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16 Dec 2019, 8:00 am
This year was record-setting in terms of reforms we saw introduced in state legislatures. [read post]
1 Apr 2017, 6:42 am
In Texas, the state increased release rates for violent offenders at the same time the Legislature was focused on reforms aimed at nonviolent crimes. [read post]
29 Aug 2009, 9:10 am
Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the State; but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms, with a view to prevent crime. [read post]
4 Mar 2012, 6:11 pm
My first thought was to seek a seat on the Texas legislature. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 9:06 am
I find it fascinating that other states, notably Missouri, are beginning to tell judges the cost to taxpayers of sentences they impose, as described in this blog post from Lauren Brooke Eisen at the Vera Institute.By contrast, in Texas legislators don't even get honest assessments of the costs of criminal penalties before passing them into law. [read post]
19 Feb 2007, 6:34 am
With passage of these new laws, 21 states now require parental consent, 11 require parental notice and two require both before a minor's abortion. ***** Two additional states, Tennessee and Texas, adjusted their policies to ensure that those consenting to an abortion for a minor are, in fact, the minor's parent. [read post]
22 Jan 2019, 11:45 am
To combat these injustices, the Texas legislature, following the lead of a number of other states with wage theft laws, such as California and New York, passed the Texas Wage Theft Act (the “Act”). [read post]
8 Nov 2006, 8:48 am
Also, there might be new opportunities for death penalty abolitionists in Ohio to join forces with some pro-life Republicans in the state legislature who have previously expressed concerns about state killing (details here). [read post]
9 Mar 2007, 10:51 am
"Apparently Worsham changed documents in the West Texas State School Inquiry. [read post]
24 May 2007, 1:34 pm
If Texas decides to build new prisons, fine, that's the Legislature's call. [read post]
15 Mar 2023, 4:00 am
” by Julie Carr Smyth (Associated Press) for ABC News Texas: “Legislature Has Little Appetite to Fund Ken Paxton’s Settlement with Whistleblowers” by James Barragán for Texas Tribune Legislative Issues New Jersey: “Why Is New Jersey the Only State That’s Never Had a State Song? [read post]
13 Dec 2015, 5:06 pm
If you want to change the definition of marriage, then you need to go to state legislatures and get them to change it. [read post]
20 Nov 2006, 3:59 am
" Grits for Breakfast notes here that "a Republican state district judge in Houston this week called for Governor Perry and the Texas Legislature to reduce drug sentences. [read post]
10 Feb 2010, 7:00 am
"Allen was among the first in the GOP to realize Texas couldn't continue to expand its number of inmates ad infinitum, and that fiscal conservatism required restraint in using public safety resources just like other functions of the state. [read post]
29 Aug 2023, 7:23 am
When the Legislature does not define a statutory term, we "use tools of statutory construction to determine its meaning. [read post]
1 Mar 2017, 11:08 am
In the practical world of redistricting, that declaration by the court is almost certain to compel state legislatures to be newly cautious in how race is considered. [read post]
5 Dec 2008, 7:29 pm
Attorney Leura Canary, he still didn't have much of a chance to get away from the other mass of Republicans foaming at the mouth for the opportunity to take over the Alabama State Legislature. [read post]
2 Jun 2021, 4:00 am
Campaign Finance National: “Steve Chabot’s Ex-Campaign Manager Facing More Than 2 Years in Prison After Guilty Plea” by Kevin Grasha (Cincinnati Enquirer) for MSN California: “Multimillionaire Recall Candidate John Cox Owes Consultants from Failed Gubernatorial Bid” by Seema Mehta (Los Angeles Times) for MSN Elections Nevada: “Nevada OKs Bill in Try for 1st Presidential Nominating State” by Michelle Price and Sam Metz for Associated Press News … [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 5:48 am
State, 2012 Tex. [read post]
15 Dec 2008, 12:16 pm
"More than 1,500 Texas offenders who had their records sealed from public view were charged with new crimes in the past two years, reports the Dallas Morning News. [read post]
