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June 1990

California Trial Court Restricts Tenant Reporting Agency's Practices: Cisneros v. The U.D. Registry, Inc.
Recent litigation, described in this article, has restricted practices of a California tenant agency which collects information on virtually every eviction case filed in California.

By David Pallack
When the Phone Company Is Not the Phone Company: Credit Reporting in the Postdivestiture Era
Applicability of Fair Credit Reporting Act Requirements to local telephone companies that bill for firms such as AT&T opens a new line of consumer remedies which were not available prior to the breakup of the Bell system.

By The National Consumer Law Center
Justice Department Seeks Help from Legal Services in Fighting Housing Discrimination
The chief of the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, outlines the Section's enforcement plans pursuant to the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and asks for cooperation from legal services programs.

By Paul F. Hancock
The First Year of Operating a Prisoners' Legal Services Program: Part I
Part one of a two-part article describes the first year of operation of the Prisoners' Rights Program of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. (Part II appears in the July 1990 issue.)

By Robert Hauhart
Defenses for Medicare Beneficiaries Against Recoupment of Liability Insurance Payments
This article addresses the Medicare Secondary Payer situation in which Medicare makes conditional payment for medical services and then seeks recovery from liability insurance proceeds.

By The National Senior Citizens Law Center
Congress Eliminates Discrimination Against Adopted Children in the Social Security Program
As part of OBRA-89, Congress has removed the restriction on the provision of child's insurance benefits to children adopted after wage earners become eligible for Social Security benefits.

By The National Center for Youth Law

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