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Capital One Again Moves To Toss Trump Debanking Suit
By Carolina Bolado
An amended complaint brought by President Donald Trump's revocable trust and Eric Trump merely made "superficial changes" to their unfounded claims that Capital One illegally canceled hundreds of Trump-affiliated accounts in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol, the bank told a Florida federal court on Friday in a renewed bid to have the suit dismissed.
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POLICY & REGULATION
Pawn Operator FirstCash Settles CFPB Military Claims For $9M
By Emilie Ruscoe
Pawn shop giant FirstCash Inc. has agreed to a $4 million fine and consumer redress payments of at least $5 million to resolve U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims it violated the federal Military Lending Act with high interest pawn loans to active-duty servicemembers and their dependents despite an earlier consent order over the same misconduct.
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LITIGATION
EXPERT ANALYSIS
What To Know About Bill Aiming To Curb CIPA
A bill pending in the California Assembly would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act to allow for the use of website tracking technologies for commercial business purposes, limiting class actions seeking damages under the act for industry standard practices, say Katherine Alphonso and Avazeh Pourhamzeh at Kaufman Dolowich.
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LEGAL INDUSTRY
Audio
San Francisco DA: 'Tough On Crime' Can Also Be Thoughtful
By Brandon Lowrey
In 2022, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins took charge of an office in turmoil after leading a successful recall effort against her predecessor, whom she criticized as too soft on crime. Now, Jenkins is under harsh public scrutiny as she works to shift the office's priorities. In this audio interview with the new Criminal Practice Law360, she discusses some of the challenges — and opportunities — of one of the highest-profile and most politicized prosecutors' offices in the nation.
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