Weekly Briefs: Accused ‘my guns are bigger’ judge resigns; Texas district attorney resigns, takes the Fifth
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Barrett’s expansive view of Second Amendment could provide fifth vote to strike down gun laws
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Compelled-password decision is ‘death knell’ for Fifth Amendment, state justice argues
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CMBS loan delinquency rates fall for fifth quarter in a row: MBA
The performance of loans included in commercial mortgage-backed securities improved for the fifth consecutive quarter, with delinquencies down 179 basis points over the time frame, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. CMBS loans that are at least 30 days late or real estate owned fell 47 basis points to 3.05% in the third quarter. Foreclosure […]
Michael Cohen plans to invoke the Fifth Amendment in Stormy Daniels case
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Michael Flynn reportedly invokes Fifth Amendment in letter to Senate
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Roberts provides fifth vote to halt execution of Alabama inmate
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Ex-cop is jailed until he reveals computer passwords; appeal claims Fifth Amendment violation
A former Philadelphia police officer is arguing a federal magistrate had no authority to send him to prison for refusing to reveal passwords to two… ABA Journal Daily News
No need for blanket ban on testimony by cops who took Fifth in attorney-client eavesdrop, court says
There is no need for a blanket ban on testimony by police officers accused of secretly listening to a conversation between a murder suspect and… ABA Journal Daily News
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Clarifies Abandonment of Loan Acceleration
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently clarified how mortgage lenders and servicers can abandon a loan acceleration under Texas law. Although Texas generally requires foreclosure actions to be brought no more than four years after a loan is first accelerated, the holding in Boren v. Foreclosure News