Civil Law

Regulator’s Gaze over Unutilised Foreign Contributions of NGOs

Regulator’s Gaze over Unutilised Foreign Contributions of NGOs

Summary: As per the recent reports, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued show cause notices to several NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, asking why their registrations should not be cancelled in cases where foreign contributions have neither been received nor utilised for three consecutive financial years. While prolonged non-utilisation may, in the regulator’s view, raise questions on an organisation’s bona fide intent, the development has sparked debate on whether non-utilisation of foreign funds alone can … Read the rest

Consumer

FTC Finalizes Order with GoDaddy over Data Security Failures

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with GoDaddy settling allegations that the webhosting provider misled consumers by failing to implement data security protections, which led to several data breaches.

The FTC alleged in January 2025 that despite claiming it provides “award-winning security,”  GoDaddy failed to implement standard data security tools and practices to protect customers’ websites and data. For example, it failed to use multi-factor authentication, monitor for security threats, and secure connections to its consumer data. These failures … Read the rest

Consumer

Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Operators Agree to be Permanently Banned from Industry, Turn Over Assets to Resolve FTC Charges

The operators of an alleged transnational student loan debt relief scam have agreed to be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and to turn over more than $ 1 million in assets to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that the operation bilked millions out of struggling student loan borrowers.

“It is illegal for debt relief companies to make false promises and use fake reviews and testimonials to promote a business,” said Christopher Mufarrige, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of … Read the rest

Consumer

Student Loan Fraudsters Permanently Banned From Debt Relief Industry And Required to Turn Over All Assets as Result of FTC Action

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a fraudulent student loan debt relief operation and its owners are permanently banned from the debt relief industry and required to turn over all assets to resolve allegations that they misled consumers.

“Consumers looking to pay off their student loan debt should not have to worry about being scammed,” said Christopher Mufarrige, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The FTC will continue to hold fraudsters that pocket Americans’ hard-earned … Read the rest

Supreme Court

TikTok, Biden, Trump present arguments over app ban to justices

TikTok, Biden, Trump present arguments over app ban to justices

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The Biden administration on Friday afternoon urged the Supreme Court to leave in place a federal law that would require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its parent company can sell off the U.S. company by Jan. 19. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that the social media giant “collects vast swaths of data about tens of millions of Americans, which” China “could use for espionage or blackmail.” Moreover, she added, China could “covertly … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Justices take up disputes over terrorism damages suits and habeas filings

Justices take up disputes over terrorism damages suits and habeas filings

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The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon agreed to decide whether a 2019 law that seeks to give U.S. courts the power to hear claims by victims of terrorism against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority violates the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of fair treatment.

Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization and United States v. Palestine Liberation Organization, which will be argued together in the spring, were two of the three petitions for review that the justices granted after … Read the rest