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Credit Slips

Credit Slips

Discusses credit and bankruptcy. By Professors Bob Lawless, Angela Littwin, Katie Porter, John Pottow, Deborah Thorne and Elizabeth Warren.

http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/
  • Jun 17

    Will the Supremes Trim Back Bankruptcy Courts' Powers?

    Will the Supremes Trim Back Bankruptcy Courts' Powers?
    In addition to the fair housing case that Alan noted, the Supreme Court also granted cert in a bankruptcy case, Law v. Siegel. Having listened to many bad jokes about my last name over the years, my initial reaction was...
  • Jun 17

    Supreme Court to Hear Housing Discrimination Case

    Supreme Court to Hear Housing Discrimination Case
    The Supreme Court granted certiorari today in MOUNT HOLLY, NJ, ET AL. V. MT. HOLLY GARDENS CITIZENS, on the question whether Fair Housing Act claims of race discrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing can be proven based...
  • Jun 13

    Fed Board Couldn't Be Bothered to Vote on Multi-Billion Foreclosure Settlement

    Fed Board Couldn't Be Bothered to Vote on Multi-Billion Foreclosure Settlement
    The foreclosure fraud settlements were already farcical, but it just gets worse and worse. Now we learn that the Fed approved the amendments to its consent orders with mortgage servicers without it actually going before the Board of Governors…
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The Yin Blog

The Yin Blog

Covers law, politics, pop culture, sports, and a touch of Iowa. By University of Iowa professor Tung Yin.

http://yin.typepad.com/the_yin_blog/
  • Jun 10

    Star Trek Into Darkness . . . .

    Star Trek Into Darkness . . . .
    So, I got to see "Star Trek Into Darkness" over the weekend. Alas, not the IMAX 3D version, because my little boys didn't fall asleep in time for me to make that showing. Oh well, it was still visually spectacular...
  • Jun 3

    Writers' Guild list of 101 best written TV serie

    Writers' Guild list of 101 best written TV serie
    Here's the list. The top 10 (#1 to #10) are "The Sopranos," "Seinfeld," "The Twilight Zone," "All in the Family," "M*A*S*H," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Mad Men," "Cheers," "The Wire," and "The West Wing." Obviously, my list would look...
  • May 29

    The best response to that annoying "You speak English so well . . . where are you from?" line of question

    The best response to that annoying "You speak English so well . . . where are you from?" line of question
    Strangely enough, I got asked the "you speak English so well. . . where are you from?" line of questions far more often in California than in Iowa or here in Oregon. But anyway, this is pretty hilarious:
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