Michigan leaders move for sanctions against GOP attorneys in Trump election lawsuits
Michigan AG files motion for sanctions against 3 Michigan attorneys, Texas attorney Sidney Powell
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Sidney Powell, right, speaks next to former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, as members of President Donald Trump s legal team, during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
LANSING, Mich. – Democratic Michigan officials are taking action against attorneys who supported former President Donald Trump and his campaign in their effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
[co-author: Savannah Johnston, Law Clerk]
Most lawyers and bankers understand the basic terms of the automatic stay when a Debtor files bankruptcy. 11 USC section 362 applies to all bankruptcy chapters and provides as follows:
(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a petition filed under section 301, 302, or 303 of this title, or an application filed under section 5(a)(3) of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, operates as a stay, applicable to all entities, of
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the commencement or continuation, including the issuance or employment of process, of a judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding against the debtor that was or could have been commenced before the commencement of the case under this title, or to recover a claim against the debtor that arose before the commencement of the case under this title;
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Haywood himself, the book details the story of Haywood’s childhood in Mississippi through the present day. Most famously and often featured in the story, Haywood and the Seattle SuperSonics in 1970 sued the NBA for the right to play. At the time, the league required that a player be four years out of high school to be eligible. His case reached the highest level, the United States Supreme Court, before he won and was allowed to take the basketball court with the NBA’s Seattle SuperSonics.
Haywood believes the ruling, which paved the way for future talent to make the leap from high school directly to the NBA, or to the NBA after one year of college, should be known as the Spencer Haywood Rule, hence the books title.
January 29, 2021 by dmartignetti
Phil Goldberg who is special counsel to the Manufacturer’ Accountability Project who is arguing a landmark climate case before the United States Supreme Court.
– The Manufacturers’ Accountability Project has announced that Axis Research conducted a nationwide poll this month of 1,003 voters to better understand voters’ attitudes about lawsuits targeting manufacturers over climate change.
The poll explored voices across the political and demographic spectrum to understand the opinions among the electorate.
Key Takeaways from Poll Findings:
• A majority of voters (54%) say it’s “not important” to sue manufacturers over accusations of climate change; in fact, just 13% say it is “very important.”