10.26.2017 - By Habeas Humor
This episode starts off with my two cents on the documentary "One of Us" and its subject, Hasidic Jews. After that you will get the details on Tuesday's Senate vote to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on class-action lawsuits against banks. Finally, sports betting laws and the pending US Supreme Court case by the state of New Jersey seeking to invalidate the federal ban. For more on Footsteps New York: https://www.footstepsorg.org/ CFPB: https://thinkprogress.org/in-the-dead-of-night-republicans-vote-to-give-lawsuit-immunity-to-banks-d6504eab6b86/ http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-arbitration-rule-senate-20171024-story.html Rule text: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/policy-compliance/rulemaking/final-rules/arbitration-agreements/ Case citations: AT&T; Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011) American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, 133 S. Ct. 2304 (2013) Sports Betting/Chris Christie: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/christie_pro_leagues_are_hypocrites_over_sports_be.html https://www.njgamblingsites.com/8274/christie-to-trump-on-nj-online-gambling/ http://sportshandle.com/supreme-court-christie-ncaa-date-set-sports-betting/ http://sportshandle.com/sports-betting-legal-case-supreme-court-idiots-guide/ http://www.businessinsider.com/chris-christies-relationship-with-sheldon-adelson-2015-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/chris-christies-luxury-travel-and-private-flights-2015-2 http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/gov-chris-christie-vetoes-online-gambling-bill-citing-constitutional-concerns/article_03b33450-45b6-11e0-9099-001cc4c03286.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/us/politics/trump-chris-christie-casinos.html https://www.duanemorris.com/articles/static/soriano_njlawyer_0413.pdf https://www.njgamblingsites.com/7920/legal-sports-betting-new-jersey/ http://sportshandle.com/supreme-court-sports-betting-leagues-brief-expert-analysis/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBPn5oQNutI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-eMSRjU4A0 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Please visit the Habeas Humor Patreon page: www.patreon.com/habehumor Subscribe to Habeas Humor on iTunes: https://itun.es/us/sms5hb.c Subscribe on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/habeas-humor Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ix4wxwinddfzxkzhlmgxajgkuie Email the show: [email protected] Twitter: @habeashumor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/habeashumor/ Please note that this podcast is for entertainment only and does not constitute legal advice or form an attorney-client relationship. All rights reserved