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Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence For Silk Road Creator
News // June 01, 2017

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht lost his bid to get out from a life sentence for operating the underground illegal drug marketplace. According to a report in Wired, a second circuit appellate court on Wednesday (May 31) rejected Ulbricht’s appeal to fight the sentence, which he has...

CFPB Fate In The Hands Of Appeals Court
CFPB // May 24, 2017

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its director Richard Cordray’s fate lies in the hands of an appeals court that will hear oral arguments on Wednesday (May 24) in a case between the CFPB and lender and loan servicer PHH Corp. According to a...

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Federal Appeals Court Keeps CFPB Alive Until April 9 Hearing

April 03, 2025
A federal appeals court reportedly paused a lower court’s order from last week that reversed President Donald Trump’s actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). At the same time, the appeals court’s ruling left in place provisional agreements that block the Trump administration’s efforts to fire staff or cancel contracts, Reuters reported Thursday (April […]

Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence For Silk Road Creator

June 01, 2017
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht lost his bid to get out from a life sentence for operating the underground illegal drug marketplace. According to a report in Wired, a second circuit appellate...

CFPB Fate In The Hands Of Appeals Court

May 24, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its director Richard Cordray’s fate lies in the hands of an appeals court that will hear oral arguments on Wednesday (May 24) in...