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22 Jun 2010, 3:28 pm by Brian Cuban
On June 7, 1998, James Byrd Jr. an African American was murdered in Jasper, Texas. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 7:46 am by Steve Hall
Levenson, now a deputy federal public defender based in Los Angeles, will get a $1 million annual budget and small team of team of lawyers to handle a dozen or more new death cases each year across the Lone Star State.The office was created by the Texas Legislature after a series of scandals generated by ill-prepared and mostly poorly-paid death row defense lawyers assigned to handle writs of habeas corpus across Texas. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 9:16 pm by ireneolszewski
We further call on Congress to pass and the state legislatures to ratify a marriage amendment declaring that marriage in the United States shall consist of and be recognized only as the union of a natural man and a natural woman. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 5:13 am
Nevada, Texas, Wyoming, South Dakota and Texas are some of the more popular states where wealthy families are chartering private trust companies because they promote such trusts by enacting favorable tax laws. [read post]
20 Jun 2010, 10:21 pm by Jeff Gamso
  He was the first (and so far only) person to be posthumously pardoned in Texas. [read post]
20 Jun 2010, 5:16 pm
As of today, only 3 states and 2 Indian Nations are in full compliance. [read post]
17 Jun 2010, 9:19 pm
As of today, only 3 states and 2 Indian Nations are in full compliance. [read post]
It is untenable that the Legislature would craft an elaborate anti-harassment regime so easily circumvented. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 12:22 pm by Russell Cawyer
In its analysis, the Court was persuaded that the statutory remedies should be the exclusive remedies under these facts given the comprehensive procedural rules and remedies the Texas Legislature crafted in creating a statutory sexual harassment claim. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 7:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Our focus expanded in 1995 when the Texas Legislature overhauled the juvenile justice system, funded the increase in local and regionally operated secure post-adjudication beds, and invested other funding for juvenile probation services.We/the field, focused on assuring an appropriate level of system response to juvenile offenders and developing and expanding community based services. [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 8:24 am by Steve Hall
Its application for a state grant envisions a hybrid system in which a public defender office would gradually take on more cases.The application is flawed, according to ministers, legal defense advocates and, most importantly, the state board that awards the grants.The Task Force on Indigent Defense, created by the Texas Legislature in 2001, has asked the county to spend some of its own money on the office, expand its scope and create an independent… [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 7:51 am by Steve Hall
The appeal contests the jury's finding of Powell's "future dangerousness" – a necessary requirement of the death penalty in Texas. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 1:38 am
Kent of Galveston, Texas was appointed by President George H. [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 10:32 am by Jeff Gamso
  The Attorney General, even acting on the legislature's command, cannot undo the acts of the judiciary. [read post]