Double duty; statite's privacy notice requirement mimics lawyers' existing obligation

Article Abstract:

The similarity between the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's privacy notice requirement and the attorney-client confidentiality requirement already in existence is discussed.

Laws, regulations and rules, Financial services industry, Financial services, Confidential communications, Attorney-client privilege

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Keeping federalism alive; courts overturn law barring state release of driver records

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A federal district court ruled in Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Public Safety v. United States that the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, designed to keep state motor vehicle records from criminals and direct marketing companies, violated the 10th Amendment and expected the states to carry out federal policy.

Cases, Federalism

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The money chase; municipalities love using tax breaks to lure new businesses, but sweetheart deals have lawyers for school districts and industry rivals raising red flags

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The tax increment financing district (TIF) has become the instrument of choice in urban renewal. Developers get money up front, and usually through bond issues, from TIFs, and the money is repaid by the diverting increased property or sales tax, receipts supposedly generated by the new development. Sometimes, the added tax revenues reimburse the developer directly. Developers qualify by showing a project would not take place without the favored status and they then have wide latitude in spending the money.

Analysis, Usage, Finance, Urban renewal, Local finance, Tax credits

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