Underwater, Facing Foreclosure – The Banks May Not Drown You

During the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis, Banks and Investors undertook fewer foreclosures because such actions were losing propositions.  Now that the real estate market has recovered, Banks and Investors are using foreclosures to take your homes, and make lots of money.  While you are drowning, they are doing swimmingly well.  The delay by the Banks and Investors in bringing foreclosure actions however may be a lifeline for you.…  

More on Foreclosure in the D.C.

The Foreclosure Court in the District of Columbia is as active as ever, perhaps more so now than in the four years since it was created.  Attorneys for the Banks, other Financial Institutions and big Investors are joining together, consolidating their resources and knowledge, making for a formidable force against typically unrepresented homeowners.  Our friends and neighbors are losing their only asset for wealth building and legacies, gained over many years of hard work and toil. …  

Know Your Rights at Demonstrations and Protests

Can my free speech be restricted because of what I say—even if it is controversial?

No. The First Amendment prohibits restrictions based on the content of speech. However, this does not mean that the Constitution completely protects all types of free speech activity in every circumstance. Police and government officials are allowed to place certain nondiscriminatory and narrowly drawn “time, place and manner” restrictions on the exercise of First Amendment rights.…