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The "Wal-Mart" Footnote – Milavetz v. U.S.
I think the key part of the entire recent United States Supreme Court Opinion in Milavetz v. United States, as far as any legible understanding of what debtor’s attorneys can and can not advise clients is in Footnote 6 of the opinion, which is found on page 18, the...
Justices reject First Amendment challenges to bankruptcy law
This summary of today's opinion from First Amendment Scholar David L. Hudson, Jr. and the First Amendment Center: click here for the article click here for the USSC opinion I have not read the opinion itself, but in reading Mr. Hudson's summary, it sounds as if...
Why you need to file bankruptcy. . . by Jay Jump
If you are considering bankruptcy, please, please read this blog post by Washington State bankruptcy attorney Jay Jump. He get's it ! An excerpt: "You can villify me later. For now, I need you to read and get some perspective. Pay attention because we’re going to move...
New Mexico Leads the Way in Combating Foreclosure – Truthout.Org
"As the Obama administration works up its 12,487th plan for keeping underwater homeowners in their homes, New Mexico's legislation had the courage and good sense to do the obvious: let foreclosed homeowners stay in their home as renters. The New Mexico legislature...
Financial reform bill hangs on consumer protection – Washington Post
"There is real danger that the rules could get even worse if there isn't an independent watchdog with real teeth," said Elizabeth Warren, chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, which is monitoring the federal bailout of the financial industry. click here for full...
Good Questions to Ask a Bankruptcy Attorney You Are Considering Hiring
Oklahoma Bankruptcy Attorney Dan Nunley has a good blog post on what questions to ask a bankruptcy attorney that you are considering hiring. I very rarely get asked questions like these, but wish that I did. If more consumers of bankruptcy services were savvy and...