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fair debt collection act
28 February 2018
Utah Supreme Court holds federal Fair Debt Practices Act is a strict liability statute.
by William Gaskill
23 June 2017
United States Supreme Court strikes down blanket ban on use of social media by convicted sex offenders; holds filing an admittedly time barred claim in bankruptcy does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Act; holds conviction for illegal procurement of naturalization based on false statements must be based on material statements and causation; and rejects a Brady claim.
by William Gaskill
14 June 2017
United Sates Supreme Court holds entities which buy debt and then try to collect it not covered by fair Debt Collection Act; summarily reverses decision holding Virginia geriatric release program unconstitutional for juvenile offenders serving life sentences; and limits expropriation claims against foreign governments in United states courts to cases where the taking of property actually violated international law
by William Gaskill
18 May 2016
United States Supreme Court remands challenges to Obamacare contraception mandate; holds federal securities law jurisdiction test is the same as that for general federal question jurisdiction; holds fraudulent transfers are actual fraud for bankruptcy purposes; remands fair credit reporting case to analyze complaint for concrete harm; rejects fair debt collection claim against private attorney collecting debt for Ohio; and summarily reversed 9th Circuit grant of habeas relief.
by William Gaskill