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3 Jan 2012, 9:56 am
A state district judge in Dallas County has ruled that a Texas death penalty statute is unconstitutional because it allows prosecutors to arbitrarily seek capital punishment. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 5:12 am
It strikes me as outright bizarre that one state agency is refusing to contract with another one when the Legislature explicitly told them to. [read post]
21 Sep 2014, 8:50 am
Problem is, judges make those appointments and nobody can tell them what to do but the Legislature. [read post]
31 Jul 2024, 7:37 am
In both states, the executive branch leadership has dominated the legislature, leaving few constraints on their actions. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 1:04 pm
Less than a week ago, the Supreme Court granted a request by North Carolina Republicans to block (at least temporarily) an order by a three-judge federal court in that state that would have required the state legislature to submit a new federal congressional map today. [read post]
27 Mar 2017, 10:58 am
Specifically, courts in North Carolina, Montana, South Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming have expressly held that continued employment is insufficient consideration to support a non-compete entered into midstream of employment. [read post]
26 Feb 2012, 3:43 pm
Every time I think the Bronze Golden State has reached a new low, I have to remember that I should never overestimate the intelligence of the California legislature. [read post]
14 Jan 2011, 5:34 am
MORE: From a discussion forum at the Texas State Troopers Association:This what the Legislature needs to know:In 2008, DPS had 9 employees making over $100K per year and 26 employees making over $90K per year. [read post]
19 Oct 2010, 8:30 am
" Burnam says he will file a resolution in the Texas Legislature's 2011 session to start impeachment proceedings against Keller. [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 5:13 am
"...States have repealed straight ticket devices in the past fifty years are Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas (effective 2019), and Wisconsin. [read post]
23 Feb 2011, 2:06 pm
But it wasn't any of them.In all those states (except Ohio, of course and alas) the legislatures have repealed or come very close to repealing the death penalty. [read post]
18 Aug 2020, 11:36 am
Finally, cities around the state face budget shortfalls because of COVID combined with revenue caps the Legislature already approved. [read post]
29 Jun 2021, 3:28 pm
Texas is a community property state while Illinois is a common law state. [read post]
29 Jun 2021, 3:28 pm
Texas is a community property state while Illinois is a common law state. [read post]
9 Jun 2022, 12:57 pm
Applying this more critical, quasi-cost-benefit analysis, the Court found two Texas abortion statutes to be impermissibly burdensome. [read post]
9 Dec 2016, 10:21 am
The state refuses to protect drivers This shouldn’t be happening in Texas. [read post]
18 Apr 2016, 1:11 pm
State crimes are a defined by statutes enacted by state legislatures. [read post]
11 Dec 2013, 12:09 pm
Activists continued the long, hard slog of pushing state legislatures to repeal their sodomy laws, but it took seven years before these efforts first saw any success. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 8:25 am
… Elsewhere – that would include states like Texas. [read post]
21 May 2014, 1:33 pm
Texas laws covering police officers, by comparison, contain no blanket provision for suspending or revoking an officer’s license for misconduct — making it virtually impossible to take away an officer’s license for anything short of a felony conviction.The Legislature has created a system that lets bad cops easily get their discharges upgraded and created disincentives for departments to accurately describe reasons for dismissal on the state's… [read post]
