On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., No. 16–349, holding that a company may collect debts that it purchased for its own account without triggering the statutory definition of...more
6/13/2017
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Debt Buyers ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
FDCPA ,
Henson v Santander Consumer USA ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Microsoft Corp. v. Baker, No. 15–457, holding that federal courts of appeals lack jurisdiction under 28 U. S. C. §1291, to review orders denying class certification (and orders...more
On June 18, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, No. 14-144, holding that a State’s specialty vehicle license plates constitute government speech, so a State that allows...more
On June 18, 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided Reed v. Town of Gilbert, No. 13-502, holding that a municipal code subjecting signs to different regulations depending on whether the sign displayed an ideological...more
6/19/2015
/ Churches ,
Citations ,
Compelling Governmental Interest ,
Content-Based Restrictions ,
Exemptions ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Permits ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reed v Town of Gilbert ,
SCOTUS ,
Signs ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
Zoning Laws