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Rep. Ilhan Omar Milkin’ the Cash Cow

Ilhan Omar paid her husband's political consultancy firm $2.8million during the 2019-2020 election cycle, campaign finance records show.

Is the US Supreme Court Partisan or Neutral in 2020?

If the Court is no longer a neutral arbiter of the law, if it’s gradually shape-shifting into a partisan weapon, then maybe...

Paxton Punkin’ the Process

When news broke last month that top aides to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had accused him of bribery and abuse of...

So Many Lies Chief Judge William H. Pryor, 11th Circuit

George W. Bush-appointed Chief Judge William Pryor delivered the contentious 6-4 ruling. He was joined by several other judges who were appointed...

A Nationwide Investigation into Judges Behavin’ Badly Ends Up With It’s Spotlights Firmly on Texas and the Federalist Fifth Circuit

A system that relies for investigation solely upon judges themselves risks a kind of undue 'guild favoritism' through inappropriate sympathy with the...

Judicial Misconduct Complaint Disposals with an Error Rate of 30 Percent is Too High Said the Breyer Report

An error rate of close to 30 percent is far too high. Those kinds of cases, the Breyer Report said, are important...

A Debt Collector or Any Agent Is Legislatively Disbarred from Authoring a Response to a QWR

In the Burkes reply brief to their lawsuit on appeal at the court of appeals for the Fifth Circuit, they show the...

Judge Rhesa Barksdale: The Role of Civility in Appellate Advocacy (1999)

The Role of Civility in Appellate Advocacy; The Honorable Rhesa Barksdale, an appellate judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Y’all Can ‘Bank’ On It: A Frivolous Foreclosure Appeal at the Fifth Circuit

A lower court Bankruptcy Judge, a known foreclosure debt collecting law firm and 3 of their foreclosure lawyers arrive at the Court...

Bill Erby of Ocwen Altisource Launches an App for Real Estate Portal Hubzu Aimed at His Wall St. Investors

Bill Erbey's online real estate portal, Hubzu, launches a new mobile app that will give residential real estate investors on-the-go access.

Dissenting Judge Costa. It’s Moot – But Not When It’s the Bankers Auditor My Colleagues Sayeth

Hometown Judges Carl Stewart and Edith Clement support corrupt and  failed Louisiana Bank a reversal in an opinion with a dissent from...

FDIC Shutters Almena Bank

Almena State Bank's closure marks the second bank failure in a week. Florida regulators closed Fort Walton Beach-based First City Bank the...

Goodwin Law’s Hall of Shame

Tampa Attorney Toledo Torpedo’d

Tampa Attorney Jose Toledo was married to State Representative Jackie Toledo until his marriage fell apart and so did his law practice.

Walmart Sues DOJ Over Texas Opioid Investigation

Walmart are bringing this lawsuit claiming there is no federal law requiring pharmacists to interfere in the doctor-patient relationship to the degree...

Untrustworthy Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Trial Will Be Heard in His Hometown Harris County Judge Rules

The decision to move the cases back to Collin County is a huge win for Texas AG Ken Paxton, who has lived...

Two Texans Say: It’s Time to Change the Judicial Selection System in Texas

An unfair merit-based system that gives too much discretion to the governor, partisans or other special interests, could be much worse than...

The Texas Foreclosure Manual

Texas Foreclosure Manual, Includes 2019 Supplement. This essential resource, written for the general practitioner and real estate expert in mind, provides over...