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High-Speed Rail Fresno to Bakersfield Route Approved

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

The California High Speed Rail Authority’s (the “Authority”) Board of Directors unanimously voted on Wednesday to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Fresno to Bakersfield alignment of the high-speed...

Slain woman called police an hour before law grad killed her, ‘48 Hours’ says

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

A young woman with a promising future called New York City police approximately an hour before she was strangled and beaten to death in 2012 by her boyfriend, University of Florida law graduate Jason Bohn, 48 Hours reports.

ECHA Biocidal Products Committee Issues Opinion on HeiQ AGS-20

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) adopted an opinion on April 10, 2014, concerning HeiQ AGS-20 (AGS-20). The European Commission (EC) requested an opinion on the following questions......

CFPB Report Recaps Fair Lending Activities

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

On April 30, the CFPB published its second annual report to Congress on its fair lending activities. According to the report, in 2013 federal regulators referred 24 ECOA-related matters to the DOJ—6 by the CFPB—as opposed to only 12 referrals in...

Delaware Supreme Court Endorses "Fee-Shifting" Bylaw in Certified Question of Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

On May 8, 2014, the Delaware Supreme Court provided an en banc answer to a certified question of law from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware captioned ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund, concluding that fee-shifting provisions...

GCRP Issues Third National Climate Assessment

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

This report is significant because compared to previous reports it more definitively attributes human activity as the cause of increased climate change, which is causing more severe weather. The report asserts that climate change is here now and will...

White House Big Data Review Addresses Discrimination, Privacy Risks

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

On May 1, the White House’s working group on “big data” and privacy published a report on the findings of its 90-day review. In addition to considering privacy issues associated with big data, the group assessed the relationship between big data and...

Commercial Developers and Unions’ “Political Pull”

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

Threat to File a Formal Proceeding Seeking State Action - Commercial developer (Developer) is developing a shopping center in X Township (Township). Developer is considering non-union general contractor (Non-U) to build the shopping center...

Complete Travel History Summaries Now Available to Foreign Nationals Via U.S. Customs and Border Protection Website

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

On May 1, 2014, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a new website which now offers foreign nationals access to their complete travel history, including dates of entries and exits from the United States, and ports of entry....

Staff Changes at DTSC, Presentation on Safer Consumer Products Regulations at Conference

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/14

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced that Director Debbie Raphael will be leaving her position on May 30, 2014, to lead San Francisco's Department of the Environment. Raphael's replacement has not yet been...

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