Couple seeks review of revoked visa

Couple seeks review of revoked visa

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The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents – “green-card holders” – can apply for a visa for their immediate relatives. If their petition is denied, they might seek to appeal that decision in federal court. But Congress, seeking to reduce the second-guessing of immigration officials, has foreclosed judicial review of purely … Read the rest

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

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

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The court will hear its second bankruptcy case of the week next Tuesday, with Bartenwerfer v. Buckley following close on the heels of the Monday argument in MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC. The cases could hardly be more different. MOAC Mall Holdings involves the assignment of a shopping-center lease in a large corporate reorganization. Bartenwerfer presents a single impecunious debtor attempting to discharge a debt incurred through the fraud of her husband.

The case involves … Read the rest