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				Business, Banking, Commerce, & Economics  Finance & Investment  Stocks, Bonds, & Securities   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2000 Legislative Summary: CTFC   2000 Legislative Analysis 2012 Legislative Summary: Insider Trading   Jan. 14, 2013 Legislative Analysis 2020 Budget: Fee Proposal Fuels Speculation About Fannie/Freddie   Apr. 8, 2019 Legislative Analysis 30-Year Bonds: An 'Old' Solution for the New Deficit   May 30, 2005 Legislative Analysis 401(k) Plan: Defined Contributions     Encyclopedia Entry 403(b) Plan: Defined Contributions     Encyclopedia Entry Aaron v. Securities and Exchange Commission: Brief Summary   Jun. 2, 1980 Case Summary Abuses Force Reluctant Hand of Congress In Toughening Mutual Fund Regulations   Jan. 10, 2004 Legislative Analysis Address to National Press Club by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman A. Levitt: "Plain Talk About Online Investing," Washington   Apr. 4, 1999 Primary Source American Bank & Trust Co. v. Dallas County (463 U.S. 855): Brief Summary   Jul. 5, 1983 Case Summary Amtrak Authorization, Fiscal Year 1975   1974 Legislative Analysis Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States   Mar. 31, 2005 Case Summary Bankruptcy Law Changes, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Basic Inc. v. Levinson: Brief Summary   Mar. 7, 1988 Case Summary Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards Inc. v. Berner: Brief Summary   Jun. 11, 1985 Case Summary Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores: Brief Summary   Jun. 9, 1975 Case Summary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Investment Company Institute (450 U.S. 46): Brief Summary   Feb. 24, 1981 Case Summary Bonneville Power Administration, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Burks v. Lasker: Brief Summary   May 14, 1979 Case Summary Bush Budget: Securities and Exchange Commission   Feb. 14, 2005 Legislative Analysis Business Group Challenges Repatriation Tax   Oct. 21, 2019 Legislative Analysis California Public Employees' Retirement System v. Felzen: Brief Summary   Jan. 20, 1999 Case Summary Calls to Ease Bond Limits Renew Old Concerns   Jan. 26, 2009 Legislative Analysis Capital Gains Cut, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 - 1990 Legislative Analysis Carpenter v. U.S.: Brief Summary   Nov. 16, 1987 Case Summary Carpenter v. United States: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on Violation of Federal Mail and Wire Fraud Laws in the Releasing of Inside Information to Stockbrokers. Justice B.R. White   Nov. 16, 1987 Primary Source Central Bank of Denver, N.A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A.: Brief Summary   Apr. 19, 1994 Case Summary Central Bank of Denver, N.A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A.: Detailed Summary   Apr. 19, 1994 Case Summary Central Bank of Denver, N.A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A.: Opinion Excerpt   Apr. 19, 1994 Primary Source Chiarella v. United States: Brief Summary   Mar. 18, 1980 Case Summary Citicorp Notes, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Civil Action Complaint Filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission Against WorldCom Inc. for Fraud and SEC News Release Announcing Partial Settlement   Jun. 26, 2002 Primary Source Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Fink: Brief Summary   Jun. 22, 1987 Case Summary Commodity Futures, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 - 1990 Legislative Analysis Commodity Futures, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Congress Finds It's Tough to Spur Public Stock Offerings   Oct. 22, 2018 Legislative Analysis Corporate Takeover Reforms, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Cort v. Ash: Brief Summary   Jun. 17, 1975 Case Summary Courts & the Law:'Better led and better pled'   Mar. 19, 2007 Legislative Analysis Critics Warn of Push to Weaken Corporate Accountability Laws   Jul. 31, 2004 Legislative Analysis CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of America: Brief Summary   Apr. 21, 1987 Case Summary Daily Income Fund Inc. v. Fox: Brief Summary   Jan. 18, 1984 Case Summary Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd: Brief Summary   Mar. 4, 1985 Case Summary Debt Ceiling, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Debt Ceiling, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis Debt Ceiling, 1976 Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Decimal Valuation of Stocks, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Defined-Contribution Plan     Encyclopedia Entry Delaware v. New York: Brief Summary   Mar. 30, 1993 Case Summary Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission (463 U.S. 646): Brief Summary   Jul. 1, 1983 Case Summary Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo   Apr. 19, 2005 Case Summary Enron Saga in an Election Year: Burden and Opportunity on the Hill   Jan. 26, 2002 Legislative Analysis Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder: Brief Summary   Mar. 30, 1976 Case Summary Executive Options: Scandal in Waiting   Sep. 18, 2006 Legislative Analysis Fair Trade in Financial Services, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Federal Reserve and Economists on the U.S. Financial Crisis at Year-End   Dec. 1, 2008 Primary Source Financial Industry Overhaul   Jul. 30, 2010 CQ Researcher Fixing Capitalism   Jul. 1, 2009 CQ Global Researcher Foreign Investors-Christmas Tree Bill, 1966 Legislative Chronology   1966 Legislative Analysis Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner, Secretary of Revenue of North Carolina: Brief Summary   Feb. 21, 1996 Case Summary General Accounting Office Report: Securities and Exchange Commission: Actions Needed to Improve Public Accounting Oversight Board Selection Process   Dec. 19, 2002 Primary Source Gitlitz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue   Jan. 9, 2001 Case Summary Gollust v. Mendell: Brief Summary   Jun. 10, 1991 Case Summary Gordon v. New York Stock Exchange Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 26, 1975 Case Summary Government Securities Dealers, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Gustafson v. Alloyd Co., Inc.: Brief Summary   Feb. 28, 1995 Case Summary Hearings on Online Trading Put Industry, SEC on Notice To Curb Alleged Abuses     Legislative Analysis Hedging Bets On Risky Funds   Jul. 17, 2006 Legislative Analysis Herman & MacLean v. Huddleston, Huddleston v. Herman & MacLean (459 U.S. 375): Brief Summary   Jan. 24, 1983 Case Summary High-Tech Lobbyists Rally Around Efforts to Scuttle Stock Options Tax Changes   Mar. 30, 2002 Legislative Analysis Hill Ponders Pension Safeguards In Wake of Enron Collapse   Jan. 26, 2002 Legislative Analysis Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation: Brief Summary   Mar. 24, 1992 Case Summary House Panel Moves to Block FASB Stock Options Rule; Senate Critics Vow No Vote   May 15, 2004 Legislative Analysis House Votes to Bar FASB Options Rule   Jul. 24, 2004 Legislative Analysis Insider Trading Curbs, 1983 Legislative Chronology   1983 Legislative Analysis Insider Trading Curbs, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Institutional Investors Study, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Interest Equalization Tax, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Interest Equalization Tax, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Interest Equalization Tax, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Interest Equalization Tax, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Daniel: Brief Summary   Jan. 16, 1979 Case Summary Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc.: Brief Summary   May 20, 1991 Case Summary Katrina Squeezes Local Bond Market   Sep. 19, 2005 Legislative Analysis Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. Gilberston: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1991 Case Summary Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth, Gould v. Ruefenacht: Brief Summary   May 28, 1985 Case Summary Leveraged Loans are Flourishing, but No One Really Knows the Risks   Jun. 24, 2019 Legislative Analysis Looking for Good Will in Rules   May 1, 2004 Legislative Analysis Lowe v. Securities and Exchange Commission: Brief Summary   Jun. 10, 1985 Case Summary Marine Bank v. Weaver (455 U.S. 551): Brief Summary   Mar. 8, 1982 Case Summary McElroy v. United States (455 U.S. 642): Brief Summary   Mar. 23, 1982 Case Summary Merck & Co., Inc. v. Reynolds   Apr. 27, 2010 Case Summary Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith v. Curran, New York Mercantile Exchange v. Leist, Clayton Brokerage Co. v. Leist, Heinhold Commodities v. Leist (456 U.S. 353): Brief Summary   May 3, 1982 Case Summary Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit   Mar. 21, 2006 Case Summary Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.: Brief