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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

April 19, 2016

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

New York City has announced a new comprehensive plan with a focus on efficiently assisting the homeless population. The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee marked up its Fiscal Year 2017 spending bill, proposing $31 million in increases to the US Department … Continue reading

April 18, 2016

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Goldman Sachs settled for $5.06 billion with federal and state authorities for its conduct leading up to the financial crisis in the residential mortgage-backed securities market. Credit Suisse will pay $50 million in mortgage-backed securities suit to settle allegations that … Continue reading

April 15, 2016

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The S. Department of Housing & Urban Development released new data on Housing Credit tenants, finding that nearly 60 percent earn less than $20,000 per year, as of the end of 2013.

April 14, 2016

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

A new report, The Community Listening Project, finds that in Washington D.C., one of the most dominant stressors for low-income residents is finding and maintaining affordable housing. The National Alliance to End Homelessness released is 2016 State of Homelessness in … Continue reading

April 13, 2016

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Governing the Single-Family House: A (Brief) Legal History, Priya S. Gupta, University of Hawaii Law Review, Vol. 37, 2015, p. 187. Fracking the Unconventional Energy Response to Climate Change: Implications for the Real Estate Industry, Celeste M. Hammond. Why are … Continue reading

April 12, 2016

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The S. Department of Housing & Urban Development released guidance on discrimination against tenants with criminal records, aimed at helping protect those individuals from such discrimination. The S. Department of Housing & Urban Development released additional fair housing tools for … Continue reading

April 11, 2016

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Two foreign investors brought suit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services claiming that its rule requiring EB-5 applicants to secure their loans by certain assets is arbitrary and capricious. A New York judge held that U.S. Bank’s (as trustee) … Continue reading