All posts tagged "texas"
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5.2K1Donald TrumpFormer Chairman of the Harris County Republican Party Jared Woodfill is Under Investigation (again), This Time for Theft of Client Funds
A criminal complaint filed against ex Harris County Republican Party chairman Jared Woodfill in 2017 accuses his firm of taking more than...
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3.2K2Donald TrumpHow an Ambulance Chaser and Convicted Felon Ron Reynolds Didn’t Need to Turn On the Lights and Sirens to Win His Senate Seat in Texas from His Jail Cell
After his conviction and booking, Texas Senator Ron Reynolds alleged that he was the victim of racial bias and selective prosecution, at...
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1.4KEditors ChoiceTexas Law Firms are Consolidating and Realizing the Global Office is the Only Head Office in 2019
Our capabilities to serve our clients have definitely been enhanced by the merger, Russell said. “We have a footprint that has been...
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2.2K1Bill Of ReviewJudge Carolyn Dineen King [Mrs. Reavley] in 1988 Provided the Fifth Circuit a Precedent for Mortgage Application Fraud. In 2015, the 5th Circuit Ignored it, and Again in 2018 in Deutsche Bank v Burke
As we agree with the district court that the false statements had the capacity to influence a savings and loan institution's decision...
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1.3KLaws In TexasGov. Greg Abbott Wastes no Time Raking in Nearly a Million Dollars a Day in Donations after the Legislative Session Ended
Abbott's haul included two $1 million donations, both from donors who have previously given lavishly to his campaigns: Midland oil mogul Javaid...
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2.9K1Federal LawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Judge Jerry Edwin Smith Profiled
While in that position, Jerry E. Smith made several controversial statements, such as characterizing the League of Women Voters as the plague...
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3.1KFederal LawJudge Carolyn Dineen King [Mrs. 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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1.2KAccelerationThe Fifth Circuit issues a Foggy Opinion to Support Foreclosure
It is neither clear nor obvious that these objections prevented the Lenders from unilaterally abandoning the acceleration under Texas law. The judgment...
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2.5K5Federal LawWhen Should a Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Recuse Themselves? We Take a Look at Judge James ‘Jim’ Ho in this Article
A featured case, Judge Ho sat on Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., where the panel affirmed for the German-Owned Bank, who had...
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1.7KFederal LawA Nation is Watching (and Listening) to the Fifth Circuit Wordsmithing Opinions in Cases They Have Prejudged but Need to Manipulate
Judges whom we think of as textualists construct their sense of objective meaning from what the evidence that they are willing to...
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4.1K2Federal LawFifth Circuit Judge Wiener Excuses Himself for Inadvertently Failing to Disclose Assets in Prior Years Financial Disclosure Report
Fifth Circuit Judge Wiener failed to disclose all his financial interests in his Financial Disclosure Report, claims it was an inadvertent oversight...
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5.7K2Federal LawMeet Fifth Circuit Judge James ‘Jim’ Ho’s Attorney Spouse with a Resume which includes Defending MERSCORP and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
Apart from defending Bankers and MERS, Mrs. Ho is a member of the Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, appointed by U.S. Senators John...
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2.8K8Editors ChoiceAfter a Revisit from the Priesters, Who Reminded the Fifth Circuit their Erie Guess Was Proven to Be Lender Bias by the Supreme Court of Texas, they Say, to Hell With Ya, it Was a Guess and You’re No Saint, You’re Merely a Poor Sinner
Back in 2013, we affirmed the dismissal of the Priesters’ case, holding that a four-year statute of limitations barred their attempt to...
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1.8K2Debt Collector“Screw Payin’, the Don Owes Us.” Deutsche Bank’s History of Recent Fines are Listed in this Article But the Caveat is They Can Walk Away without Penalty when Donald Trump is inDebted to Them
That 7.2 Billion Dollar relief was to run until 2022 but Deutsche Bank CANCELLED the fine...yes, that's right, former Attorney General Loretta...
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1.6KLaws In TexasHow Texas Lawmakers Patched Open Government Laws But Kept Government Agencies Immune from Open Record Requests
HB 4181 would also transfer much of the authority of legislative records from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to the...
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2.3KLaws In Texas
How a House Bill Becomes Law in the State of Texas
The Texas Constitution divides state government into three separate but equal branches: the executive branch, headed by the governor; the judicial branch,...
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1.6KEditors ChoiceTrump would Lose to Biden in Texas say Pollsters as Deep-Red State Loses Faith in the President of the United States
Biden has had substantial leads in the polls among likely Democrat voters, but this is a huge step toward winning over more...
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2.0KFederal LawCommissioners Obtain Answer to AG opinion for $250k Fees Billed by Pro Tem Prosecutor
Between May 2017 and August 2018, Shearin submitted bills to the county amounting to $265,769, according to statements obtained by the Wood...
