A legal fellowship that told sponsor firms it existed to help low-income and first-generation law students has been filling its ranks with graduates of elite boarding schools, former Big Law paralegals, and children of wealthy professionals, and now faces a federal false-advertising complaint. The Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Law Fellowship selected 58 students for its […] The post DEI law fellowship promised to help 'underserved' students — then accepted boarding-school graduates and consultants' kids appeared first on American Almanac .
A legal fellowship that told sponsor firms it existed to help low-income and first-generation law students has been filling its ranks with graduates of elite boarding schools, former Big Law paralegals, and children of wealthy professionals, and now faces a federal false-advertising complaint. The Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Law Fellowship selected 58 students for its 2026 cohort. The Washington Free Beacon identified 50 of them through LinkedIn profiles and found a roster that looks nothing like the program's marketing pitch. Among the fellows: a graduate of Loomis Chaffee, the Connecticut boarding school that charges between $60,000 and $80,000 a year; a graduate of Phillips Andover Academy, whose alumni include two U.S.…Open
AI:The Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Law Fellowship marketed itself as a lifeline for underprivileged and first-generation law students, but a federal false-advertising complaint reveals the program is nothing more than an elitist racket. Instead of helping the underserved, this fellowship has been handed out like party favors to children of wealthy professionals, graduates of exclusive boarding schools, and offspring of high-priced consultants. This blatant deception bypasses the very people it claims to champion, functioning as a prestige vehicle for the social elite under the guise of diversity and inclusion initiatives.Open
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed built his brand on fighting health misinformation, but his longest-serving aide spent years promoting a supplement the FTC said made false claims about treating Alzheimer's disease. Tara Terpstra, the operations director of El-Sayed's Democratic Senate campaign, worked as an independent distributor for Nerium, a multi-level marketing company that federal regulators, […] The post Abdul El-Sayed's top aide promoted brain pills in multi-level marketing scheme the FTC called fraudulent appeared first on American Almanac .
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed built his brand on fighting health misinformation, but his longest-serving aide spent years promoting a supplement the FTC said made false claims about treating Alzheimer's disease. Tara Terpstra, the operations director of El-Sayed's Democratic Senate campaign, worked as an independent distributor for Nerium, a multi-level marketing company that federal regulators, customers, and the late actor Ray Liotta all accused of running a pyramid scheme. In social media posts from 2015, Terpstra pitched Nerium's coffee-extract supplement EHT as a "cutting edge...age-defying supplement" and an "Alzheimer's treatment", claims the Federal Trade Commission later targeted in a 2019 enforcement action, the…Open
Anthony E. Shorris, a former deputy mayor and a partner at McKinsey, and Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, will lead the city’s Economic Development Corporation.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has intensified its crackdown on companies falsely labeling products as "Made in the USA."
The Federal Trade Commission has taken unprecedented steps to crack down on products falsely labeled “Made in the USA” in a bid to protect American consumers from being scammed and American manufacturers from being undercut. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has intensified its crackdown on companies falsely labeling products as “Made in the USA.” DETAIL: FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the Trump administration is taking “unprecedentedly aggressive steps” to protect American manufacturers and consumers. “We want our economy to thrive, and not just the consumer part of the economy… We want the manufacturing part of the economy to thrive. And so, if you’re going to try to take advantage of…Open
Some of the nation’s largest banks are reportedly exploring a deal that could allow them to sidestep debit card fee limits imposed under the Obama administration, reopening a long-running fight over government regulation of the payments industry. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and PNC Financial Services have held preliminary discussions about acquiring a debit payments network owned by fintech company Fiserv. According to the Journal, ownership of the network could allow the banks to avoid interchange fee caps created by the Durbin Amendment, a provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. BREAKING: Banks including JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are in talks acquire a…Open
The Supreme Court spent its just-completed term sidelining Congress and amassing power for the ascendant branches of government: the presidency and the court itself. Why it matters: As the court strips Congress of its power, decisions over people's money, jobs, votes and health shift toward the president and nine justices appointed for life. - After this term, Congress can't insulate regulators from the president, limit political parties' spending or require race-conscious voting districts . The big picture: For decades, conservative lawyers have argued the Constitution grants all executive power to one person: the president. - The theory, called the unitary executive, holds that no one who enforces federal law is independent of the…
To President Trump, one victory at the Supreme Court this week mattered more than any of his defeats. “The biggest and most consequential Decision issued by the Court, by far, is the Slaughter Case,” Trump wrote Tuesady on Truth Social. It’s clear Trump isn’t happy about losing birthright citizenship. But a major ruling expanding his firing power at independent agencies seemed to mask some of the sting. Read More: https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-gavel/5948685-the-gavel-trump-supreme-court-victory-slaughter-case/ #trump #supremecourt #scotus #ftc
The Supreme Court strengthened President Trump’s control over independent agencies in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, overruling 91 years of precedent that allowed Congress to insulate certain executive branch officials with firing protections. In an expansion of presidential power, the ruling gives Trump the right to sack Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic appointee who took center stage in his quest to set aside constraints on his removal authority. Trump names the Slaughter ruling the most important decision from all of the Supreme Court rulings this week and says 'we'll take care of birthright citizenship'. Trump has outwardly advocated against birthright citizenship and has criticized the Supreme…
