U.S. Top Court Deals Setback to Miami in Predatory Lending Suits

Writing for the court, liberal Justice Stephen Breyer said Miami had the legal standing to sue the banks but needed to present more evidence that the …
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WASHINGTON –   The Supreme Court handed a partial victory to the city of Miami Monday, ruling it was authorized to bring ambitious lawsuits alleging Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. engaged in financial-crisis era discriminatory lending that led to urban blight and falling property values. The court, however, in a 5-3 ruling, said Miami in future proceedings will have to establish that the banks caused direct harm to the city, a standard that could prove challenging. T…
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N. Writing for the court, liberal Justice Stephen Breyer said Miami had the legal standing to sue the banks but needed to present more evidence that …
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The Indiana Supreme Court is denying a request from an attorney who wanted his public records case against Vice President Mike Pence to be given a fresh look amid revelations that the former Republican governor used a private AOL email account to conduct state business. The court’s ruling effectively ends the two-year effort by Indianapolis attorney William Groth, a Democrat, for documents and emails from Pence’s tenure as governor, his lawyer Gregory Bowes said Monday. Groth initially sued aft…
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