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25 Jan 2020, 10:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"- Jesus Christ, The Lord's PrayerWhat do Governor Greg Abbott and the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature have in common with Croatia, Rome's openly gay emperor Hadrian, an ancient Hebrew religious celebration, 6th century Athenian Greeks, Hammurabi, as well as Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders? [read post]
9 Nov 2014, 8:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
And his agents at the Legislature supported most of Texas' recent innocence reforms.But Watkins was the author of his own undoing, felled by hubristic ambitions to become kingmaker in local Democratic Party politics. [read post]
3 Oct 2018, 7:55 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Reducing marijuana penalties fits that bill.For liberals and libertarians, penalty reduction is a credible next step on the road to legalization, a goal prioritized in the state Democratic Party Platform. [read post]
17 Jan 2020, 8:56 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That episode spurred the Legislature to intervene in 2001 to create a vehicle for DNA exonerations. [read post]
28 Jul 2022, 10:28 am by Florian Mueller
Earlier this month, Ericsson secured a preliminary injunction against Apple in Colombia over a 5G standard-essential patent (SEP), in response to which Apple ran to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and requested an antisuit damages order. [read post]
3 May 2008, 7:38 am
In response to the public outcry, Congress and state legislatures have enacted sex offender laws in an attempt to assuage the community's fears.4In 2005 alone, state legislatures across the nation enacted more than 100 sex offender laws5 in an attempt to manage and control their sex offender populations. [read post]
9 Jul 2022, 6:01 am by Benjamin Pollard
Jeff Kosseff and Matthew Schafer discussed the role that state legislatures, state courts, and Congress can play in codifying safeguards around freedom of speech. [read post]
14 Apr 2009, 11:35 pm by Erik E. Cary
Best Interests of Child.For decades the Legislature has made clear that Texas Courts should be primarily concerned in conservatorship and possession and access issues with what is in the “best interests of the child. [read post]
8 Mar 2023, 5:00 am by Guest Blogger
The 84th Texas Legislature designated the first week in May as Jury Appreciation Week, “in recognition of the outstanding and important contributions made by Texas citizens who serve as jurors. [read post]
15 May 2023, 10:57 am by Amy Howe
They cautioned that if the panel’s decision is allowed to stand, it would “place state legislatures in an impossible bind: it would improperly turn the purported racial effect . . . of pursuing political goals and traditional criteria into racial predominance across an entire district. [read post]
2 Sep 2020, 12:47 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
A bit more on slave patrols, which county commissioners courts were authorized to enact in the 1st Texas Legislature in 1846, the year after Texas became a state. [read post]
8 Jul 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Trump-Appointed Official Who Gets an Important Vote on Whether Trump Broke Election Laws Spoke at a Texas GOP Event Where He Was Billed as a Part of the ‘Trump Elections Team’ MSN – Madison Hall | Published: 6/30/2022 FEC member Trey Trainor, who was appointed by Donald Trump, spoke at a Republican-sponsored “election integrity” event in Texas in November 2021. [read post]
7 May 2010, 9:37 am by Don Cruse
“The Legislature . . . by use of the word ’shall,’ requires dismissal of the claim or action if the statutory factors weig [read post]
10 Aug 2009, 2:36 pm by RiskProf
The legislature should not be fooled again by remembering the old and true adage, "Fool me once, shame on you. [read post]