3298 ABA Journal Legislation & Lobbying articles.
A ruling supporting federal regulation of national bank subsidiaries could shape congressional debate over new laws that would give more protections to consumers, according to a Apr 18, 2007 1:31 PM CDT
Nationwide debate on whether gun sales should be restricted and whether colleges should – or can – ban firearms is heating up, following Monday’s massacre of 32 students at Virginia…
Apr 18, 2007 1:17 PM CDT
Against a backdrop of planned legislation now being drafted in Congress to rein in runaway subprime lenders, two of the nation’s mainstream mortgage mainstays are developing new products to help…
Apr 17, 2007 6:02 PM CDT
Virginia does not restrict the sale of firearms at gun shows, the International Herald Tribune reports in its coverage of the shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
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Even as bodies were still being counted in America’s worst on-campus shooting ever (the death toll, as of this posting, is reportedly at least 21, and possibly as many as…
Apr 16, 2007 9:18 PM CDT
With a new Democratic-controlled Congress warming up to exercise its investigative and oversight authority, the revolving door of lawyers moving between Washington’s K Street and Capitol Hill—and back again—is spinning…
Mar 1, 2007 5:37 PM CST
After a loss in South Dakota, many in the anti-abortion movement reassess their legal strategy
Feb 21, 2007 8:53 AM CST
ABA supports efforts in Congress to bolster effectiveness of administrative hearings
Jan 5, 2007 1:20 AM CST
More states make child molestation a capital crime—and face likely challenges
Jan 5, 2007 12:44 AM CST
Lawyers, debtors and creditors are struggling to absorb sweeping changes in bankruptcy law
Jan 5, 2007 12:10 AM CST
ABA Supports Bills to Protect Military Personnel From Predatory Lending
Nov 25, 2006 7:17 AM CST
Abortion Case May Turn on Whether Courts or Congress Are Deemed Better Fact-Finders
Nov 24, 2006 12:47 PM CST
House Decides Time Is Right to Oppose ‘Misuse’ of Presidential Signing Statements
Oct 24, 2006 11:26 AM CDT
Businesses, Corporate Counsel Are Wary About Selective Waiver Proposal
Oct 24, 2006 11:04 AM CDT
With Health Care Fraud Rampant, States Are Urged to Pass Their Own False Claims Acts, But Foes Warn of Windfalls for Plaintiffs Lawyers
Oct 24, 2006 9:24 AM CDT
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