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“[T]he regulation of the practice of law is traditionally the province of the states … we cannot hold that Congress has directly and plainly granted the (Federal Trade) Commission the authority to regulate practicing attorneys as the Commission attempts.”

From the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals,

Dist. of Col. in siding with bar associations,

including ISBA as amicus party, that lawyers

are not bound by the privacy and

information‑sharing requirements of the

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
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“If SIU (Southern Illinois University) is just thinking they need to settle this thing to avoid a costly and open fight, I think every now and then you need to stand up and fight.”

State Sen. Miguel Del Valle (D – Chi.)

in a letter to SIU officials urging them to resist

U.S. Justice Dept. demands to end minority

fellowships because they discriminate

against white males

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“When you ask people what in particular angers them, they can't say. I think this is part of the general public dissatisfaction with judges across the country and the feeling that they have too much power.”

Univ. of So. Dakota professor Donald Dahlin

on a petition drive to put a proposal on that state's ballot stripping judges of immunity

from lawsuits for judicial actions