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2 Apr 2018, 5:27 am by Alyson Drake
She argued several times successfully to the all-male Supreme Court of the United States and her successes as a whole discouraged legislatures from treating women and men differently. [read post]
18 Jun 2012, 8:21 am by Rekha Arulanantham
 In February, the Florida legislature voted down a scheme to privatize dozens of state prisons. [read post]
12 Oct 2021, 9:46 am by ACLU
State legislatures across the country have been undermining Roe since 1973.Since Roe was decided in 1973, state legislatures have been chipping away at abortion access, passing more than 1,300 restrictions that aim to force people to remain pregnant. [read post]
1 Sep 2011, 11:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In response, that spring the Legislature approved legislation banning arrests for most Class C misdemeanors, but Gov. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
That law, passed overwhelmingly by a state legislature run by Republicans, had been passed a year before the election. [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 11:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In addition, Texas' cost for private prisons is rising, making the eleven facilities with which TDCJ contracts prime targets for budget savings if the Legislature enacts policies to further reduce incarceration levels. [read post]
26 Feb 2013, 8:19 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
The Department of Justice recently rejected Texas' congressional and senate redistricting plans because the legislature acted deliberately to ignore the dramatic growth in the Hispanic population. [read post]
12 Mar 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
”The Intercept reports that bills of the kind Georgia is considering have been introduced in 17 state legislatures. [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 12:17 pm by Greenberg & Bederman
In practically every state legislature and in every session of Congress there are several bills where representatives are demanding more and more restrictions on the liability of medical malpractice companies. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 8:41 am by Luke A. Williams
Section 3.03(b)(2)(B) of the Texas Penal Code authorizes consecutive sentences when the State convicts a defendant of multiple sex crimes arising from the same criminal episode. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 2:50 pm by admin
” Similar to California’s pre-1982 law, Texas law states that it’s illegal to drive in a “public place” while intoxicated. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 2:59 am
 Such was the case last week when the Iowa Legislature adjourned without passing one of the more obnoxious proposals to rear its ugly head in any state house this year. [read post]
5 Jun 2018, 2:59 pm by Matthew Scott Johnson
Beyer spoke on the following topics: Appellate Case Law Update, The Basics of Texas Intestate Succession Law, Heirship Proceedings, and Estate Planning Highlights of the 2017 Texas Legislature On May 15, Professor Wesley Cochran offered on-air analysis for KTTZ-FM radio relative to the U.S. [read post]
10 Jul 2009, 11:56 am
North Texas physicians have reported that in many cases Medicaid, the government health plan for the poor, reimburses only 40 percent of what private insurers will pay.The state Legislature in May approved a $2.5 billion increase in general revenue funds to cover Medicaid's projected cost increases and caseload growth, but no money was allocated for payment rate increases for physicians or dentists.More work for less pay. [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 5:59 am by texastriallawyers
With great regularity the issue of intoxicated driving wends its way through the Texas (and other) legislature where our lawmakers add fines, lengthen sentences and otherwise attempt to rein in drunk driving through excessive and punitive means. [read post]
14 May 2007, 12:37 pm
A page by the National Conference of State Legislatures about the Act. [read post]