All posts tagged "amici"
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325Appellate JudgesAppeals Court Determines Mark Guthrie May Continue Lawsuit Against PHH Mortgage Corporation
The 3-panel 4th Circuit appeals court ruled that the Bankruptcy Code doesn’t stop the plaintiff from suing PHH Mortgage Corporation.
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1.9KAppellate JudgesThere’s a Bunch of Federal Judges Departing from this Financial Services Case, But Not Allyson Ho
US District Court Judge Lynn Hughes Departs Involuntarily While One Unnamed 5th Cir. Judge recuses (we assume Jones) and Owen departs too.
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699Appellate CircuitAre Class Actions Heading Back to State Courts Due to SCOTUS?
There needs to be an expedited solution to the ongoing Ochlocracy in the Judicial Branch and the revolving door policy in Congress.
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645Appellate JudgesJudge Jim Ho and His Ramblin’, Self-Servin’ Motion Order Related to Amici and Three Retired Federal Judges
If an amicus brief turns out to be unhelpful, the merits panel, after studying the case, will then simply disregard the amicus...
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1.3KBankersJudge Stands Up to BigLaw and Wall St. Who Lose Eviction Battle in NY, This Time.
The length of the current anti-eviction law, considered in the context of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, is not extreme enough to override...
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1.2KAppellate JudgesAmericans for Prosperity Foundation and the Slew of Amicus Briefs at SCOTUS
There's a long list of amici backing AFPF, which is not surprising as these legal non-profits are representing the billionaires who effectively...
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843Dark MoneyThe Pacific Research Institute (PRI) Donors – Or Should We Call ‘Em Owners?
LIT believes that non-profits - where the majority of revenue comes from only a handful of donors - is deceptive and demands...
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1.5KBankersTwo Chief Judges Take Different Positions in Eviction and Foreclosure Lawsuits in New York
Chief Judge Lawrence Marks is opposing landlords eviction request and meantime Chief Judge Janet DiFiore is expediting wrongful foreclosures.
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1.4KAppellate CircuitDark Money from the One Percenters is Controlling Your Lives Citizens
The one percenters: Billionaires, lawyers, academics, politicians are all in the money game. Because money decides who wins in America, not the...
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867Appellate CircuitHere’s Five Days You Can Whiteout From Any Foreclosure Sale Notice in Massachusetts
Chase and several amici suggested for the first time that the panel’s reading of Pinti and other SJC precedents would invalidate most...
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3.1KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner Judgments are Not Vindictive nor Unconstitutional According to a 2020 Opinion by the Fifth Circuit
In 1992, a Fifth Circuit judge called out Senior United States District Court Judge David Hittners sentencing as vindictive and unconstitutional. Move...
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3.5KAccelerationThe Law of Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Explained
The US Supreme Court has previously held that a plaintiff suffers an injury in fact when the plaintiff fails to obtain information...
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2.0KAppellate CircuitDOJ Wants the Supreme Court to Issue an Advisory Opinion re CFPB’s Constitutionality
Paul Clement said, the government is not asking the Supreme Court to resolve a live dispute. Instead, he said, DOJ wants the...
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3.3KKen PaxtonTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton Challenges the State Bar of Texas. The Judge’s Decision is Still Pending.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a lawsuit against the State Bar of Texas, but the Judge responsible is taking his...
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2.1KAppellate CircuitBill Barr and the DOJ Does a U-Turn in the Selia Law v. CFPB Case Before the US Supreme Court
The Trump administration believes that the bureau’s lone director is unconstitutionally shielded from accountability to the president, yet the Justice Department’s final...
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2.2KAppellate CircuitKirkland’s Paul Clement Submits His Amicus Brief and Argues CFPB is Constitutional
A leading conservative U.S. Supreme Court advocate on Wednesday urged the justices to uphold the single-director independent design of the Consumer Financial...
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2.7KAccelerationA Monet[te], A Missing Marla and an Appeal for Common Sense. Why Marla Just Cost Ocwen Over Half a Million Dollars
In this 7th Circuit Appeal, a homeowner effectively wins a free and clear home. That is a great result for this homeowner...
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2.1KAppellate CircuitA Consumer Protection Defense Lawyer Weighs in on the CFPB v Selia Law Case before the US Supreme Court
DiResta: I suspect that SCOTUS will, in fact, find the structure unconstitutional on the basis of the separation of powers. But I...
