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14 Feb 2018, 6:04 pm
" And Jolie McCullough of The Texas Tribune reports that "Appeals court mostly upholds ruling against Harris County bail practices; A federal appellate court on Wednesday mostly upheld a ruling claiming that Harris County's bail practices unfairly discriminate against poor misdemeanor defendants. [read post]
14 Feb 2018, 3:03 am by Michael Busby
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Busby Jr. is a Divorce, Family Law, & Houston Divorce Lawyer,  who practices in Harris County Texas and the counties that surround Harris County, Texas. [read post]
9 Feb 2018, 12:24 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Harris County overincarcerating juvie probation violatorsAs we shift youth from state prisons to county-run probation settings, the state needs to increase oversight of county-run operations because some of them are over-incarcerating, too.Heat litigation settlement sets new standardThe settlement of heat litigation so far only affects inmates at the Wallace Pack unit, but it's pretty clear this is a camel's nose under the tent situation. [read post]
7 Feb 2018, 5:06 am by Michael Busby
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Busby Jr. is a Divorce, Family Law, & Houston Divorce Lawyer,  who practices in Harris County Texas and the counties that surround Harris County, Texas. [read post]
5 Feb 2018, 8:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Enjoy:Kent Whitaker, father and only surviving victim of death-row inmate scheduled for execution February 2018 pleads for his son's life.Ron DeLord, founder of the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas and lead negotiator on the Austin police union contract.Peter Neufeld, co-founder of the national Innocence Project, discussing prospects and barriers to forensic reform.Brandi Grissom, former Austin bureau chief at the Dallas Morning News on the Texas Juvenile Justice… [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 11:30 am
Local activists in Goshen, Indiana, succeeded in stopping plans to build an ICE detention center in their county. [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 3:13 am by Michael Busby
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Busby Jr. is a Divorce, Family Law, & Houston Divorce Lawyer,  who practices in Harris County Texas and the counties that surround Harris County, Texas. [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 3:29 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
"Don't jail juvie probationers on technical violationsJuvenile probationers in Harris County are being jailed for technical probation violations at high rates, reported the Houston Chronicle.Trumpian Justice reform focused on reentryThe Texas Public Policy Foundation's Brooke Rollins outlines the Trumpian view for criminal-justice reform. [read post]
25 Jan 2018, 9:18 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Let's round up a few stories that merit Grits readers' attention and simultaneously will clear some of my browser tabs:Bail shenanigansMeagan Flynn's deep dive on the Harris County bail system is a must read. [read post]
25 Jan 2018, 8:13 am by Ken Klukowski
University of Texas, strict scrutiny requires the government to provide a “strong basis in evidence” that the means employed by the government truly achieves the compelling public interest at issue. [read post]
25 Jan 2018, 4:28 am by Michael Busby
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Busby Jr. is a Divorce, Family Law, & Houston Divorce Lawyer,  who practices in Harris County Texas and the counties that surround Harris County, Texas. [read post]
22 Jan 2018, 7:07 am by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire for filing the complaint, it got the magistrates to cop to some pretty important admissions.RELATED: In Dallas, the Texas Fair Defense Project and the ACLU of Texas just filed new litigation similar to the bail suit in Harris County, in which TFDP is also participating. [read post]
18 Jan 2018, 4:34 am by Michael Busby
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Busby Jr. is a Divorce, Family Law, & Houston Divorce Lawyer,  who practices in Harris County Texas and the counties that surround Harris County, Texas. [read post]
13 Jan 2018, 7:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Me, Harris County DA Kim Ogg, and Shannon Edmonds from the Texas District and County Attorneys Association commented in a Houston Chronicle story this week on the role of life-without-parole sentences in plea bargaining in capital cases. [read post]
11 Jan 2018, 4:09 am by Michael Busby
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Busby Jr. is a Divorce, Family Law, & Houston Divorce Lawyer,  who practices in Harris County Texas and the counties that surround Harris County, Texas. [read post]
3 Jan 2018, 8:42 am by [email protected]
Harris County prosecutors requested the Texas Court of Appeals to reduce Moore’s sentence to life in prison. [read post]
3 Jan 2018, 8:42 am by [email protected]
Harris County prosecutors requested the Texas Court of Appeals to reduce Moore’s sentence to life in prison. [read post]
31 Dec 2017, 5:12 pm by Wolfgang Demino
Amici, Oral Argument before the Supremes, and now: Strategic Bankruptcy Stay consumer-arbitration, payday-loans-and-lenders, waiver-of-right-to-arbitrate – posted 9/29/17Dismissals of National Collegiate Student Loan Collection Lawsuits under way in Texas (data for Harris County) CFPB, federal-enforcement-actions, National-Collegiate-Student-Loan-Trusts, nonsuit, private-student-loans – posted 9/27/17FDCPA class action certified by U.S. [read post]