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21 Sep 2014, 1:22 pm
In Addington v Texas, the United States Supreme Court held that a civil commitment proceeding can in no sense be equated with a criminal proceeding. [read post]
2 Apr 2015, 11:43 am
The legislature's site just says "no action taken in committee" on HB 2918 (the bill was scheduled for a hearing on March 26), but there are reports that Villalba decided to drop it completely after the state's largest union of police officers said it would oppose the bill. [read post]
16 Feb 2016, 8:04 am
Lobbying Florida: “Lobbying firms pull in cash as year ends” by Jim Saunders in the Tallahassee Democrat Hawaii: “Lobbying Law Proposed For Kauai” by Chad Blair in the Honolulu Civil Beat Idaho: “Bill would make university, state agency lobbyists report their spending” by Betsy Russell in the Spokesman Review New Hampshire: “Political Wrangling Over ‘People’s Pledge’ in New Hampshire” by Simone Pathé in Roll Call New… [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 1:17 pm
A similar bill was rejected in Texas. [read post]
26 Jun 2018, 10:43 am
Abstract below: Across the country, from New Jersey to Texas to California, bail reform is being debated, implemented, and litigated at the state and local levels. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 7:30 am
Thus, Texas choose the route it deemed more favorable to obtaining approval of its plan, not the route guaranteed to provide a more expeditious resolution and to keep the line-drawing power in the legislature’s hands. [read post]
27 May 2009, 9:32 am
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]
1 Jul 2011, 12:00 pm
The State contended that the voters lacked standing. [read post]
21 Jan 2011, 3:38 am
The general appropriations bill is typically filed in both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate, and a similar summary of the Senate version will be sent when it becomes available. [read post]
13 Aug 2013, 4:26 am
Said former Washington state Rep. [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]
12 Mar 2018, 7:22 am
" That's the same recommendation made by a blue-ribbon panel convened by the Texas Legislature eleven years ago after another sex-abuse scandal at Texas youth prisons. [read post]
2 Jun 2011, 11:46 am
Arguments that cell phone usage while driving should be made illegal in Texas are properly directed to the legislature and not this court of the jury below.In holding that the evidence was legally insufficient to maintain appellant’s conviction, the Court cited the complete lack of competent evidence establishing that cell phone usage while driving increases the risk of fatal accidents. [read post]
31 Dec 2009, 10:33 am
Congress and Legislatures in most of the 50 states will all be back in session as 2010 begins. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 12:08 pm
Supreme Court on behalf of the Arizona State Legislature, supporting Arizona’s petition to the Supreme Court to review the Obama administration’s SB 1070 lawsuit. [read post]
19 Jul 2017, 3:39 am
See, e.g., Texas Penal Code 38.23 (Texas Exclusionary Rule), where the Texas Legislature passed a specific statute providing that “… no evidence obtained by an officer or other person in violation of any provisions of the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas, or the Constitution or laws of the United States of America, shall be admitted in evidence against the accused on the trial of any criminal case. [read post]
7 Jan 2016, 6:43 am
Impetus of the legislation The Texas legislature was prompted to pass HB2 in part by concerns arising from the case of Dr. [read post]
14 Dec 2019, 8:37 am
Hundreds of illegal border crossers, however, perish in the wilds of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico each year. [read post]
7 Nov 2016, 5:58 am
First, the White House issued its CTA to state legislatures and policy makers calling on those bodies to enact reform designed to reduce or eliminate the use of non-compete agreements in employment. [read post]
5 Dec 2021, 9:30 am
It must ensure both people’s democracy and the will of the State. [read post]
