by hlsjrnldev | Apr 22, 2011 | Amicus, Voting and Elections Rights
The National Institute on Money in State Politics published a report this week that breaks down over a quarter-million dollars in campaign contributions received by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller from the finance, insurance, and real estate industries. The large sum...
by hlsjrnldev | Jan 25, 2011 | Amicus, Uncategorized
Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court voided multiple foreclosures by US Bancorp and Wells Fargo, holding that because the banks presented no evidence that the mortgages were assigned to them during the securitization process, they did not hold...
by hlsjrnldev | Nov 16, 2010 | Amicus
This week will likely present a flurry of news coverage on the ongoing foreclosure crisis, as bankers and consumer advocates head to Capitol Hill to appear before the Senate Banking Committee. The hearings follow the release of a report from the Congressional...
by hlsjrnldev | Nov 2, 2010 | Amicus, Voting and Elections Rights
Before heading out to vote today, check out this short discussion of restrictions on clothing at polling places. Most states have rules banning electioneering activities within a certain distance of polling places, and these rules are generally construed as...
by hlsjrnldev | Oct 25, 2010 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Poverty and Economic Justice
Media coverage of the foreclosure crisis continues, with a New York Times piece on Bank of America’s resumption of foreclosures in judicial foreclosure states, as well as the related mass violations of homeowners’ due process rights. In Florida, one of the...
