Unanimous jury requirement applies to older criminal cases, top state court rules
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7th Circuit upholds Wisconsin’s mandatory bar, says precedent applies until Supreme Court overrules it
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Chemerinsky: SCOTUS weighs whether freedom of speech applies to students off campus using social media
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1st Circuit Applies Rooker-Feldman Doctrine in Affirming Dismissal of …
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently applied the Rooker-Feldman doctrine , which limits federal-court jurisdiction, in affirming the dismissal of claims brought against a mortgage loan servicer in federal court. The matter arose from foreclosure proceedings that were initiated by the servicer in the Massachusetts Land Court. Foreclosure News
Supreme Court rules federal age-bias law applies to state and local governments of any size
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether FDCPA Applies to Non-Judicial Foreclosure Proceedings
McCarthy & Holthus LLP, et al. , and resolve a circuit split on whether the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act applies to non-judicial foreclosure proceedings. Because the Supreme Court's decision in Obduskey will determine whether the FDCPA's protections apply in countless non-judicial foreclosure actions, it could have a significant financial impact on the mortgage industry. […]
Supreme Court to decide if excessive fines clause applies to states in seized SUV case
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Reaffirming Rash – Replacement Value Applies to Cram Down Valuations
Cram down reorganization, a fundamental concept in bankruptcy law, allows a debtor to retain possession and use of collateral while reducing the principal value of the secured debt to the present value of the collateral. Inherent in creating this repayment plan is the need to determine the value of the secured collateral at the time […]
Family court judge rules Obergefell applies retroactively, and women had a common-law marriage
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Gloversville applies for grant that could help codes enforcement
During Tuesday's Common Council meeting, Fourth Ward Councilman Steven Smith confirmed the city's application for a grant from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation on Aug. 16. The grant would see $ 13 million through its Housing Stabilization Fund given to a variety of programs including homeowner outreach, mapping and code enforcement. According to a joint […]