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9 Apr 2014, 2:31 pm
And this isn’t something that’s of interest only to places like Colorado or California, where state legislatures have already passed laws allowing marijuana to be grown and sold for medicinal purposes or recreational use, it is something of interest to many Texans. [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 6:05 am
As 2013 ended and 2014 began, the Florida and Maryland legislatures were considering state-wide bans on sexual orientation and gender-identity discrimination. [read post]
27 Mar 2014, 2:18 pm
Defamation in the Internet Age Both the United States[1] and Texas[2] Constitutions broadly guarantee the right of free speech. [read post]
25 Mar 2014, 1:58 pm
The trial court and Austin Court denied that request; that case is now pending before the Texas Supreme Court as IN RE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 11-0222 . [read post]
25 Mar 2014, 7:17 am
All but Meyers agreed the Legislature had created a legitimate, new ground for habeas relief. [read post]
21 Mar 2014, 6:43 am
Speaking only for myself, I don't see how the statute can be resuscitated.EFF: Give Texas credit for knowing a cell phone is not a pair of pants Texas was one of the states lauded by the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Hanni Fakhoury in this column at JURIST titled "State courts stepping up on cell-phone privacy." [read post]
19 Mar 2014, 4:47 pm
Taking judicial notice of Miley Cyrus' twerking: Texas online solicitation of a minor statute ruled unconstitutional [read post]
18 Mar 2014, 9:08 am
– An excerpt of a recent news alert: In accordance with Senate Bill 7 (83rd Legislature, 2013) the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) shall evaluate comprehensive assessment instruments for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as needed to ensure that each individual with an IDD receives the type, intensity and range of services that are both appropriate and available, based on the functional needs of that individual… [read post]
18 Mar 2014, 6:49 am
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will hear oral arguments tomorrow morning in Ex Parte Robbins, the court's first opportunity to decide how narrowly or broadly it will interpret the state's new junk science writ enshrined in statute by the Texas Legislature last year.The CCA heard the case once before and turned Neal Robbins down 5-4, but then the Lege passed the junk science writ, with testimony at the hearings largely focused on the Robbins case; see this… [read post]
17 Mar 2014, 7:03 am
Consider Changes to Juvenile Justice Laws," USA Today, March 1, 2014 Juvenile Age of Jurisdiction and Transfer to Adult Court Laws (map), National Conference of State Legislatures, Jan. 10, 2014 Mandatory Sentencing 17 year-olds in Adult Court - Is There a Better Alternative for Wisconsin's Youth and Taxpayers? [read post]
14 Mar 2014, 11:55 am
In Texas, for example, 65% of prisoners over 50 are incarcerated for nonviolent crimes. [read post]
14 Mar 2014, 10:07 am
Texas victims of medical malpractice desperately need this to happen in our state. [read post]
13 Mar 2014, 12:30 pm
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently reported ("A teacher, sexting, and the right to free speech," Feb. 25) on a case of a teacher sexting with a student in which prosecutors dropped charges, claiming the episode shows why the Legislature needs to reinstate Texas' recently-declared-unconstitutional online solicitation of a minor statute. [read post]
11 Mar 2014, 6:40 am
A 1994, Texas Supreme Court opinion helps to understand what is not bad faith. [read post]
11 Mar 2014, 4:00 am
The Guadalupe bass, a member of the sunfish family, was named the official state fish of Texas by the 71ST Legislature in 1989. [read post]
9 Mar 2014, 7:17 pm
Recently passed legislation in Texas is effectively closing 44 of 50 abortion clinics in that large and populous state. [read post]
9 Mar 2014, 1:12 pm
First, when deciding the skinny plan or other group health plan design, employers and their insurers, brokers, administrators and consultants need to ensure that the benefit plan coverage, benefits and other terms meet all applicable mandates of applicable federal, and in the case of insured, multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) and certain staffing and leasing company arrangements, ACA’s insured plan mandates and other applicable state insurance rules. [read post]
7 Mar 2014, 6:31 am
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 7, 2014:Sperm Donors - The "Seed" of Legal Liability Has Been Planted In Kansas Laws Required to Swat Employers Hands from Tip Jar New BC Family Law Act - No More Palm Tree Justice for Unmarried Couples Poor Baby, Poor Mommy - The Rights of Incarcerated MothersCanadian regulator CRTC: Not enough locally-made porn on televisionPussy Riot members burned with chemicals and beaten in ‘organized’… [read post]
6 Mar 2014, 7:30 am
The prosecutors at the State Attorney's Office should immediately shut down this investigation and let these duffers play. [read post]
3 Mar 2014, 9:01 pm
In 1997, the legislature enacted a provision to prohibit any clerk from issuing a marriage license to persons of the same gender. [read post]
