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The Securities and Exchange Commission said it is “not in a position to file” a brief giving its view on whether leveraged loans are securities, sidestepping a request to weigh in on a long-running...
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The IRS is quietly cracking down on rich people suspected of illegally taking advantage of tax breaks in #PuertoRico. US officials are also looking at the promoters, attorneys and accountants who marketed the tax program. https://t.co/fypMZOHT6A via @wealth
bloomberg.com
US prosecutors and IRS agents are deploying undercover agents and closely examining records to build criminal and civil cases against wealthy individuals suspected of illegally taking advantage of...
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In 2014, one of Texas billionaire Harlan Crow’s companies quietly bought several lots on a residential street in Savannah, GA. The seller? Crow’s friend & travel companion Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. 🧵👇
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NEW: Clarence Thomas secretly accepted lavish luxury travel for decades from a billionaire businessman/GOP donor, in apparent repeat violation of ethics law. Fmr judge: “It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would do this." https://t.co/JlHQQzTGkm w/@js_kaplan @Amierjeski
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Britney Spears may be the most prominent example of guardianship and conservatorship, a legal tool meant to protect vulnerable adults, but her experience is far from unique. Nationwide, an estimated 1.5 million adults are living under guardianships.
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The US adult guardianship industry is regulated loosely and ripe for exploitation of elderly and disabled people, Bloomberg Law found in a six-month investigation. Here is Part 1: The Profiteers.
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Breaking: Claims under the Biometric Information Privacy Act accrue at each alleged violation, a split Illinois Supreme Court ruled, spelling trouble for companies that employ fingerprint-based timekeeping systems and other biometric-enabled products.
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Companies in Illinois that collect fingerprints, face scans, and voiceprints without proper consent face the risk of millions of dollars in penalties, after the state’s high court ruled that claims...
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