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2nd Circ. Urged To Remand Fed-Blocked Mortgage Program
By Katryna Perera
Major banking industry groups have urged the Second Circuit to remand to the Federal Reserve Board its order blocking a New York bank's proposed cash guarantee program for homebuyers, arguing the decision relied on a flawed legal interpretation that would effectively erase a key pathway for banks to pursue "complementary" nonbank activities.
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Attys Defend $85M Fee Bid Blasted By Judge In Google Deal
By Bonnie Eslinger
Consumers who pursued an antitrust class action against Google urged the California federal judge who criticized their 98,000 hours billed as "grotesquely bloated" to approve their $85 million fee request, emphasizing Friday that they filed suit a year before state attorneys general joined the case and maintained a leading role in the litigation.
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DOJ's In-House Detention Legal Aid Plan Is MIA
By Courtney Bublé
A year ago, U.S. Department of Justice officials said the government would be taking over a program historically run by nonprofits to provide legal orientations and referrals for pro bono representation for adults in immigration detention facilities. But those involved in the program say the Trump administration hasn't taken any steps to run the program.
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