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3 Jul 2012, 10:46 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Republican Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who sued the federal government over “Obamacare” on Texas’ behalf, said it’s not yet clear whether Texas will opt out of the expansion — and the associated funding. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 2:29 pm
Coyle said she caught a few words with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a leading voice in opposition to the law, as they left the courtroom this morning. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 1:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
OTOH, Governor Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott, and many Republican legislators have staked out extremist positions against Obamacare, and the state could choose to reject the money on principle. [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 7:27 am by Steve Hall
Turned down in their request for secrecy by state Attorney General Greg Abbott for the second time in as many months, Texas prison officials have revealed that their large stockpile of lethal injection drugs — probably the largest in the country — came from a South Carolina pharmaceutical supplier. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 8:56 am by Steve Hall
Still, Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office made the right call in ordering the DNA tests, but not because of any belief here that they will exonerate Hank Skinner. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 7:36 am by Steve Hall
A spokesman for Attorney General Greg Abbott did not say what led to his office's new stance on testing. [read post]
22 May 2012, 6:17 pm by Rick Hasen
Austin American Statesman: “In an effort to move to trial more quickly, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has quietly dropped his opposition to the Department of Justice’s request to take depositions from state lawmakers in the voter identification case.” [read post]
21 May 2012, 9:14 am by Steve Hall
Forced to go public by an order from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, state prison officials late Friday disclosed that they have enough lethal drugs on hand to carry out as many as 23 executions. [read post]
18 May 2012, 7:10 am by Steve Hall
In an opinion dated Monday, Attorney General Greg Abbott overruled arguments by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that disclosure of the information would endanger employees and allow death-penalty opponents to try to cut off the agency's supply line for the three drugs used in executions. [read post]
17 Apr 2012, 9:27 am by Steve Hall
Lawyers for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott counter that Eldridge is only faking to escape death. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 8:23 am by Steve Hall
Asked by the Statesman to make public details about those purchases made with taxpayer dollars, as the agency routinely does with other items it buys, prison officials appealed to Attorney General Greg Abbott to keep the information from public view. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 1:22 pm by Steve Hall
In a letter to the attorney general of Texas, Greg Abbott, the TDCJ accuses Reprieve of "intimidation and commercial harassment" of manufacturers of medical drugs used in lethal injections. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 6:51 am by Jon
The topic of the meeting was the Texas Women's Health Program, which was recently shut down by the Obama Administration, for failure to meet its requirements to receive federal funding.Roland asked the Governor if he and Attorney General Greg Abbott would support litigation challenging the constitutionality of unfunded mandates and of making federal funds conditional on taking actions Congress does not have the constitutional authority to mandate. [read post]
25 Mar 2012, 8:28 pm
" And at Politico.com, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has an essay entitled "Healthy reminder of SCOTUS's role. [read post]
25 Mar 2012, 8:31 am by Rick Hasen
Austin American Statesman: “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott this week asked a federal court in Washington to prevent 12 state lawmakers from giving depositions in the state’s voter identification case.” [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 10:06 pm by Walter Olson
Wilson [Weekly Standard, earlier] I wrote about Wilson’s work on at least two occasions: the Baltimore Sun had me review a book of his on “abuse excuses” and other difficulties of psychiatric testimony in court, a good book if a mere foothill in the mountain range of his overall scholarship; on another occasion in Reason I challenged his uncharacteristic backing of a “family policy” proposal ripe with potential for unintended consequences; Boston city councilor: make… [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 7:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott signed on to an amicus brief (pdf) opposing the right to counsel in such cases, while the Innocence Network, of which my employers at the Innocence Project of Texas are a member, issued an amicus brief (pdf) on the other side.Setting aside the legal merits of the case, IMO there's a strong policy argument for providing counsel for more post-conviction writ claims. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 9:57 pm by Rick Hasen
Districts for Congress and the Texas House adhere closely to a compromise plan negotiated by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, one of the state’s myriad opponents. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 1:43 pm by Rick Hasen
Three of their confederates placed their names on the ballot, and, thanks to the “new” residents, they ousted three incumbents who had fostered the district, which has the power to tax and issue debt….The AG’s office has pursued criminal voter fraud charges over the past several years as part of Attorney General Greg Abbott’s crusade against the practice. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 9:27 am by Todd Ruger
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed the most lawsuits with 20, including 13 related to the EPA. [read post]