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US appeals court upholds preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of Texas immigration law SB4 pending litigation

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A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a controversial Texas law, Senate Bill (SB) 4 , will remain on hold as litigation continues. SB4, the controversial Texas law that is the subject of this continued litigation, was originally signed into law in December 2023.

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Biglaw Firm Launches Takeover Of Successful Litigation Boutique To Open New Texas Outpost

Above The Law

The post Biglaw Firm Launches Takeover Of Successful Litigation Boutique To Open New Texas Outpost appeared first on Above the Law. We are taking the team, lock, stock and barrel,' said Steptoe's chair.

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Federal judge declines Texas request to block immigration officials from cutting border fencing

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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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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Texas councilwoman First Amendment retaliatory arrest case

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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. Blatt argued that expanding the probable cause exception could lead to excessive litigation.

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2023 Patent Litigation: A Year In Review

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The Western District of Texas also lost its place as the most popular patent litigation venue in the U.S. in 2023, with the Eastern District of Texas overtaking it.

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DOJ threatens to sue Texas over floating barriers on Rio Grande border

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Environment and Natural Resources Division sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Interim Attorney General Angela Colmenero on Thursday over the legality of Texas deploying floating barriers in the Rio Grande. Constitution and the Texas Constitution.

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Texas attorney general offers to accept contested facts to end whistleblower lawsuit

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton offered to end a whistleblower lawsuit against him on Thursday by not contesting the facts of the case and accepting any judgment against him. Last year, t he Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton by a vote of 121 to 23. Paxton was acquitted on all charges at his impeachment trial.

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