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Advertisement Criminal justice reform is a popular phrase right now, but anyone who understands the history of mass incarceration and the racism that created it recognizes that this project is more of a rebuild than reform. This is why when President Biden signed the executive order phasing out contracts between the Department of Justice and private prison companies, the response from criminal justice reform advocates was understandably muted. Biden’s order does not stop federal use of private immigration detention centers. It does not address private prisons on the state level. The estimat...

Consumer Advocates Call on Biden to Delay DOL's Fiduciary Rule The Labor Department's final rule creating an exemption for fiduciaries on certain prohibited transactions under ERISA will go into effect after the start of the new administration. Industry advocacy groups praised the Department of Labor’s newly finalized rule creating an exemption for fiduciaries from certain prohibited transactions under ERISA, while critics—ranging from consumer protection advocates to Democratic senators and congressmen—urged President-elect Joe Biden to keep the rule from ever taking effect. Th...