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California State Courts Continue to Validate Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors

In 2005, in a blow to assignments for the benefit of creditors ("ABC") in California, the Ninth Circuit in Sherwood Partners Inc. v. Lycos ("Sherwood I"), 394 F.3d 1198 (9th Cir. 2005), held that an assignee in an ABC cannot … Continue reading

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Obama Asks Supreme Court to Validate Warrantless GPS Tracking

In August, 2010, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal appeals court to rule that prolonged GPS tracking of a suspect's vehicle without a warrant violated the Fourth Amendment. In doing so, it reversed a conviction and … Continue reading

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