There’s a glimmer of hope for law grads with huge student debt seeking relief from bankruptcy courts.
While the test for when that rare species of relief for student loans may be discharged (the Eighth Circuit uses a “totality of circumstances” measure), a new decision from the chief judge of Manhattan’s bankruptcy court took one heckuva load from the shoulders of a non-practicing man.
Many cities – such as Denver – want the Supreme Court to act quickly to put a damper on urban camping.
Just a week ago, a Colorado state court nixed Denver’s outlawing of people camping in public. The court joined a number of tribunals in holding that people couldn’t be prohibited from camping in public when there was no reasonable alternative.
Whatever you think about President Donald Trump’s troubles leading to impeachment this week (with a trial still to come), former President Bill Clinton’s troubles were at least twice as long!
Last week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) met at a resort in Scottsdale and a group of left-leaning Arizonans filed suit against the state lawmakers in attendance, claiming that their being there violated the Open Meetings Act.
This is not an ad, but a “thank you” note to United Air Lines for demonstrating grace under pressure during the Thanksgiving weather crunch which fouled up travel plans for millions of Americans.
For us, UAL transformed calamity into joy as we flew from Prescott’s tiny airport to Denver and then back to Arizona on the day after the holiday.
Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 12:00am
You wouldn’t have much sympathy for a thug who mugged an old widow after she cashed her Social Security check, barricaded himself into his own home, armed to the teeth, and was captured only after the cops bashed down the door.