FTC Probes Zip Code Evaluation For Credit
The FTC opened an inquiry into whether retail chains use ZIP codes in credit decisions. The Raleigh Times found J C Penney includes ZIPs in credit criteria, prompting claims of possible discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. FTC may seek halting orders, federal suits, or consent decrees.
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Raleigh Times
J.C. Penney Co
Sally Gold
FTC
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the Times
Penney
Gold
Penney's
Supreme Court bars death penalty for rape in Coker case
The 7-2 decision ends death sentences for rape and signals limits on capital punishment beyond murder. Justice White writes rape does not compare to murder and life imprisonment with parole is likely for Ehrlich Coker. Justices Burger and Rehnquist warn of broader implications. Civil groups praise ruling. NAACP Legal Defense Fund notes racial context of past executions.
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Supreme Court
Ehrlich Anthony Coker
Georgia
High Court
Coker
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Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist
Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
John Paul Stevens
White
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Eleanor Small
National Organization For Women
David E. Kendall
Kendall
Legal Defense Fund
NAACP
United States
House Rejects Amendments To Cut Pay
The House voted 251 to 161 to keep a $12,900 pay raise for members and approved a $928.8 million legislative bill. The amendment to cut raises for Congress and 20,000 federal workers failed. The salary rose from $44,600 to $57,500 and moves to the Senate.
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House of Representatives
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Senate
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