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3.0KWhy 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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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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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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3.2K2The 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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1.6KWhen a Lower Court Judge Enters a “Moot” Order, This is What You Need to Know. Eleventh Circuit, Florida Appeal
"A federal court has no authority to give opinions upon moot questions or abstract propositions, or to declare principles or rules of...
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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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1.8KWhy the Government and Sen. Ted Cruz is Mad About the Internet Blogging Third Party Articles
One big misconception, which has been repeated by Republican senator Ted Cruz, is that platforms can only enjoy Section 230 protection if...
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1.5KIn Houston, Texas, Harris County Clerk Suddenly Resigns after Short Tenure
Trautman took office January 1, 2019. She made expanding access to the voting process the major focus of her tenure, initiating county-wide...
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2.3K1Sexual Misconduct Before Age 65 Sees this Federal Judge Resign in Disgrace and Without Pension Benefits
Sexual misconduct by federal judge Murguia who was reprimanded for sexually harassing court employees, and having an extramarital relationship with a felon...
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2.8K1The Case and Double Appeal in Draayer is Very Troubling When Your Husband is A Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Louisiana Appellate Chief
When you're so connected to the Appellate Court and they reverse not once, but twice, the phrase "..it doesn't look good" cannot...
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2.5KABA President Attacks Democracy and Passes House Bill in Favor of Letting Big 4 Accountants act as Lawyers. Think Enron Folks.
The 3 branches of government certainly don't like citizens voicing their opinions and now the ABA President has decided to join the...
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2.4KThe Houston Chronicle Reported in 2009 that Secrecy is Protecting Judges Behavin’ Badly. LIT Asks Y’all – What’s Changed in 2020?
Only seven judges in the last decade have faced formal disciplinary action as a result of the nation's secretive misconduct review process....
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5.6KTexas Lawyer Chris Hartman Finally Disbarred After Becoming State Witness to Prevent Going to Jail for Theft
A Sweetwater attorney who was an unindicted co-conspirator with John Young and Ray Zapata in the forgery, theft and money laundering trial...
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3.6KDonald Trump, Jared Kushner and a German Bank Where You’re Liable to Be Found Dead if You Know Too Much
Dark Towers by David Enrich delivers a master class in financial sleuthing but much about Deutsche Bank and Donald Trump remains unknown.
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2.0KTwo Familiar Appellate Courts and Another Constitutional Conundrum
The SEC has defied the Supreme Court’s instruction to give Mr. Gibson a new hearing before a properly appointed official. This circuit...
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3.4K2Deutsche Bank Has Paid over $18 Billion Dollars in Fines. America Gives it a Lifetime Key to the Vault of American Homes
Deutsche Bank has faced almost $18.3 billion in fines and legal settlements since the start of 2008. Instead of ejecting them from the USA,...
