Judge Upholds Some Sections of Immigration Law

10/17/2011   A group of farmers that have gathered Wednesday at the Gold Ridge Farm of Keith Smith spent a good portion of the afternoon answering queries and discussing what they learned from the ruling made a judge on the immigration law in Alabama. Smith, a poultry and sweet potato farmer, said, “It’s far from […]

Post Dodd-Frank, Bankers Continue To Prevail In Preemption Fight

10/17/2011   State regulators and the Treasury Department insist that the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act effectively obliges national banks to comply with more state consumer protection measures. However, courts are not supporting these claims. Last week, a federal judge in the state of Iowa ruled that the Dodd-Frank law did not materially alter the […]