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27 Sep 2011, 7:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That man, identified from samples taken from felons and maintained on the national Combined DNA Index System, was not in prison or police custody as of last August, according to court proceedings.The DNA evidence in Morton's case appears to point strongly to actual innocence, but Williamson County prosecutors told the court they want to re-test the evidence. [read post]
10 Feb 2014, 3:05 am by John Day
Shelby County (District 30) had 53 tort trials, the largest of any judicial district in the state. [read post]
28 Feb 2011, 1:46 pm
At a hearing today, the Texas Senate Nominations Committee questioned Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley about his role as the chairman of the nine-member TFSC. [read post]
7 Jan 2011, 12:09 pm by Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
Supreme Court Misread Tennessee Law in the Williamson County Case - Gideon Kanner on the latest twist in the regulatory takings ripeness mess. [read post]
29 Dec 2011, 6:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Today's New York Times includes a staff editorial focused on Judge Ken Anderson's role in Michael Morton's false conviction out of Williamson County. [read post]
23 Dec 2007, 8:16 am
I'M KIND OF EMBARRASSED to see this happen in Tennessee: "According to the Williamson County School System, self defense is no defense when it comes to getting suspended for fighting. [read post]
22 Jul 2014, 6:00 am by Daniel E. Cummins
April 28, 2014 Williamson, J.), Judge David Williamson of the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas upheld a release from liability form containing an exculpatory clause signed by a Plaintiff relative to the Plaintiff's participation in snow tubing at the Fernwood Hotel and Resort in the Poconos. [read post]
8 Dec 2020, 5:30 am by Daniel E. Cummins, Esq.
Entrance to Monroe County CourthouseStroudsburg, PAIn the case of Yasdiman v. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 8:17 am by Steve Hall
Former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson violated no laws and hid no evidence to secure Michael Morton's murder conviction in 1987, according to a legal brief filed Monday by Anderson's lawyers. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 5:19 am by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog
The district court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, but the Court of Appeals reverses and returns the case to the district court to reconsider the case.The case is Williamson v. [read post]
25 Oct 2012, 2:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
A Dallas News staff editorial titled "Policing the Prosecutors" (Oct. 24) commented favorably on the state bar's lawsuit against Williamson County District Judge and former District Attorney Ken Anderson over alleged "Brady violations," or withholding exculpatory evidence, in the Michael Morton case, previewing the court of inquiry scheduled for December. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 9:55 am
Several hours after Texas senators questioned Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley on Monday about his work as chairman of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the state's Senate Nominations Committee voted 4-2 to keep him as chairman. [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 3:39 am
I'm as shocked to see the Texas Senate unanimously endorsed eliminating life without parole for juvenile capital murderers as I was to see Williamson County DA John Bradley testify in favor of the bill in committee. [read post]
11 Mar 2016, 9:43 am by Amy Starnes
Michael Morton Michael Morton, the Williamson County man who was exonerated of his wife’s murder after serving nearly 25 years behind bars, will present the keynote address at the Bar Leaders Recognition Luncheon on June 16 during the State Bar of Texas 2016 Annual Meeting. [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 2:47 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Chairman and Williamson County DA John Bradley was snubbed by his fellow commission members, who insisted on hearing from experts hired by the state before rejecting their conclusions out of hand in a draft prepared by Bradley and commission staff.Rodger Jones at the Dallas News has a story titled, "Bradley loses, forensic panel will call experts," which sums up today's meeting well. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 1:24 pm by johntfloyd
Williamson County Justice System under Scrutiny by State Bar of Texas By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Since our last post about the tragic case of Michael Morton, the “prosecutor of the year” in that case, now District Judge Ken Anderson, and his cohort, Mike Davis, who actually prosecuted Morton for the 1986 murder of his wife, face investigations by the State Bar of Texas and Morton’s attorneys, according to the Austin… [read post]
18 Mar 2016, 3:30 am by Shelley Saxer
However, for the lawyers and judges involved in takings litigation, the procedural barriers created by the 1985 decision in Williamson County Reg. [read post]