BDA Submits Letter on MSRB Rule G-32 Changes.
SEC Looks to Finalize Proposed Cyber Rules, Issue New NPRM.
The Securities and Exchange Commission New Year’s Resolution? Market Restructuring for All! – Baker Mckenzie
Proposed Regulation Best Execution: SEC Considers Market Structure Shakeup: Morgan, Lewis
More and Better Uses Ahead for Governments’ Financial Data.
Are Local Governments Leaving Billions on the Table?
Texas AG Says Citi ‘Discriminates’ Against Gun Industry, Halting Muni Business.
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority v. Olsen – In bond validation proceedings, dissenting Justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court argue that the court’s exclusive jurisdiction over bond validations should have encompassed objector’s action alleging violation of the state’s Open Meetings Act brought by objectors in the District Court.
And finally, Sternly Worded Letter To The Editor? is brought to us this week by R.O.A. General Inc. v. Salt Lake City Corporation, in which one can positively feel the the scorn, resignation, and disgust emanating from the court in the otherwise deadpan first sentence of its opinion, which reads, “This appeal is the latest skirmish in a long-running dispute over a billboard.” This long-running dispute began almost A DECADE AGO [emphasis added] and shows no sign of concluding within our lifetimes. Perhaps the fight is so bitter because the stakes are so low. If only there was some way to communicate to the litigants that it’s time to CUT THIS SHIT OUT [emphasis added]]. Perhaps some type of large, public display? Any ideas? We got nothin’.

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