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27 Jun 2016, 6:37 am by Eugene Volokh
Eighth Circuit: The district court erred in dismissing the case before some relevant issues have been addressed in state court. [read post]
27 May 2016, 8:00 am by John Elwood
Texas, 15-797, a state-on-bottom capital case with roots in Houston. [read post]
26 May 2016, 7:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Houston muni courts almost never waive debt for indigenceNext, let's turn to municipal courts and debtors prison issues. [read post]
17 Mar 2016, 3:25 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
At the 5th Circuit, former Texas Supreme Court judge Priscilla Owen authored an opinion overturning a child porn conviction because of prosecutorial misconduct.John Cornyn, George Will tout crimjust reformColumnist George Will featured comments from Texas Sen. [read post]
24 Feb 2016, 2:48 pm by John Floyd
  Government Steps up Investigation   In a February 8, 2016 opinion, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals described Houston’s residence as being part of the “Houston family farm. [read post]
10 Feb 2016, 3:47 pm by David Kravets
The decision (PDF) by the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the nine-year sentence of a man named Rocky Houston, who was caught by the camera as being a felon in possession of a gun. [read post]
Eighteen states, while arguing that the district courts had jurisdiction to hear their claims, filed protective petitions for review in their respective circuit courts. [read post]
30 Dec 2015, 3:32 am by Walter Olson
Federal Circuit court of appeals says government can’t deny trademark as “disparaging” just because it frowns on its expressive content, implications are favorable for Washington Redskins in their legal case [Eugene Volokh, Paul Alan Levy, In Re Simon Shiao Tam opinion, case won by past Overlawyered guestblogger Ron Coleman] Mentally ill man walks into San Diego county recorder’s office, submits properly filled-out deed transferring major… [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 6:31 pm by Staff Writer
  In the $260 million scheme, eleven Harris County individuals, including five Houston-area physicians, were indicted for conspiracy to bill Medicare for unnecessary health services. [read post]
16 Oct 2015, 10:45 am by Evan M. Levow
A federal court of appeals recently ruled that part of a lawsuit filed by two former Houston Police Department (HPD) crime lab employees may continue in trial court. [read post]
31 Aug 2015, 12:21 pm by CJLF Staff
Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument this morning in its review of a Los Angeles federal judge's 2014 ruling declaring California's death penalty unconstitutional due to "systemic delays" that render the practice, in the judge's determination, arbitrary and unconstitutional. [read post]
23 Aug 2015, 2:41 pm by JD Hull
“Sometimes when a male senior partner is in front of me arguing, I can see the female associate next to them flinching, as the beautifully written brief they wrote is ruined,” said Sophia Hall, a Cook County, Illinois, circuit court judge. [read post]