David Yellin Calls Out Professional Leagues’ Legal Argument regarding PASPA and Sports Betting in Gambling Compliance

Sports Leagues Chided Over Supreme Court Brief Whether the federal sports-betting ban is overturned or upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court comes down to the simple question of whether Congress has the right to compel a state to ban wagering, according to gaming industry lawyers. In their 71-page brief filed Monday with the U.S. Supreme…

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Ifrah Law Announces PacNet Officers Removed from OFAC List

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control removed PacNet’s CEO Rosanne Day, General Counsel Paul Davis, and Gerard A. Humphreys from its list of specially designated foreign nationals. OFAC has now acted to remove from its list of specially designated nationals all 12 employees and officers of PacNet who previously had been included…

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James Trusty Speaks with Law360 on DHS’ New Immigrant Data Rule

Privacy Advocates Decry DHS’ New Immigrant Data Rule Law360, New York (September 27, 2017, 9:18 PM EDT) — A new U.S. Department of Homeland Security rule outlining the types of information that can be stored in immigration files has drawn fire from privacy advocates who argue the information is overly broad and may be used for discriminatory…

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James Trusty Interviewed About Recent Trump-Russia Grand Jury Revelations

Trump-Russia grand jury: What you need to know 2nd phase in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation uses powerful tool to issue subpoenas In a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., between 16 and 23 citizens have reportedly been meeting in secret for weeks, tasked with deciding whether to bring charges in a probe of alleged collusion…

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James Trusty Quoted by the WSJ about Impact of the Current Political Climate on the Justice Department

Justice Department Morale Is Unaffected After Trump Rebukes, Deputy AG Says Rod Rosenstein defends priorities of increased immigration enforcement and targeting of violent crime and drug offenses U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said morale at the Justice Department remains “pretty good,” despite concerns by current and former prosecutors that President Donald Trump’s rebukes of…

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