Preemption

Shahien Nasiripour

WATCH: Senior Obama Administration Official Says Government Hasn't Sufficiently Probed Foreclosure Abuses

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Video, Foreclosure Crisis, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren Foreclosure Investigation, Wells Fargo, Elizabeth Warren Foreclosures, Ally Financial, Bank of America, Preemption, Jamie Dimon, Mortgage Investigation, Elizabeth Warren Obama, JPMorgan Chase, State Attorneys General, Foreclosure Investigation, Citigroup, Business News

WASHINGTON -- A top Obama administration official on Thursday questioned the scope of the state and federal investigations into alleged mortgage abuse...

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Reglan Lawsuits Continue to Drive Debate Over Corporate Immunity, Generic Preemption

Edward F. Blizzard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Immunity, Food & Drug Administration, Preemption, Metoclopramide, Reglan, Fda, Business News
Edward F. Blizzard

The Supreme Court is currently awaiting word from the Obama administration regarding its position on generic drug manufacturers' claims that federal regulation of prescription drugs grants them immunity from lawsuits in state courts.

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What Big Banks Fear More Than the CFPA

Stacy Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, U.S. Bank, Merrill Lynch, Wall Street, Wells Fargo, Financial Reform, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Preemption, Chris Dodd, Melissa Bean, Big Banks, Eliot Spitzer, Lisa Madigan, Citigroup, Business News
Stacy Mitchell

At stake in the financial reform debate is an issue that has received far less attention than the CFPA, but is at least as important: Whether Congress will restore the authority of states to oversee national banks.

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The Non-Bush Doctrine: Still Waiting for Obama's

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War on Terrorism, Freedom Agenda, Saddam, Preemption, Iraq, Bush Unilateralism, Noriega, Pax Americana, Soviet Union, Cold War, Obama Doctrine, Containment, Clinton, Bush Doctrine, Afghanistan, George H. W. Bush, Milosevic, World News
Leon T. Hadar

That the Obama Doctrine and the foreign policy that the president has been pursuing are closer in terms of substance and approach to those advanced by Bush I and Clinton may sound like very good news.

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Reglan Lawsuits Spark Debate Over Generic Preemption, Corporate Immunity

Edward F. Blizzard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Preemption, Metoclopramide, Obama Administration, Wyeth, Generic Drugs, Reglan, Healthy Living News
Edward F. Blizzard

The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Obama administration this week for its position on an appeal filed by generic drug manufacturers who argue that feder...

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Five Reasons the Carper Amendment Must Be Defeated

Stacy Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Attorney General, Financial Reform, Banks, Preemption, Chris Dodd, Big Banks, Tom Carper, Business News
Stacy Mitchell

The Carper amendment to financial reform would hamstring states and prevent them from catching and stopping dangerous consumer lending practices before they metastasize into another crisis.

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Tom Carper Is Attacking Consumers and Defending Wall Street

Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whitehouse, Elizabeth Warren, Wall Street Bailout, Bailout, Wall Street Reform, Deregulation, Dugan, Preemption, Dodd, Obama, Bank Bailout, Consumer Protection, Tom Carper, Business News
Zach Carter

There are two consumer protection amendments getting serious attention on the Senate floor this week, one of them positive, one of them incredibly destructive -- the kind of amendment that can actually sink the bill if adopted.

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Mandarins and Apparats

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Preemption, Living Wage, Health Care Reform, Joel Kotkin, President Obama, States, Fair Contacting, Financial Reform, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Beyond his vivid comparison of the Obama administration to the worst of the autocratic worst Kotkin forgets to provide evidence that the administration is actually obsessed with centralizing authority.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Seniors Overwhelmingly Support Financial Reform, AARP Survey Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Crisis, Aarp, Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, Preemption, Banks, Consumer Financial Protection, Business News

A new survey finds broad bipartisan support for strong financial reform among senior citizens. The survey, commissioned by AARP and released on Monda...

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Arthur Delaney

Melissa Bean: A Democrat Bankers Bank On

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Regulatory Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Lobbyists, Cfpa, Preemption, New Democrats, Financial Services Industry, Bank Lobbyists, Melissa Bean, New Democrat Coalition, Lisa Madigan, Barney Frank, Politics News

Rep. Melissa Bean stands at the chokepoint of financial reform in the House of Representatives. The Democrat from suburban Chicago is only in her th...

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John Dugan, OCC Head: 'Master Of Disaster' Is Banks' Hidden Ally In Deregulation Push

thenation.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Occ, John Dugan, Financial Reform, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Deregulation, Preemption, Bank Regulation, Business News

Of all the architects of last year's financial crash, John Dugan remains the most obscure, despite his stature as one of the most influential. While r...

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Are States' Rights Right?

