Above The Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The post Lawyer’s Light Sentence Tells The Truth About Texas Abortion Laws appeared first on Above the Law. He admitted to spiking his wife's drink with abortion-inducing drugs without her knowledge.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

A Texas judge granted on Thursday a temporary restraining order (TRO) barring the enforcement of the state’s strict abortion bans on a pregnant woman whose fetus was recently diagnosed with a fatal condition. Texas’s trigger ban took effect in 2021. Texas’s pre- Roe ban dates back to 1925.

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MAY 31, 2022

The US Supreme Court Tuesday temporarily blocked a Texas social media law in a 5-4 vote. The law, Texas House Bill 20 (HB20), prohibits social media platforms from censoring users “based on viewpoint” and requires them to release biannual transparency reports.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

US District Judge Robert Pitman for the Western District of Texas Wednesday blocked a Texas law that would prohibit large social media platforms from censoring users based on their viewpoints. This law was set to take effect Thursday. . In September, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law. .

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A Texas judge ruled in favor of Barbers Hill Independent School District on Thursday, finding that the school district did not violate a new state law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination when it punished a black student for refusing to change his hairstyle.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Friday ruled that Texas law HB 20 , which prohibits social media platforms from censoring users “based on viewpoint” and requires them to release biannual transparency reports, is constitutional. Judge Andrew S. Oldham wrote the opinion, and judge Edith H. Jones concurred.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Chief US District Judge Alia Moses rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction from Texas on Wednesday to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from cutting wire fencing at the US-Mexico border. The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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MARCH 20, 2024

“Texas Deportation Law Gets Skeptical Reception From Key Judge; Chief judge suggests law infringes on US immigration power; Hearing follows late-night order temporarily blocking law”: Madlin Mekelburg of Bloomberg News has this report.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“Fifth Circuit keeps Texas anti-drag law on ice as the state’s appeal proceeds; Judge James Ho, though, wrote that Texas should immediately be allowed to enforce the law — despite a district judge’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

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MAY 9, 2024

“Shopping for the Judge You Want Honed to Perfection in Texas”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Shopping for the Judge You Want Honed to Perfection in Texas” appeared first on How Appealing.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

US District Judge Robert Pitman Friday ruled that Texas abortion funds cannot be prosecuted for aiding women who travel out of Texas to get abortions. In August 2022, numerous abortion funds, pro-choice groups and non-profit organizations brought the lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Monday against a pregnant woman who challenged the state’s abortion restrictions. Before Cox could safely obtain the abortion, however, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Supreme Court to block it. Her health is on the line. .”

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JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied Tuesday the appeal of Texas citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal, who claimed that her arrest for misuse of information was unconstitutional. Villarreal had brought a civil rights claim against the city of Laredo, Texas over her 2018 arrest.

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APRIL 26, 2024

“Hunter Heck ’24 on the ‘Appeal’ of Law School; Lile Moot Court Finalist First Advocated for Peers as Texas Tech Student Body President”: Mike Fox of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A US federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday that the state’s ban on drag performances was unconstitutional and blocked it from going into effect. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the ban, Senate Bill 12 (SB 12), into law back in June.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A Texas federal district judge issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday that ordered Texas to move its floating barrier from the Rio Grande’s main waters to the riverbank. ” Ezra found that “permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation’s navigable waters.”

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Above The Law

MAY 7, 2024

This Biglaw firm is one of the latest to open an office in Texas. The post Top Biglaw Firm Opens Another Texas Outpost With The Help Of Some Lateral Partners appeared first on Above the Law.

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OCTOBER 9, 2021

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday has temporarily reinstated Texas’ six-week abortion ban after a lower court had blocked the law just two days earlier. The controversial law was blocked by Judge Robert Pitman on Wednesday after a complaint was filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Texans deserve better.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court placed an administrative stay on Friday on a lower court’s temporary restraining order (TRO) that barred the enforcement of the state’s strict abortion bans on a pregnant woman whose fetus was recently diagnosed with a fatal condition. This is why people should not need to beg for healthcare in a court of law.

