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  • April 25, 2025

    Black Man Concedes Commutation Mooted Death Row Ruling

    The former North Carolina governor's decision to commute a Black man's death sentence last year rendered moot the trial court's later landmark decision finding racial bias tainted his trial, his defense counsel conceded in a state supreme court brief.

  • April 25, 2025

    HHS Sued Over Withholding Of $65.8M In Title X Funding

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unlawfully withheld $65.8 million in federal grants for critically needed family planning services, a nonprofit alleged in a suit filed Thursday in D.C. federal court, saying the withholding seemed to be based, in part, on grantees' support for diversity, equity and inclusion.

  • April 25, 2025

    Trump Admin. Sues Rochester Over Sanctuary City Policies

    The Trump administration has hit the city of Rochester, New York, with a lawsuit seeking to prohibit its "sanctuary city" policies, saying the policies interfere with the federal government's enforcement of immigration law in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

  • April 25, 2025

    OCC Slashes Fines In Deals With Ex-Wells Fargo Auditors

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has settled with two former Wells Fargo executives who were fighting seven-figure penalty orders for their alleged roles in the bank's fake accounts scandal, agreeing to accept greatly reduced fines totaling $150,000.

  • April 25, 2025

    CFPB Abandons $2.25M Student Loan Trust Deal, Drops Case

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday voluntarily dismissed its long-running debt collection practices suit against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, abandoning a $2.25 million proposed settlement that had been held up by objectors.

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