Program Description: On April 18, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will use all available legal avenues to pursue lending discrimination cases, including the use of disparate impact analysis. Under disparate impact analysis even though a lender’s practices or policies are in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) … Continue reading “Using Disparate Impact Analysis to Establish Discrimination in Lending”
Program Description: Every year the United States Supreme Court makes many decisions that broadly influence our society and our way of life. Similarly broad impacts often affect the business community, particularly when the Court’s decisions involve energy and the environment. At this event, leading legal and economic scholars, as well as experienced advocates, will preview cases … Continue reading “Supreme Court Preview: Energy and Environmental Issues in the 2013-2014 Term”
Program Description: Every year the United States Supreme Court makes many decisions that broadly influence our society and our way of life. Similarly broad impacts often affect the business community, particularly when the Court’s decisions involve energy and the environment. At this event, leading legal and economic scholars, as well as experienced advocates, reviewed cases heard … Continue reading “Supreme Court Wrap-Up: Energy and Environmental Issues in the 2013-2014 Term”
Program Description: Every year the United States Supreme Court makes many decisions that broadly influence our society and our way of life. Similarly broad impacts often affect the business community, particularly when the Court’s decisions involve energy and the environment. At this event, leading legal and economic scholars, as well as experienced advocates, previewed cases accepted … Continue reading “Supreme Court Preview: Energy and Environmental Issues in the 2014-2015 Term”
Program Description: Each year the United States Supreme Court makes many decisions that broadly influence our society and our way of life. Similarly, broad impacts often affect the business community, particularly when the Court’s decisions involve energy and the environment. The cases of this 2014-2015 term raised particularly important issues regarding the intersection of economic … Continue reading “Supreme Court Wrap-Up: Energy and Environmental Issues in the 2014-2015 Term”
Bankruptcy law is an area of law that is vital to the economy but is often misunderstood. This Bankruptcy 101 discussion brought together a group of leading scholars to teach the basics of bankruptcy, dispel the myths, clarify the confusion, and answer questions about bankruptcy law. Watch as our experts discuss the current state of … Continue reading “Bankruptcy Law 101: Press Briefing on Proposed Legislative “Reform” Relating to Mass Tort Bankruptcies”