Summary   May 23, 1994 Case Summary Mortgage Bonds, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis Mortgage Revenue Bonds, 1983 Legislative Chronology   1983 Legislative Analysis Mortgage Revenue Bonds, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Mortgage-Backed Securities, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Municipal Bonds Regulation, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Musick, Peeler & Garrett v. Employers Insurance of Wausau: Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1993 Case Summary Mutual Fund Regulation, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Mutual Funds, 1967 Legislative Chronology   1967 Legislative Analysis Mutual Funds, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Mutual Funds, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Mutual Funds, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Nasdaq Proposes $62 Million Concession for Difficulties Related to Facebook's IPO Debut   Jul. 26, 2012 Primary Source NationsBank of North Carolina, N.A. v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co.: Brief Summary   Jan. 18, 1995 Case Summary Nebraska Dept. of Revenue v. Loewenstein: Brief Summary   Dec. 12, 1994 Case Summary Officials, Industry Push to Finish Commodities Law Rewrite   2000 Legislative Analysis Online Gambling Investors Take Bath With Ports Bill Amendment   Oct. 9, 2006 Legislative Analysis Over-the-Counter Securities, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Partnership Roll-Ups, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Partnership Roll-ups, 1993-1994 Legislative Overview   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008   Oct. 1, 2008 Primary Source Pinter v. Dahl: Brief Summary   Jun. 15, 1988 Case Summary Piper Aircraft Corp. v. Chris-Craft Industries Inc.: Brief Summary   Feb. 23, 1977 Case Summary Planners Shaken by GOP Bid to Kill Public-Private Financing Tool   Jan. 8, 2018 Legislative Analysis Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.: Brief Summary   Apr. 18, 1995 Case Summary Political Economy: A Glass-Steagall Half Empty   Mar. 16, 2009 Legislative Analysis Political Economy: Boomers, Not Savers   Oct. 3, 2005 Legislative Analysis Political Economy: Calling P.T. Barnum   Mar. 19, 2012 Legislative Analysis Political Economy: Derivatives Unmasked   Oct. 26, 2009 Legislative Analysis Political Economy: Overriding Self-Interest   Jul. 24, 2006 Legislative Analysis Political Economy: Too Many Balls in the Air   Jan. 5, 2009 Legislative Analysis Privatization of Social Security     Encyclopedia Entry Randall v. Loftsgaarden: Brief Summary   Jul. 2, 1986 Case Summary Reports on the October 1987 Stock Market Crash of the Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms (Brady Commission) and of the Working Group on Financial Markets   Jan. 8, 1988 Primary Source Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 12, 1992 Case Summary Retirement Investors See Many Unhappy Returns   Jul. 31, 2006 Legislative Analysis Reves v. Ernst & Young: Brief Summary (Securities Law)   Feb. 21, 1990 Case Summary Rockford Life Insurance Co. v. Illinois Department of Revenue: Brief Summary   Jun. 8, 1987 Case Summary Roth IRA     Encyclopedia Entry Rubin v. United States (449 U.S. 424): Brief Summary   Jan. 21, 1981 Case Summary Sarbanes-Oxley: The High Price of Transparency   Jun. 26, 2006 Legislative Analysis Savings Bond Interest, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Savings Bond Interest, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co.: Brief Summary   Mar. 22, 1988 Case Summary Schreiber v. Burlington Northern Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 4, 1985 Case Summary SEC Candidate Backs Increased Oversight   Jan. 19, 2009 Legislative Analysis SEC Left to Clean Its Own House As Mutual Fund Legislation Idles   May 1, 2004 Legislative Analysis SEC's Top Enforcer Is Lightning Rod On Wall Street   May 30, 2005 Legislative Analysis Second Interim Report of the Bankruptcy Court Examiner (The Thornburgh Report) in the Case of WorldCom, Inc.   