All posts tagged "law"
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1.9KAppellate CircuitJudge Thomas M. Reavley of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Mr and Mrs Fifth Circuit. Carolyn Dineen King, former Chief Judge, married fellow Circuit Judge Tom Reavley in 2004 and made some...
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2.5K2Deutsche BankAttorney General Billy ‘the Cat’ Barr Takes Heat from the Legal Profession for His Federalist Society Speech
Barr’s view of history, including his claim that the Founders shared in any respect his vision of an unchecked president, and his...
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2.5KDeutsche Bank
William Barr, the United States Attorney General Speaks in Partisan Tongue at The NonPartisan Federalist Society and Receives a Standing Ovation
AG Bill Barr; More recently, the Dodd-Frank Act’s creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Branch, a single-headed independent agency that functions like...
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1.7KEditors ChoiceTrumps’ Cabinet in 2020 and How They Plan to Make Recession Great Again (for Wall Street Bankers)
LIT Editor's Comment: If this passes, it is a Disaster for Democracy. Securitization is for making the bankers and the rich, more...
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1.9KFifth CircuitAre You Qualified? Shields and Swords are Being Raised in the Roman-American Colosseum
This atextual, ahistorical doctrine - which shields public officials from liability, even when they break the law - was essentially invented out...
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1.7KDonald TrumpSouthern Baptist Church has Revenues akin to Office Depot. Now Lawyers Wish to Test the Church Claims of Legal Immunity in Sexual Abuse Cases
Every year, churches in the SBC collectively raise about $11 billion — revenues that put them on par with a mid-tier Fortune...
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1.8KEditors ChoiceMeanwhile in California, a Judge Provides Immunity to 3 Cops for Alleged Theft in Excess of $225k, One of Whom Recently took a Plea Deal for a Prior $20k Bribe
The lack of any cases of controlling authority or a consensus of cases of persuasive authority on the constitutional question compels the...
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1.7KDonald Trump
The United States Department of Justice and It’s Secret Laws You’ll Probably Never Know About
According to one former Justice Department official, in 1991, when Attorney General William Barr first led the Justice Department, the government only...
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1.6KLaws In TexasFifth Circuit Finds ‘Due to their “Institutional Interest” in Generating Court Revenue the Judges of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court “failed to provide a neutral forum”
Federal investigators further concluded that the city’s obsession with collecting revenue through fines and fees compromised the institutional character of Ferguson’s police...
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3.3K3JudgesJudges Who Violated State Laws and Denied Citizens and Residents of Texas their Legal Rights and Access to Justice are Slapped On the Wrist – Again
The misconduct probes of all 11 judges began in February 2018, when copies of memos and notes showed that for a full...
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1.3KEditors ChoiceAmerican Bar Association (ABA) President Rallies for A Return to Lawyers Acting With Humility and Civility; And Yes, Judges are Lawyers Too
Courts have long recognized an inherent authority to disbar attorneys. When acting under an inherent power to disbar an attorney, a district court...
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1.7KEditors ChoiceThe Year Was 1999 and Attorney Disbarment in Federal Texas Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit “Was All That and a Bag of Chips”
Courts have long recognized an inherent authority to disbar attorneys. When acting under an inherent power to disbar an attorney, a district court...
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2.4KFederal LawTexas Judges Rally Together in Both State and Federal Courts in a Defiant Fight for Solidarity after Texas Courts are Highlighted as Rogue after Public Scrutiny
Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hechts' ethics case, which went on for over 8 years was eventually overturned in favor of Hecht. Now...
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2.2KEditors ChoiceNational Law Firm LeClairRyan To Shutter Following Bitter Lawsuits, Mass Attorney Departures and a Sharp Decline in Revenues
LeClairRyan has been facing lawsuits, including a $150 million lawsuit brought by Tonya Mallory, the founder and former chief executive officer of...
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3.7K2AccelerationConnie Pfeiffer of Beck Redden Celebrates “Changing of the Guard” with Fifth Cir. Court of Appeals Judges Jim Ho & Don Willett
Thanks to Judge Jim Ho, @JusticeWillett, and moderator Connie Pfeiffer for a great presentation at our monthly section meeting! Today was also...
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2.0K1Federal LawDouble Standards: Texas Judge Publicly Admonished for Personally Attacking Father In a Child Custody Case, Violating Due Process; Yet Federal 5th Circuit Judges Can Say What they Want
Among other things, it said the judge stopped being an impartial fact finder and started acting as an advocate for terminating the...
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1.6K1Federal LawWhat Happens When You Ask the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Permission to Supplement the Record by Providing Irrefutable Evidence of Judicial Bias by the Lower Court?
This is in stark contrast to when the Burkes’ reached out to the Court Reporter via email regarding filing the DKT13 again...
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2.6K3Federal LawWhat does the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Louisiana and the American Civil War Have in Common?
Let it be known, this grave decision based on corporate greed has failed and has turned the economy into recession for a...
