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2.9KJudge Swops Favorable Ruling for a Beach House Vacation at the Lawyers’ Insistence. Here’s What Happened.
A Pennsylvania lawyer has won reinstatement to practice after his suspension for letting a Luzerne County judge use his beach house in...
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2.4KForeclosure King Steve Mnuchin Hires Another Member of the Eviction Gang in Preparation of Another Cash Bonanza at the Expense of the People
Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin apparently enjoyed working with some of his compatriots at OneWest Bank so much that he’s now moving to...
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2.2K1Public Citizen Obtains Order Unsealing former Trump Cabinet Member Mick Mulvaney’s Case Records
Proposed intervenor Adam Levitin, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center wrote a blog post about the sealing of the court papers...
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5.3K1Texas Southern University Admissions Scandal is Appalling. Criminal Indictments Need to Be Issued. The Audit Report Already Proves the Corruption
Texas Southern University awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships to poorly performing students in a scheme to boost enrollment and enrich a...
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2.8KLeonard Leo, the Federalist Society and Five Angry Senators
Mr. Leo’s personal financial interest in advocacy efforts related to the judicial selection and nominations process raises serious concerns regarding potential conflicts...
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2.4KFlorida State Appellate Court Sinks to a New Low as it Denies Homeowner Attorney Fees, Reversing a Ruling It Abruptly Pulled Five Months Ago.
In the context of attorney's fees, "it is well settled that the payment of a previously denied claim following the initiation of...
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3.3KMeanwhile in California, a Judge Faces Disciplinary Commission for Six Counts of Judicial Misconduct
The California Commission on Judicial Performance confirmed that it would move forward with formal proceedings against Judge Jeffrey Bennett of the Ventura...
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2.9KWhy Civil and Criminal Contempt in Federal Courts Is Rarely Invoked
Current federal jurisprudence grants judges wide latitude in the exercise of contempt powers, which in turn can lead to dire consequences for...
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4.0KTexas State Judge is Slapped for the Fifth Time, instead of being Slaughtered
Judge Gena Slaughters' law license was suspended five times since she was first elected in 2007, according to a public reprimand that...
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2.5KOcwen PHH Pushes Debt Off Books to Back Up Leon Cooperman’s Sales Pitch to Buy Ocwen Shares. It’s Not Puffery.
"Both New Residential and Ocwen have evolved tremendously since we first announced our agency subservicing agreement with PHH. We believe this transfer...
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2.2KWhat Texas Courts Do Not Want Homeowners Doing; Discovery before Trial
What Texas Courts Do Not Want Homeowners Doing; Discovery before Trial: Admit historically, in your cases, BDF or their related corporate entities,...
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4.4KEditors Choice: What Does A Robe Mean to A Judge In Texas – in Particular Where There IS Fraud On the Court?
Unbeknownst to many, federal courts have the power under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to set aside judgments entered years earlier...
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3.1K2The Federal Reserve is Bank Owned. Two Banks Own 75 Percent of It. Can You Name Them?
Still, it serves as yet another red flag for those concerned with the power of too-big-to-fail banks that the top two banks...
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2.8KEx University of Texas Tennis Coach Gets 6 Months in Jail. Yet Texas Southern University’s Ex President’s “Pay to Play” Scandal Received a Golden Handshake
Corruption in Texas: When you're in charge of a Texas Law School and are Accused of a "Pay to Play" Admissions Scandal,...
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2.9KA Racy Racist Judge On the Bench Who Just Can’t Keep Out of the News
A district court judge made a stunning public admission Sunday – that she indeed used a stinging racial slur against a black...
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3.2K1Texas Southern University Won’t Press Charges Or Seek Further Disciplinary Action Against President Austin Lane. Texas Covering Up Another Criminal Scandal is Just Wrong
Texas Southern University has officially parted ways with former President Austin Lane, with regents announcing an agreement Thursday that does not accuse...
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2.2KLawyers Using Client Monies Like a Personal ATM is a Nationwide Virus and One that Needs to Be Stopped by Jailing these Rogue Attorneys
Lawyer Stewart D. Pollak misappropriated funds while acting as an escrow agent in a turnover proceeding, according to the panel. Entrusted with...
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3.4KJudge Jerry Smith of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Snubs the OSCAR’s
Some jurists, like Judge Jerry Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, have opposed the current Federal Law...
