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21 Jun 2009, 10:06 am
The Texas Legislature attempted to remedy an incorrect decision made by the Texas Supreme Court in the case of Beam v. [read post]
16 Dec 2007, 2:02 am
"New Jersey on Thursday became the first state legislature since the 1960s to abolish the death penalty. [read post]
16 Feb 2019, 8:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But this issue of secret-misconduct files is one the Texas Legislature should address this session. [read post]
13 Mar 2024, 12:57 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
  It simply requires that Trump and the Republicans mount a nonstop series of challenges -- before, during, and after Election Day -- that will create the noise necessary to allow Republicans in state legislatures and governors' mansions to refuse to appoint Biden's electors.If this requires that a Republican legislature override a Democratic governor, the Supreme Court's apparent rejection last year of the Independent State… [read post]
24 Nov 2018, 9:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Shouldn't Texas learn from the mistakes of other states and not pass laws that may increase traffic deaths? [read post]
20 Jun 2012, 8:16 pm by Charles Sartain
Senate Bill 1 of the 82nd Legislature in 2011 authorized Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Suaan Combsto coordinate the development of voluntary endangered species conservation plans while balancing economic needs of the state. [read post]
18 Apr 2013, 12:31 pm by Kathryn Fenderson Scott
Most of the states do not have no-fault laws, and only 12 states do have PIP or no fault laws. [read post]
29 Jun 2016, 12:14 pm by Misha Tseytlin
Second, contrary to the arguments put forward by the abortion industry, the majority of the Supreme Court declined to attack the motives of the Texas legislature for enacting its law. [read post]
10 Jul 2015, 5:43 am by Timothy P. Flynn
", he asks.While the SCOTUS does generally eschew significant constitutional pronouncements, it has a long-tradition of righting the wrongs of rogue state legislatures and an occasionally errant Congress. [read post]
28 Jun 2019, 10:12 am by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog
New York, California, Florida and Texas get many seats, as they are the most populous states. [read post]
17 Jan 2015, 9:55 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert
The lawsuit accuses the defendants of committing fraud to get the $75 million in economic incentives from state taxpayers.More to the point, the lawsuit claims that the defendants intentionally misled Barbour, MDA officials and state lawmakers by overstating the capabilities of the technology to produce the crude oil substitute yields from the biomass.The lawsuit alleges that Kior assured the state that 67 gallons of biocrude had been produced per ton of dry wood in the… [read post]
9 Feb 2015, 9:06 am by Hanni Fakhoury
But when it comes to electronic privacy, the state has lagged behind, even as other states, such as Texas and Maine, have passed legislation to protect everything from the contents of email to the detailed location information generated by our phones. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 1:21 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
" The euphemism "not fully informed" soft-pedals state misconduct to the point of whitewashing it.Similarly, another problem in Overton's case, unmentioned by Judge Cochran but reported by Pam Colloff at Texas Monthly, was that potentially exculpatory evidence about the victim's stomach contents wasn't turned over to the defense. [read post]
14 Sep 2021, 9:24 am by Howard Wasserman
A plaintiff—who likely wants to be in state court—can bar diversity removal by including one single Texas defendant. [read post]
26 Jan 2011, 7:43 am by B.W. Barnett
In Texas, there are certain types of offenses for which a trial judge may not order community supervision (i.e. [read post]