Fines
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GovernmentDelaware's New Law Just Made It Easier To Get Back On Your Feet After Being Fined
You should probably still try to avoid getting a ticket. -
FinanceJeffrey Epstein Should Be The Literal End Of Deutsche Bank USA
Even this bank shouldn't come back from this. 
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Banking Law, Wall StreetDeutsche Bank To Former Board Members: These Absurdly Expensive Fines Ain’t Just Gonna Pay Themselves
The House of Cryan is attempting to create the politely Lutheran clawback.
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Banking LawRegulators Seemingly Dead-Set On Fining Deutsche Bank All Of The Money
Good news! John Cryan can stop wondering when the next massive fine is coming down the pike. -
Securities and Exchange CommissionBanned Financial Adviser Still Waiting For Her 'Ignore The SEC And Pretend Nothing Is Wrong' Defense Plan To Pay Off
She's appealing her case to the same agency that she claims isn’t allowed to judge her. -
Banking LawRBS Not Depending On Kindness Of Jeff Sessions
There is some serious kilt-wetting going on about our soon-to-be new AG. -
Securities and Exchange CommissionViolation Of SEC Pay-To-Play Rule Indicates Bill Ackman’s New Year Not Off To Awesome Start
The fine is weak sauce, but the embarrassment lingers like an itchy scar. -
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Non-SequitursNon-Sequiturs: 04.08.16
* Donald Trump is facing a lawsuit over comments he made at a Louisville rally. The case alleges Trump incited a riot after peaceful protestors showed up. [WDRB]
* Walk through the history of the Uniform Commercial Code with this fun infographic. It charts all the changes in the law from the 1700s to those planned for 2018. [Corporation Service Company]
* Judge Ed Spillane on his refusal to send defendants who cannot pay fines to jail, and what the alternatives to jail look like. [Washington Post]
* On the virtues of fighting in the moment. [Katz Justice]
* As we mentioned previously, Senator Chuck Grassley has finally agreed to take a breakfast meeting with Merrick Garland, but he appears unlikely to do anything about the Supreme Court vacancy. Meanwhile, that lack of action has become a bigger election issue in Grassley’s home state of Iowa. [Iowa State Daily]
* This British law student is reeeeeeally into cosplay. [Legal Cheek]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket 05.21.15
* Modern Family star Ariel Winter wants to go to law school. Aw, that’s a shame — she seems so smart. [E!]
* Five major banks will plead guilty to felony charges over allegations they illegally manipulated the dollar/euro exchange rate and pay over $5 billion in fines. Attorney General Loretta Lynch described the scheme as “brazenly illegal.” [National Law Journal]
* Preet Bharara is making the rounds as a law school commencement speaker, find out why Lat calls him, “surprisingly entertaining for a prosecutor.” [Wall Street Journal]
* Despite release of several hundred pages of the report on CIA abuse and torture a federal judge will not require the disclosure of the full report citing evidence that Congress intended to “retain control” over it. [Legal Times]
* Stay at home moms with JD are now commanding “bonuses” from their spouses — at least on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. [American Lawyer]
* Bail is set at $1 million for each of the bikers arrested in Waco after the deadly brawl. [CNN]
* ConAgra Foods will plead guilty to criminal charges over a 2007 outbreak of salmonella that was traced back to peanut butter. [NPR]
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