Constitutional Issues Relating to Proposals for Legislation to Impose an Interest Rate Freeze/Reduction on Existing Mortgages.

Reviews Congressional authority to pass laws pertaining to foreclosures, and explains the Takings Clause, the Contract Clause, and Substantive Due Process jurisprudence. Applies the test a court is likely to use in assessing whether a Federal foreclosure moratorium would offend the Takings Clause gu...

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Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional law. Due process of law. Trusts and trustees. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book