| Volume 141 Number 27 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Threats, intimidation and high-pressure tactics are classic signs of a scam. Learn how to stay ahead of clever crooks with these practical tips, and check out the ways you can keep your personal information secure. Click here for more.
Must-Have Car Features: Don't Drive Home Without Them
Today's car buyers have a dizzying array of options, packages, and accessories to choose from. There is great temptation to grab them all, but costs add up quickly. Consumer Reports experts have assembled a list of key features to consider, balanced across safety and conveniences. Just as important: they have flagged those added-cost items that can be skipped. Click here for more.
Your Money
Both Southwest and JetBlue are following United’s announcement on fee bumps with ones of their own. Despite passenger air travel projected to continue its upswing through 2030, airlines are taking hits from rising fuel prices and the major carriers are taking a beating from low-cost carriers and regional airlines that have set the industry on its ear with inventive low-fare business prototypes. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Seventeen AGs say HUD shouldn't change disparate impact rule. A coalition of state attorneys general has urged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to leave alone its Obama-era rule on disparate impact liability under the Fair Housing Act, saying it’s already consistent with U.S. Supreme Court precedent. Led by North Carolina’s Attorney General Josh Stein, 17 top prosecutors told HUD in a comment letter dated Monday that no changes need to be made to the so-called disparate impact rule, which the agency has said it’s eyeing for potential rewrites in light of the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project Inc. Click here for more.