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NY Regulators Get OK to Sue OCC Over Fintech Charters

New York regulators got the go-ahead to continue a lawsuit aimed at inhibiting fintechs from offering bank services nationally. So reports PYMNTS.

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S.C. Dad Fires Son, Sues Him for Stealing Law Firm Name

The George Sink P.A. Injury Lawyers firm has filed a lawsuit against George “Ted” Sink Jr., who created the ‘George Sink II’ law firm, for “trademark infringement, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices.” So reports The Post and Courier.

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Immigration Advocates Challenge Barr’s Detention Directive

Immigration advocacy organizations challenged Attorney General William Barr’s directive to force those seeking asylum to stay in detention until their cases are finished. So reports USA Today.

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Avenatti Pleads Not Guilty to Stealing, Lying, Cheating

Attorney Michael Avenatti pleaded not guilty after being charged with stealing millions from clients, lying to investigators and tax cheating. So reports the Associated Press.

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Daily Stormer Lawyers Bowing Out of Lawsuit

Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin’s lawyers are planning to withdraw from representing him after claims the “neo-Nazi” refused to comply with a court-order requiring him to return to court in America. So reports the Star Tribune.

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FB Adds New General Counsel with Political Ties

Facebook is bringing in Jennifer Newstead, a Washington lawyer and former State Department advisor, as its new general counsel. So reports The Wall Street Journal.

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Accused Smollett Attackers Sue for Defamation

Ola and Abel Osundairo, the brothers accused by Chicago police of accepting money from Jussie Smollett to stage a hate crime against him, are suing the actor’s attorneys for defamation. So reports NBC News.

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Washington Considers 'Human Composting' Law

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who has made climate change a key part of his 2020 presidential platform, is considering putting his John Hancock on a bill to permit “human composting.” So reports Newsweek.

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Woman Heads to Court After Young Son Pees in Gas Station Lot

Brooke Johns of Georgia is fighting a disorderly conduct citation after her son urinated in a gas station parking lot. So reports WHEC.

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Man Uses Bios Ripped from Cravath, Swaine & Moore to Dupe Clients

John Lambert, of Tennessee, was arrested for misleading clients and was said to have used parts of Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s website to trick those looking for representation. So reports The New York Law Journal.

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