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14 May 2007, 10:49 pm
Getting a promotion these days at the Texas Youth Commission is like being promoted to become one of Darth Vader's lieutenants in Star Wars - seeing the fate of those who preceded you, one may reasonably prefer to avoid the honor.As of yesterday, an astonishing 93 people have been "suspended, terminated, or forced into retirement" reported Mike Ward at the Austin American Statesman ("Youth Commission suspends four superintendents," May 15). [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 5:13 pm
A Bad Idea Whose Time Should Never Come – Los Angeles lawyer Mike Emmick of Sheppard Mullin on the firm’s FDA Law Update Blog Airborne Water Pollution: North Carolina case decides whether Clean Water Act regulates airborne emissions – Omaha, Nebraska attorney Sean Minahan of Lamson, Dugan and Murray on his blog, the Midwest Agricultural Law Guide LMA2012 – Finding our Inspiration, Part I – Legal marketing expert Lindsay Griffiths of International… [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 4:26 am
John Whitmire and some advocacy groups at yesterday's hearing were still pushing the idea, reports Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman:“There are just over 1,400 youths left — about the size of a middle school in Austin — and yet the budget is $250 million, the central office staff remains large, the recidivism is still high … the cost of caring for each youth is $120,000 a year — an amazing amount,” Whitmire said. [read post]
19 Apr 2012, 8:55 am
Reports the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward, "Instead of jamming cellphone calls around prisons as Texas officials had earlier proposed, the California system would block outgoing cell calls, Web access and text messages by managing the cellphone signals at prisons — and allowing only signals from approved numbers to go through. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 4:54 pm
Death on the High Seas Act: Federal Court Questions the Powers of the President - San Mateo lawyer Mike Danko on his Aviation Law Monitor Army Corps/EPA Propose to Expand Federal Jurisdication over Waters and Wetlands - Cleveland attorney Joe Koncelik of Frantz Ward in his Ohio Environmental Law Blog Obama Administration Sets Forth Principles for Regulation and Oversight of Emerging Technologies - Washington, D.C. lawyer Lynn Bergeson of Bergeson & Campbell in the… [read post]
13 May 2009, 12:34 am
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman says her nomination appears to be in trouble:"She appears to be toast. [read post]
9 Nov 2006, 3:33 am
Ward; "A Law Professor Shares The Top Arbitrary Number (Turns Out to be Six) of Things Not to Do on Law School Exams," by Bill Childs; "Inspired by Last Week's Guest Post, a Worldly-Wise Law Student Offers Six Tips for Law Professors," by Dave! [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 1:52 pm
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23 Feb 2009, 12:05 am
Now they're predicting their numbers will "flat-line," the Statesman's Mike Ward reports:From a Legislative Budget Board report: "The residential population is expected to bed much lower than the population in previous fiscal years . . . [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 5:47 am
As House Corrections Chairman Jerry Madden told the Statesman's Mike Ward, "It could be that programs could not be brought on line fast enough, or the programs were limited for some reason," he said. [read post]
18 Aug 2009, 5:39 pm
Employee Claims Court Does Not Have Jurisdiction to Hear Retaliation Claim He Brought In First Place - Hartford attorney Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog Top 5 food-safety questions journalists should be asking - Kansas State University professor Doug Powell in the International Food Safety Network's BarfBlog Even Judges Must Follow Procedure - Texas lawyer Tom Crane on his San Antonio Employment Law… [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 7:39 am
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman has an article titled "Options running out for prison health funding," in which we learn that nobody really has a plan (surprise!) [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 5:30 pm
Deckman of Davis Wright Tremaine on their Hospitality Law Blog Mentoring 101 for Lawyers: Ten Tips for a Great Start – Professional development expert Cynthia Pladziewicz on her blog, Professional Development Perspectives Ball Now In USADA’s Court as the Anti-Doping Agency Gives Lance Armstrong 30-day Extension To Fight Doping Charges – Colorado attorney Mike Laszlo of Laszlo & Associates on the Boulder Criminal Law Advisor Ohio EPA Attempts Second… [read post]
26 Nov 2009, 6:29 pm
. - www.judgeroach.org Justice of the Peace - 4 Kelley Adley - www.kelleyadley.com Mike Yarbrough - www.judgemikeyarbrough.com Doug Reeves - no site yet DISTRICT ATTORNEY Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis - www.gregwillis.org K. [read post]
27 Mar 2009, 4:47 am
Right now in Texas, many county youth detention facilities - particularly those following "boot camp" models - don't even pretend to follow the types of best practices described in Ohio by the TPPF report.It's also worth mentioning that Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman recently criticized Ohio's juvie program for "permitting children to be routinely shackled, mandating that children accused of certain crimes be charged as adults and by not ensuring… [read post]
12 Aug 2008, 6:48 am
"Initially I thought let's just mimic what Barre and Rutland are doing now," says councilor Paul Decelles, a Republican from Ward 7. [read post]
5 Feb 2008, 10:36 pm
Maybe some of them will get asked.Weird Media Hit on New ConservatorDimitria Pope's chief legislative champion took a shot across the new conservator's bow this morning in the Austin Statesman, where Mike Ward has an odd little story accusing the new conservator of dealing consulting contracts to friends. [read post]
20 Nov 2007, 4:25 am
Here are a few excerpts from the MSM coverage:"Pepper spray used more liberally on kids," Mike Ward, Austin Statesman, Nov. 20"Incarcerated teenagers in the Texas Youth Commission system are getting pepper-sprayed by guards when they refuse to follow routine orders and while on suicide watch, not just when they pose a threat, a Travis County court was told Monday. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 12:00 pm
TX Prisons Will Block Smuggled Cell Phones: Mike Ward of Statesman News reports TX will begin blocking calls from smuggled cell phones at two prisons later this year. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 8:55 am
As well Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP counts former federal cabinet minister and premier of Quebec Lucien Bouchard as on of its partners. [read post]
