Mukasey defends government lawyers who wrote interrogation memos

[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile; JURIST news archive] defended Bush administration attorneys who authored memoranda supporting the legality of coercive interrogating tactics - the so-called "torture memos" [JURIST news archive] - in a commencement address [text] to Boston College Law School graduates Friday. Emphasizing the legal complexity of the issues raised in
2008-05-25T14:27:00-04:00

OPEC antitrust bill 'projection of US economic problems': Iran oil official

[JURIST] National Iranian Oil Co. [corporate website] Director of International Affairs Hojatollah Ghanimi Fard [profile, in Persian] derided US bill HR 6074 [materials] on Saturday, calling it "inexpert" and "a projection of US economic problems" in an interview with Shana [Shana.ir report], the news service of the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum [official website, in Persian]. The proposed
2008-05-25T14:27:00-04:00

Executing a Power of Attorney to Help Prevent Foreclosure

One of the most serious decisions homeowners facing foreclosure may be asked to make is to sign over the deed to their home. Transferring ownership of the property diminishes their ability to keep control over the house, and may just reward a scammer with an easy target. Just as serious and potentially dangerous, though, is the decision to sign over a power of attorney to a third party to represent the homeowners.
Wed, 14 May 2008 13:47:19 -0500

Supreme Court affirms ruling allowing anti-apartheid claims to proceed after recusals

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Monday affirmed [PDF text] a judgment by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on an anti-apartheid claims lawsuit on the rare grounds that it lacked a quorum due to four recusals. Am. Isuzu Motors, Inc., et al. v. Ntsebeza, Lungisile, et al involved a huge class of plaintiffs suing several dozen companies which did
2008-05-12T14:39:00-04:00

Supreme Court takes death row habeas claim

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] granted limited certiorari Monday in Bell v. Kelly (07-1223) [docket; cert. petition, PDF], where it will consider whether the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when, in conflict with decisions of the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, it applied the deferential standard of 28 U.S.C. � 2254(d), reserved for claims "adjudicated on
2008-05-12T14:39:00-04:00

Jingle Mail And California Law - Giving The Mortgage Back To The Bank

If you owe $800,000 on a $550,000 house, and give the bank the $550,000 house, can the bank then try to collect the $250,000 difference? Or to use the legal terminology, can the bank seek a deficiency judgment? The answer, in California, is probably not...
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:25:46 -0500