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The Small Iowa town of Armstrong Rocked by Official Arrests

Iowa Mayor Greg Buum, Police Chief Craig Merrill, City Clerk Tracie Lang and former city clerk Connie Thackery were all charged.

Two Texans Get 5 Years Each for Theft of $25,000 in Iowa. Iowa Attorney Gets Zero Jail Time, No Felony Record and Keeps her Law License for $100,000 theft.

The two Texans were arrested June 11 after employees at Sioux City's Scheels store saw them making suspicious purchases on a credit...

Iowa Governor Jets into Ethics Probe

Statutory causes of actions can be enforced by citizens. The legislature holds the keys to the courthouse door that cannot be boarded...

Lawyer Meyer Suspended in Iowa for Fraudulent Billing in Excess of $100k in Attorney Fees. Citizen Jacobs Wrote Bad Checks for $1,100 and was Sentenced to 5 Years Jail

Lawyers Above the Law: It's very disheartening when you read articles about lawyer theft by overbilling attorney fees and they are given...

Fifth Circuit Oral Argument Perks: Rule 28J Letter Cleaned Up

After slammin' both sets of counsel for citing outwith their briefs, Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod allowed Rule 28J letters post argument.

The Big Question is Asked of The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

The scope of judicial immunity in the Eleventh Circuit is now made clear. Judicial immunity is complete, unqualified, and without exception.

It’s Time to Implement Sen. Grassley’s Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancements Act

In the past six years, the Senate received articles of impeachment for not one but two federal judges, said Sen. Chuck Grassley.

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Waste, Fraud and Nepotism Investigation of US Marshals. Texas Tops the Charts

The report shows that no matter which Gov. Dept, Fraud and Corruption will happen. Judges are no different and This Bill Should...

Greenberg Traurig Escapes Jack Abramoff’s Nemesis by Biding it’s Time and Letting the Scandal Subside

That, along with GT Law's political connections would ensure the biglaw firm would remain part of the one percenters community of corruption.

The Art of The Lie, by First Circuit Judge Sandra Lynch

FHFA is not acting as the gov't when it foreclosed on the plaintiffs’ mortgages and was not subject to their Fifth Amendment...

Dallas Abestos Lawyer Chokes On Her Own Perjury and Legal Omissions. Blamin’ the Paralegal Didn’t Fly Either.

Iowa Judge to Texas lawyer Dean: I’m so frustrated to get my head around why someone would draft something to the court...that...

Finally, 33 AG’s Act on this Disgraceful Ocwen/PHH Class Action Settlement Agreement in Florida. Notable Exception – Indicted AG Paxton of Texas.

A coalition of 33 state attorneys general filed a motion against PHH Mortgage and its predecessor Ocwen Loan Servicing for allegedly charging...

Ken Paxton, Texas Top Lawyer, Leading by Example.

AG's of Louisiana, Indiana and Montana refer to last summer's racial justice protests as their decision not to sign onto a letter...

Judge Mazzant’s De Novo Review of M&R, Texas Surety Bond and More. Published for the Fifth Circuit’s Quarterback(s).

A party who files timely written objections to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation is entitled to a de novo review of...

Chief Justice Gina Benavides Writes About Texas Appellate Standards. We’re Talkin’ Lawyers Creed, Legal Ethics and Other Obscure Rules Folks.

As Aileen Cannon Replaces Lyin’ Florida Judge Kenneth Marra, Sen. Feinstein Calls For End of Judicial Confirmations

The process of selecting judges is archaic and the legislation needs to change so the people elect qualified and honest judges to...

Georgia Superior Judge Out On a Lim After Family Violence Charge

Judge Meng Lim was charged under the Georgia Family Violence Act. He is the Chief Superior Court Judge of the Tallapoosa Judicial...

Attorney-Privilege Does Not Apply to Threats of Violence Statements says 8th Circuit

The attorney-client privilege is narrowly construed and protects disclosures necessary to obtain informed legal advice. Threats of violence do not count.