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A bungled house sale, a bankrupt couple, and a statutory puzzle involving debts incurred through fraud

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The bankruptcy court thought Kate’s situation should be different, because she lacked any “actual knowledge” of the deficiencies in the disclosure statement. Because Buckley’s claim did not involve money obtained by her fraud, the bankruptcy court ruled that Kate could discharge that claim. Competing interpretive canons.

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‘Invisibility’ of Prosecutor Misconduct Erodes Trust: PA Report

The Crime Report

“American citizens lack the ability to make even the most cursory inquiry into whether their prosecutors operate within the rules,” the report asserted. million judicial opinions published between 2000 and 2016 by federal and state courts in Pennsylvania. Adopt American Bar Association Rules for Defining Prosecutorial Misconduct.