Displaying Journal Articles for Author Alane A. Becket

The Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 1998 ("Religious Liberty Act") was the latest move in the battle between the Supreme Court and Congress over a debtor's right to tithe in bankruptcy. The Act directly targets a…

In 1995, in Field v. Mans, 1 the U.S. Supreme Court held that the standard for creditor reliance in fraud cases under §523(a)(2)(A) is justifiable reliance. Although not a credit card case, the Court shed light on what type of investigation…