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Additional State AGs Join Challenge To Dodd-Frank Act Provisions

On February 13, the plaintiffs in a case challenging portions of the Dodd-Frank Act sought leave to file a second amended complaint to add as plaintiffs the state attorneys general (AGs) of Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Montana,...more

DOJ Brief Tries to Keep N.J. Sports Gaming Law Out of Bounds

On Friday, February 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey defending the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992...more

Patton Boggs Insights - December 2012: Litigation/Courts: MSHA Medical Records Demand Raises Constitutional Issues

MSHA’s demand in 2010 for mine operators to disclose confidential medical and business records led to a court challenge alleging that it violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition against warrantless search and seizure as well...more