Year: 2021

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #250: May 19, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Changes to Connecticut’s statewide mask mandate  Changes to coronavirus restrictions in New Jersey COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to keeping you updated on everything from mask requirements to vaccine-related policies. We will keep you abreast of major developments—especially…

  • Special primary election to be held in Alabama state House district

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    A special Democratic primary will be held on May 25 for District 78 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A Democratic primary runoff, if necessary, will take place on June 22. The winner of the Democratic primary will face Loretta Grant (R) in the special general election on September 7. Terance Dawson, Kenyatté Hassell, Roderick…

  • Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of pre-enforcement challenge against IRS regulation

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    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service that CIC Services, a risk management consulting firm, may challenge an IRS records reporting regulation without first violating the new regulation and paying a tax penalty. At issue was whether the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA), a federal law that bars lawsuits to prevent…

  • U.S. Supreme Court dismisses case challenging regulations related to abortion under Title X family planning program

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    The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed American Medical Association v. Becerra in its order list published on May 17. The case concerned whether the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and federal healthcare laws when it issued a 2019 rule that placed abortion-related restrictions on healthcare providers receiving…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Tops 26,000 pages

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    The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s overall regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From May 10 through May 14, the Federal Register grew by 1,936 pages for a…

  • U.S. Senate approves resolution to reverse Trump-era rule about how banking laws apply to certain loans

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    The U.S. Senate passed a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on May 11 to block a rule made by the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in Oct. 2020.  The final vote was 52-47, with three Republicans, Susan Collins (Maine), Cynthia Lummis (Wyo.), and Marco Rubio (Fla.), voting in favor of the resolution.…

  • SCOTUS accepts three new cases for its 2021-2022 term

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    The U.S. Supreme Court accepted three new cases for review during its 2021-2022 term on May 17. With the addition of these cases, the court has agreed to hear 17 cases during the term, which is scheduled to begin on October 4, 2021. • Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization concerns the constitutionality of a…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #249: May 18, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Changes in coronavirus restrictions in New Jersey An announcement about the end of California’s mask mandate Vaccine distribution Lawsuits about state actions and policies  State-level mask requirements Diagnosed or quarantined public officials COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to…

  • Tennessee Representative Mike Carter dies

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    Tennessee state Representative Mike Carter (R) died from pancreatic cancer on May 15, 2021. Carter first won election to the 29th District on Nov. 6, 2012. He was subsequently re-elected four times, most recently in 2020.  Governor Bill Lee (R) said in a post on Twitter, “I will miss Mike Carter who was a leader,…

  • Economy and Society: SEC to begin investigating ESG disclosures

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    SEC to begin investigating ESG disclosures

    ESG developments this week In Washington, D.C. Is the SEC making its move?  On May 14, FoxBusiness’s Charles Gasparino reported that the new SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, has asked his staff to begin investigating whether corporations are making proper ESG disclosures and, if they are not, to charge them with fraud. Gasparino wrote: “Wall Street’s…