CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - April 17, 2013
Trucking associations take case to Supreme Court The American Trucking Associations appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday as part of its ongoing challenge of the "ill-founded attempt" by the Port of Los Angeles to impose a comprehensive licensing scheme on trucks hauling freight in and out of port.
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Senate to question nonprofit political spending The U.S. Senate will likely hold hearings on why nonprofit groups can spend money on elections with little scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, according to Bloomberg.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - April 15, 2013
Association at heart of gene patent case The U.S. Supreme Court will examine the legal issues surrounding the patentability of human genes today in a case pitting the Association for Molecular Pathology and other medical groups against the biotechnology industry. At issue are two patents held by Myriad Genetics on human genes that, when mutated, give women a high risk of getting breast or ovarian cancer, according to The New York Times. The patents give the company a monopoly on testing for the genes.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - April 12, 2013
Judge orders associations to alter websites A federal judge told several associations Thursday they must correct what he viewed as misleading information on websites intended to drum up opposition to a proposed settlement involving credit card swipe fees.
Read MoreReport: Gaming group to name Geoff Freeman of U.S. Travel as next CEO
New leader will replace veteran Frank Fahrenkopf, who retires June 30The American Gaming Association is poised to select a new CEO. The group's 16-member board is expected to vote on a candidate—reportedly Geoff Freeman of the U.S. Travel Association—at its meeting April 17 in Las Vegas.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - April 11, 2013
Software, information associations to merge The Software & Information Industry Association and ABM, a group representing business information and media companies, announced Wednesday they plan to combine into a single organization, but first they're asking ABM's members to back the merger.
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