Denzel and lawyer hell: ‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ and the attorney afterlife
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Foreclosure hell: Sacramento judge says Bank of America stalked and bullied family into losing home
Housing Bubble 2 Surging home values, affable financing, market manipulation-Sacramento's seen it before. But how will things end this time around? , 05.02.13. Foreclosure News
Roman Polanski Says He’ll Come Back to US If Court Promises No Jail Time
When it comes to celebrities seeking special treatment for criminal acts, Roman Polanski should win an award of some kind, preferably along with a lengthy prison sentence. The fugitive director was alleged to have drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl, and he pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor, back in 1977. However, Polanski […]
Meet Neil Gorsuch, said to be a leading SCOTUS contender; Trump says he’ll announce pick next week
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Does Garland nomination have ‘a snowball’s chance in hell’? Lawyer’s suit fails; other ideas aired
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Hell or High Water
You might not think a movie about robbing banks illuminates some of the fundamentals of value investing, but then again, you might not have seen “Hell or High Water.” The movie tells the story of two brothers who traveled around rural Texas robbing small-town banks early in the morning to keep their family property out […]
How a predatory loan makes banks the bad guys in ‘Hell or High Water’
Sure, critics have been raving about the modern outlaw flick “Hell or High Water” for its quietly funny, deftly wrought action sequences and long shots of the desolate West Texas landscape. Yes, director David Mackenzie's cops-and-robbers tale explores big themes like family loyalty, mortality and the pursuit of justice in a world of unjust systems […]
Judge who accused prosecutor of ‘lie from the pit of hell’ agrees to reprimand and apology
A resolution has been reached of a legal ethics case against South Florida judge who ran into trouble last year, while still new on the… ABA Journal Daily News
Judge who called state position a ‘lie from the pit of hell’ faces ethics charges
A Florida judge is facing ethics charges after calling the state position in an appeal seeking his recusal a “lie from the pit of hell.” … ABA Journal Daily News