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Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility v. SEC

December 3, 2021

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief defending 2020 SEC shareholder proposal rule against challenge on APA grounds.

Gueye v. People's United Bank

November 29, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief addressing what financial institutions must do to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering requirements.

Alphabet Inc. v. Rhode Island

November 24, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief in support of cert petition, arguing that “risk factors” disclosed in a securities filing must disclose only future risks – not, as in this case, past,...

Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc.

November 22, 2021

Eleventh Circuit orders that the case be reheard en banc. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting rehearing.

Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc.

October 28, 2021

Eleventh Circuit vacates prior opinion and issues substitute opinion. The Court explained that it took this step after considering the petition for rehearing, the supporting amicus briefs, and the...

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. v. SEC

June 2, 2021

District court issues order holding case in abeyance “until the earlier of December 31, 2021 or the promulgation of final rule amendments addressing proxy voting advice.” The U.S. Chamber filed a...

Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc.

June 1, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief supporting petition for rehearing en banc in Eleventh Circuit to reverse panel decision that reads Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit banks,...

California v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

May 27, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging district court to uphold Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulation reaffirming the “valid-when-made” doctrine, under which a loan free from...

Hymes v. Bank of America, N.A.

February 19, 2021

Second Circuit accepts interlocutory appeal of decision holding that the National Bank Act does not preempt state laws that require banks to pay interest on funds held in mortgage escrow accounts...

California v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

January 22, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging federal district court to uphold OCC Madden rule reaffirming the “valid-when-made” doctrine, under which non-usurious loans lawfully...