rules

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But last summer, the rules around paying players tightened.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just before the new rules kicked in, booster groups at some of the biggest schools pushed through a bunch of front-loaded payments that would last through the football season.

From The Wall Street Journal

One new issue that might emerge from reapplication is whether, “by submitting to the new rules, immigrants with revoked licenses are giving up any right to sue for improper revocation,” said attorney Doug Burnetti, who has been closely following the policy changes.

From Los Angeles Times

“I suspect that may be fact-specific and depend on each case, but if I were representing the federal government, I would argue that reapplication under the new rules waives any objections to the revocation under the old rules,” Brunetti said.

From Los Angeles Times

What it is: The Environmental Management Commission adopts rules that protect the state’s air and water, such as those that regulate industries discharging potentially carcinogenic chemicals in rivers.

From Salon