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10 Jan 2013, 6:50 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
I do not believe the Legislature intended section 37.09 to be used in that fashion, and until the Court of Criminal Appeals speaks to the matter, I will continue to view such prosecutions in a circumspect manner." [read post]
7 Jun 2013, 1:29 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
You can review recent activity in state legislatures to reduce prison populations, with contextual information about each state, at our new map. [read post]
9 Dec 2009, 9:34 am by Scott Andrews
Hopefully, the Louisiana Legislature and Governor will see fit one day to place Louisiana accident victims on the same level of financial protection as the accident victims in our neighboring states. [read post]
” The Oklahoma bill largely mimics a similar immigration bill from the Texas Legislature, which was signed into law in December 2023 and has since been embroiled in legal challenges. [read post]
27 Jul 2019, 9:18 am by John Floyd
  Edmonds and Soule may paint a proverbial “rosy picture” to the Texas Legislature that prosecutorial misconduct is virtually non-existent in the Lone Star state, but the truth is that prosecutorial misconduct in Texas remains rampant, just as it is throughout the country. [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 7:17 am by Dan Farber
Texas has some excellent law schools, but apparently everyone in the Texas legislature slept through Con. [read post]
1 Sep 2022, 3:50 am by Kyle Hulehan
Texas is a larger state in terms of population and land mass, but this is far from a panacea. [read post]
7 Jul 2009, 11:48 am by Doug Weathers
Yep, that is not a misprint or exaggeration.The Texas Legislature passed, without a single vote in opposition, a bill that would have allowed Texas citizens who were arrested and their case dismissed without conviction or any kind of probation, to have the record of their arrest expunged immediately. [read post]
14 Jul 2017, 4:30 am by Donna Ballman
 Now, back to Texas (and this applies to most other states too). [read post]
29 Jun 2023, 9:15 pm by Sri Medicherla
Voting rights advocates celebrated the decision because, under the independent state legislature theory, state legislatures could operate unchecked when drawing electoral maps and setting rules in federal elections. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 4:47 am by Eric Turkewitz
Dear New York State Legislators: Deeply hidden from public view inside a report from the New York State Department of Health is a proposal to place an artificial $250,000 cap on medical malpractice pain and suffering claims. [read post]
6 Jan 2013, 10:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Both cases appeared to have simply gotten lost in a high-volume system, which makes one wonder if there aren't more, similar examples out there.The high cost of clearing rape kit backlogsIt would cost the state between $7-11 million to clear the backlog of more than 20,000 untested rape kits sitting around in police evidence across the state, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 7:11 am by Bill Raftery
Texas: HB 999 declares “”foreign law” means a law, rule, or legal code of a jurisdiction outside of the states and territories of the United States…A ruling or decision of a court, arbitrator, or administrative adjudicator may not be based on a foreign law if the application of that law would violate a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the constitution of this state. [read post]
26 Aug 2013, 6:02 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
–  DADS reminded providers that a mandatory upgrade to the CMSNet Juniper Client will begin for western states, which includes Texas, on August 31, 2013. [read post]
30 Aug 2015, 5:42 am by Mark S. Humphreys
The Insurance Journal published an article in July 2015, that discusses a Louisiana case but has applicability to Texas law. [read post]