Debt that survivors of domestic violence and other vulnerable populations are forced into, often leave them with deep credit wounds. And a new report warns that current consumer protection rules are ...

A woman allegedly coerced into an abortion asked to intervene in a major lawsuit on Monday challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to roll back safeguards on mifepristone.

Government policy regarding patents is based upon the belief that no one would invent anything without some monopoly privileges. There is good reason to ...

On December 9, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking(“ANPR”), seeking stakeholder input regarding amending the definitions of “identity ...

On December 9, the CFPB announced its release of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to gather information in preparation for the release of a proposed rule to address concerns related to ...

A Louisiana lawmaker has introduced a bill to dramatically expand the definition of a coerced abortion to include any kind of intimidation or effort to pressure a pregnant woman to have an abortion.

ALBANY - Among the dozens of bills Gov. Kathy Hochul will consider before the end of the year is one that would allow debt incurred by victims of domestic violence at the hands of their abuser to be ...

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A woman allegedly coerced into an abortion asked to intervene in a major lawsuit on Monday challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to roll back safeguards on mifepristone.

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