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20 Mar 2017, 5:30 am
In 1982, Gregory Watson was a sophomore at the University of Texas. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 2:46 pm
This is interesting since the Texas Legislature has been concerned that the 2007 law hasn’t been used much at all since its passage, and there were discussions in the spring among state lawmakers to remove low-level marijuana possession punishments from the Texas Penal Code since Texas law enforcement wasn’t doing much to take up Austin’s “catch and release” invitation. [read post]
25 Jun 2012, 3:45 am
Ruttiger in favor of Texas Mutual on Friday. [read post]
8 May 2008, 11:18 am
3:09 pm) State Rep. [read post]
4 Jul 2023, 10:27 am
Prosecutorial misconduct got so bad in New York that in 2018 the state’s legislature created an 11-member State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct, whose purpose is to root out “rogue” prosecutors and recommend sanctions, from warnings to termination, for those found to have engaged in misconduct. [read post]
10 Jun 2008, 12:14 pm
The governmental interest in prohibiting immoral conduct was the only state interest that Texas offered to justify the statute. [read post]
23 Aug 2013, 8:39 am
For what it’s worth, a bill in Texas that is winding its way through the legislature would allow for service through social media websites if (1) the defendant maintains a social media page; (2) “the profile . . . is the profile of the defendant”; (3) the defendant regularly access the account; and (4) the defendant could reasonably expect to receive notice. [read post]
18 Dec 2023, 5:41 am
Several state legislatures have expressed a concern that some people may use lawsuits, or the threat of lawsuits, to prevent people from exercising their rights to free speech. [read post]
24 Sep 2024, 9:26 am
But consider that the majority of the Supreme Court opined, in Dobbs, that such considerations should not be the province of courts, but of state legislatures. [read post]
18 Apr 2019, 8:17 pm
I review those cases and their significance in my forthcoming Texas Law Review article on Trump-era sanctuary state litigation, and its broader significance. [read post]
15 Sep 2022, 8:39 am
Polls had Biden ahead by five to ten points in Florida, for example, and even Texas seemed to be in play. [read post]
21 Sep 2018, 12:30 pm
District court: He can't sue the state's benefits administrators who cut him off; it was the Legislature that voted to do it. [read post]
6 Apr 2018, 9:30 am
Davis, How the 2017 Texas Legislature Modernized Durable Powers of Attorney, Est. [read post]
16 May 2023, 7:00 am
The bill passed through the state legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support. [read post]
5 Aug 2022, 4:00 am
Guy Reffitt, a recruiter for the right-wing Three Percenters movement in Texas, was convicted of five felony offenses, including obstruction of Congress as it met to certify the 2020 election result, interfering with police, and carrying a firearm to a riot, and threatening his teenage son, who turned him in to the FBI. [read post]
29 Mar 2023, 7:00 am
Courts likewise occasionally afford a legislature a grace period to repeal an unconstitutional law. [read post]
24 Feb 2017, 6:33 am
FloridaThese Lawmakers Are On the Payroll of Firms That Lobby the LegislatureSarasota Herald-Tribune – Zac Anderson | Published: 2/12/2017 The Florida Bar Association once issued a formal ethics opinion effectively prohibiting state lawmakers from working at firms that lobby the Legislature. [read post]
11 Mar 2022, 3:00 am
Supreme Court refused requests from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block new congressional maps approved by courts in those states, meaning the fall elections will be held in districts more favorable to Democrats than the ones created by the GOP-led state Legislatures. [read post]
12 Aug 2018, 11:54 pm
A University of Texas administrator has since told Inside Higher Ed that outside speakers will not be required to sign the pledge, and Houston has evidently changed its practice, but there is no guarantee that legislatures will not require in the future. [read post]
15 Apr 2019, 9:15 am
Violations of the act may be enforced either by the Federal Trade Commission or through a civil action brought by any state attorney general or other authorized state official. [read post]