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MARCH 11, 2024

“Texas tells Supreme Court its immigration law is key to handling border crisis; The high court faces a Wednesday deadline as it considers whether Texas exceeded its authority by implementing its own migrant deportation infrastructure”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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MARCH 3, 2024

“Appeals Court Intervenes in Legal Showdown on the Texas Border; Action by the appeals court was likely to speed up a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on a wide-ranging Texas immigration enforcement law”: J. Supreme Court on a wide-ranging Texas immigration enforcement law” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Trevino , which concerns the arrest of a Castle Hills, Texas councilwoman who argues that she was arrested in retaliation for her critical speech about the city’s government. Later, the police charged Gonzalez with violating a state law prohibiting impairing or removing government records.

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The Crime Report

JULY 21, 2023

The Texas “ law of parties ” allow prosecutors to seek and secure the execution of individuals involved in what is more generally known as “felony murder” crimes—offenses that involve more than one person, all of whom can be prosecuted as equal participants even though one or more of the participants may have had no direct involvement in the murder.

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MARCH 11, 2024

The post “In Death Penalty Cases, a Texas Court Tests the Supreme Court’s Patience; The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, one law professor said, treats Supreme Court rulings as ‘optional guideposts rather than the commands of a higher tribunal’” appeared first on How Appealing.

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APRIL 5, 2023

“How a Texas abortion law could spur N.Y. The post “How a Texas abortion law could spur N.Y. climate lawsuits”: Lesley Clark of Climatewire has this report. climate lawsuits” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MAY 26, 2023

The Texas state House of Representatives filed articles of impeachment Thursday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton allegedly directed Texas prosecutor Brandon Cammack to “conduct an investigation into a baseless complaint,” during which Cammack issued more than 30 grand jury subpoenas.

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JURIST

AUGUST 6, 2023

Travis County District Judge Jessica Mangrum issued a temporary injunctive order Friday, blocking a Texas abortion ban from being applied to people with pregnancy complications. ” Zurawski and several other plaintiffs, who were pregnant at the time of filing, sued the state of Texas to block the state’s abortion ban in March. .”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 10, 2022

A Texas state court Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed against a physician who violated Texas’s state law that bans abortions after six weeks. A lawsuit was filed against Dr. Alan Braid claiming he violated the Texas state law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Texas Senate declined to discuss House Bill (HB) 4 on Sunday, instead adjourning until Tuesday, the last day of the legislative body’s special session. Since HB 4 passed the Texas House on October 26 and made its way to the Senate, it has drawn considerable scrutiny.

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MARCH 27, 2024

“Supreme Court’s Texas Order Highlights Abuse of Dubious Shortcut”: Will Havemann has this essay online at Bloomberg Law. The post “Supreme Court’s Texas Order Highlights Abuse of Dubious Shortcut” appeared first on How Appealing.

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APRIL 3, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) last week criticized two immigration enforcement bills before the Texas state legislature that would expand the state’s ability to enforce immigration laws, a matter usually left to the US federal government. Statistics show that 2.4

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Above The Law

MAY 9, 2024

The post Looks Like The YSL RICO Case Would Have Been A Lot Shorter If It Were In Texas appeared first on Above the Law. Three cheers for common sense!

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OCTOBER 29, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Friday that the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars private individuals from suing Texas Governor Greg Abbott over Executive Order GA-37. The governor shall use the personnel of the Texas Highway Patrol only if the other personnel of the department are unable to cope with the emergency.

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APRIL 11, 2024

“Washington Judge Cedes Credit Card Late Fee Suit to Texas Court; Fifth Circuit blocked transfer of the case from Texas; Industry is seeking an injunction blocking $8 fee cap”: Evan Weinberger of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against Texas Thursday, claiming its recent voting restrictions violate federal voting rights. The DOJ asked the court to enjoin Texas from enforcing the recently signed law. ” But he added that he was “extremely confident” that the court would uphold it.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

“Texas Abortion Laws’ Cruel Outcomes; The results of overturning Roe have reached their awful, logical conclusion”: You can access yesterday’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

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