Stephen R. Bough—the federal court judge overseeing the Burnett case—has been asked, yet again, to recuse himself from a case after accepting contributions from plaintiffs to his wife’s campaign. Judge Bough is no stranger to these accusations, having proactively asked parties involved in the Burnett case if they felt he should recuse himself last year,…

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One of the bills under consideration in Congress to address the affordability crisis is the Humans Over Private Equity (HOPE) for Homeownership Act. Introduced in February 2025, the bill points to large financial entities purchasing single-family homes in bulk as a reason for high prices, and looks to remedy it with new tax statutes. The…

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