When it comes to significant chunks of the white-collar criminal and regulatory landscape, practitioners often are forced to provide advice based on professional lore derived from negotiated settlements rather than enacted laws or judicially established case law.

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The U.S. Supreme Court mentioned rappers or rap music nine times in its long-awaited June 1 ruling on the prosecution of threats posted on Facebook. The court even cited "the well-known performer Eminem" for the first time in its history.

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Analysis of a case in which the Business Judgment Rule barred a conversion claim by a co-op shareholder.

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In today's digital marketplace, understanding how the law applies to virtual assets is becoming as important as understanding how it applies to the brick-and-mortar world. Despite the importance of the Internet to commerce, however, it is still unclear how important provisions of bankruptcy law apply to certain virtual assets.

In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirmed the wide discretion federal prosecutors have to introduce evidence of a criminal defendant's scheme to defraud.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) new "Integrated Disclosure Rule" ' currently scheduled to take effect on Oct. 1, 2015 ' redesigns the disclosures that are provided under the Federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) in connection with certain residential mortgage transactions.

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A look at a cases involving Section 8 benefits, a guarantor moving for summary judgment, and a summary nonpayment proceeding.