Jun. 9, 2003 Primary Source Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Authorization, Fiscal Years 1988-1989   1987 Legislative Analysis Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Fees, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Securities and Exchange Commission v. Edwards   Jan. 13, 2004 Case Summary Securities and Exchange Commission v. O'Brien: Brief Summary   Jun. 18, 1984 Case Summary Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sloan: Brief Summary   May 15, 1978 Case Summary Securities and Exchange Commission v. Zandford   Jun. 3, 2002 Case Summary Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) Reauthorization, Fiscal Years 19981999   1997 Legislative Analysis Securities Dealers Regulation, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Securities Disclosure, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Securities Fees, 1965 Legislative Chronology   1965 Legislative Analysis Securities Fraud Lawsuits, 1995-1996 Legislative Overview   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Securities Fraud Lawsuits, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Securities Hearings, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 1984 Case Summary Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 1984 Case Summary Securities Law Overhaul, 1995-1996 Legislative Overview   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Securities Lawsuits, 1998 Legislative Chronology   1998 Legislative Analysis Securities Market Reforms, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 - 1990 Legislative Analysis Securities Market Regulation, 1993-1994 Legislative Overview   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Securities Measure, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis Securities Measures, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Securities Measures, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Securities Transactions, 1972 Legislative Chronology   1972 Legislative Analysis Shaffer v. Heitner: Brief Summary   Jun. 24, 1977 Case Summary Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon: Brief Summary   Jun. 8, 1987 Case Summary South Carolina v. Baker: Brief Summary   Apr. 20, 1988 Case Summary Speculation Abounds On Trading Rule's Value   Mar. 29, 2010 Legislative Analysis State of New York v. Canary Capital Partners: Excerpts From a Complaint Filed With a New York State Court Alleging Mutual Fund Fraud   Sep. 3, 2003 Primary Source Steadman v. Securities and Exchange Commission (450 U.S. 91): Brief Summary   Feb. 25, 1981 Case Summary Stock Market Regulation, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Stock Market Troubles   Jan. 16, 2004 CQ Researcher Stock Options Primer   Mar. 30, 2002 Legislative Analysis Stock Options, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Stoneridge Investment Partners, L.L.C. v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.     Case Summary Tax Revision, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Taxable Municipal Bonds, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd.   Jun. 21, 2007 Case Summary Tennessee Valley Authority Bonding Measure, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis The Stock Market   May 2, 1997 CQ Researcher The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. v. United International Holdings, Inc.   May 21, 2001 Case Summary Their Free Advice: Kill the Bill   Nov. 11, 2013 Legislative Analysis Three Ways to Pad Options   Sep. 18, 2006 Legislative Analysis TIAA-CREF Private Pension System     Encyclopedia Entry Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington: Brief Summary   Jun. 18, 1979 Case Summary Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis: Brief Summary   Nov. 13, 1979 Case Summary Trust Funds that Finance Social Security and Medicare     Encyclopedia Entry U.S. Government Charges Madoff for Multibillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme   Dec. 11, 2008 Primary Source U.S. v. Cartwright: Brief Summary   May 7, 1973 Case Summary U.S. v. National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 26, 1975 Case Summary Unemployment Rate Falls; Federal Reserve Ends Controversial Bond Buying Program   Oct. 3, 2014 Primary Source United States v. Naftalin: Brief Summary   May 21, 1979 Case Summary United States v. O'Hagan: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1997 Case Summary United States v. O'Hagan: Detailed Summary   Jun. 25, 1997 Case Summary United States v. O'Hagan: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 25, 1997 Primary Source United States v. Vogel Fertilizer Co. (455 U.S. 16): Brief Summary   Jan. 13, 1982 Case Summary Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Sandberg: Brief Summary   Jun. 27, 1991 Case Summary World Leaders and the IMF on the Global Economic Crisis   Sep. 18, 2008 Primary Source
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