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Preemption, Marijuana, Financial Services, Education, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Progressives, Urban Policy, Health Care, States' Rights, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Democrats have been increasingly willing to embrace state -- and local -- governments as partners rather than adversaries in both oversight and in substantive policymaking.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Derivatives Just "A Sophisticated Form Of Gambling," U.S. Senators Say; Propose Bill Allowing State Gambling Laws To Apply

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ron Wyden, Cftc, Financial Reform, Regulatory Reform, Derivatives, Maria Cantwell, Derivatives Regulation, Preemption, Bernie Sanders, Financial Regulation, Gambling, Financial Crisis, Gary Gensler, Business News

In describing the complex and little-understood world of derivatives trading as "a sophisticated form of gambling," three U.S. Senators proposed legis...

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Ryan Grim

Dem Infighting Over Wall Street Regulation

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulating Wall Street, Wall Street Regulation, Financial Reform, Preemption, Melissa Bean, Consumer Protection Laws, Lisa Madigan, Politics News

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan pushed back against her fellow Democrat, Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.), on Wednesday, sending a letter (PDF) oppos...

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Don't Make Health Care Reform Like Financial Reform

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Preemption, Health Care Reform, House, Melissa Bean, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Senate, Financial Reform, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Federal preemption is complex and not simply a contest between state and federal governments. But the battle is one that matters to industry greatly, and so should matter to consumers as well.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Shareholders May Get More Power With Democratic Proposal; Republicans in Congress Protect Corporate Interests

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shareholders, Mike Castle, Barney Frank, Preemption, Financial Crisis, Maxine Waters, Chamber of Commerce, Proxy Access, US Chamber of Commerce, Federal-Preemption, Business News

Democrats and Republicans faced off Wednesday in a congressional debate over whether shareholders should have an easier time nominating directors to c...

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Shahien Nasiripour

'New Dems' Extract Big Win For Big Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Occ, Preemption, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, National Banks, Csbs, Preempt, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Banking, Banks, Financial Crisis, Comptroller of the Currency, New Democrat Coalition, State Banks, Melissa Bean, Business News

The compromise reached late Wednesday between pro-reform House Democrats and the banker-friendly wing of the party could significantly weaken consumer...

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Shahien Nasiripour

States Should Be Allowed To Protect Consumers From Big Banks, Obama Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Cfpa, Financial Crisis, Preemption, Barack Obama, Martha Coakley, Business News

President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment Friday to allowing states to adopt stronger consumer protection measures than the federal government ...

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President Obama Reverses Bush Administration's Preemption Policy

Doug Kendall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Preemption, Constitution, States, Barack Obama, President Obama, Politics News
Doug Kendall

Yesterday, the Obama administration recognized that states serve as "laboratories of democracy" and often are the most aggressive defenders of public health, safety, and the environment.

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FDA Approval Of Medical Devices Not Enough

Les Weisbrod | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Supreme Court, Social Justice, Tort Reform, Fda, Preemption, Riegel v. Medtronic, American Associaton for Justice, Food and Drug Administration, Medtronic, Medical Device Safety Act, Riegel, Video, Healthy Living News
Les Weisbrod

The Medical Device Safety Act would restore patients' right to hold the manufacturer responsible when their products are defective.

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Big Pharma's Loss is America's Gain: Obama's Outstanding First Choice for the Federal Bench

Ian Millhiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mandatory Binding Arbitration, Preemption, Medical Device Safety Act, David Hamilton, Judicial Nominations, Politics News
Ian Millhiser

Judge Hamilton's nomination is a marked change from the judges chosen in the Bush era and it is exactly the change which Americans voted for last November.

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Here Come the Four Horses of the Apocalypse, FDA Lawyers

Doug Bremner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Preemption, US Supreme Court, FDA Approvals, Fda, Healthcare, Politics News
Doug Bremner

This weekend was All Soul's Day, so I thought it appropriate that our own four horsemen of the apocalypse are ushering in our day of doom.

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The Supreme Court, the Election and the Sad Story of Diana Levine

Doug Kendall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wyeth, Supreme Court, Preemption, Bush Administration, Diane Levine, Food and Drug Administration, Politics News
Doug Kendall

Monday the Supreme Court will hear argument in Wyeth v. Levine -- Diane Levine is a Vermont musician who went to the hospital for treatment of a migraine headache and left with her arm amputated and career in ruins.

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Some of Us Physicians Actually Care About Our Patients

Doug Bremner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health, Carol Levine, Preemption, Fda, Legal, Healthy Living News
Doug Bremner

George Bush appointed a veterinarian to run our nation's drug regulatory body, who was foolish enough to not disclose or divest of the pharmaceutical stocks he owned, and had to resign.

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