Tag Archives: law
Allies: Judge upset by Obama remarks not political
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? A federal judge who called out President Barack Obama for saying it would be “unprecedented” for the Supreme Court to strike down a law like his administration’s health care overhaul is a conservative voice on what may be the nation’s most conservative appeals court. But those who know Judge Jerry E. [...]
South Carolina sues Obama administration over voter ID law (Reuters)
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) ? South Carolina’s attorney general sued President Barack Obama’s administration on Tuesday over the federal government’s rejection of the state’s new voter identification law, arguing it would not disenfranchise any potential voters. The Obama administration in December blocked South Carolina’s law, signed by Republican Governor Nikki Haley in May, because of [...]
Advice to New Lawyers From An Old Hand – Bankruptcy Mastery
? Pamela Simmons is one of the towering figures in the field of mortgage law, Truth in Lending and the mortgage meltdown. She and her partner Bill Purdy are my go-to lawyers for anything related to mortgage loans gone bad. I count her a friend as well. Below is an open letter she wrote to [...]
Legal Language and N-Grams at SCOTUS ? Slaw
Words have meaning. The context, tone, and interplay give rise to nuances that is the basis for statutory and case law interpretation. But sometimes the iteration of words have meaning too. The frequency and repetitiveness of certain words can at times given insight into a culture or society. At Jurix: The 24th International Conference on [...]