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7 Sep 2010, 9:24 am
– Caroline Calais, Dallas Examiner, August 30, 2010 The squabble over Texas’ flexible air permits goes on. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 3:06 pm
Smart and effective state Attorneys General have fought fraud against their citizens through encouraging greater use of the country's major whistleblower law, the False Claims Act, and state versions of that law. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 7:56 am
You can be sure that things have gotten out of hand when you learn that this past May, Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, has filed suit against TaxMasters. [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 11:15 am
– John O’Brien, Legal Newsline, July 27, 2010 A federal appeals court has overturned North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper’s victory in a public nuisance pollution lawsuit against Tennessee Valley Au [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 3:37 pm
Justice Department and the states of Alabama and Iowa announced July 14. [read post]
8 Jul 2010, 1:25 pm
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, not known for criticizing insurance companies or big businesses, just ordered Travelers Insurance to stop airing a deceptive TV advertisement. [read post]
24 Apr 2010, 12:30 pm
She also rejected a motion to intervene by state Attorney General Greg Abbott, who contended that bans on same-sex marriage limit the court's jurisdiction to voiding the marriage. [read post]
8 Mar 2010, 8:14 am
Rick Perry, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and the prosecutor handling the case have ardently criticized Fine for what they say is judicial activism, but Fine defended his decision on Friday. [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 10:57 am
“We commend the Air Resources Board for acknowledging that it needs to address the environmental consequences of this misguided forest policy,” said Kevin Bundy, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 12:11 pm
Divorce - TexasTexas Attorney General Greg Abbott seeks to intervene in a same-sex divorce case in Austin, now that the judge has granted the divorce petition. [read post]
9 Feb 2010, 8:25 am
Hours later, after the intervention of Attorney General Greg Abbott, Bradley allowed the film crew to enter.The commission is supposed to return to case reviews — including, presumably, the Willingham case — at its meeting on April 23. [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 2:48 pm
Last week, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott released an opinion saying Russell couldn't use money from the forfeiture fund to defend herself against the suit. [read post]
29 Dec 2009, 1:37 pm
I predict this time, too, judicial races will be Democrats' top statewide vote getters.Speaking of Barbara Radnofsky, she'll face off against incumbent Attorney General Greg Abbott in a race that for me hinges mostly on the candidates' open records stances.Ex-Travis County DA Ronnie Earle will run against incumbent David Dewhurst for Lt. [read post]
21 Dec 2009, 7:36 am
Notably, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is not a signator on the amicus brief (pdf) filed by state attorneys general.The fight here is over the vote of rookie Justice Sotomayor: All the other justices took sides in last term's 5-4 vote, so if Obama's new appointment reverses David Souter's vote, the outcome could change 180 degrees. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 11:33 pm
Quite a few members of the CCA seem to think "finality" is a more important goal of the justice system than liberating the innocent.Perhaps to expedite the process, Attorney General Greg Abbott should mimic the approach to DNA cases by Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins and partner with the Texas Innocence Project to vet old arson cases with disputed convictions for erroneous forensic testimony. [read post]
7 Oct 2009, 7:50 am
" Kerrigan, a forensic science professor at Sam Houston State University who was appointed to the commission by Attorney General Greg Abbott, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 4:13 pm
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and State Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) held a press conference this week (see the video) to unveil a new AG office report on the subject of "human trafficking" (link here - pdf).In Texas' context, human trafficking is mostly an unintended consequence of pointlessly restrictive immigration policies that forbid workers from entering the United States legally to… [read post]
31 Oct 2008, 7:22 am
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has predictably jumped on the bandwagon. [read post]
21 Oct 2008, 9:46 am
But the Department of Public Safety has asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's permission to circumvent the Legislature's will on roadblocks and allow the procedure on the agency's own authority, we learn from TheNewspaper.com:Interest groups are pressuring Texas lawmakers to authorize the use of roadblocks ahead of their return for the 2009 legislative session. [read post]
18 Sep 2008, 10:19 am
In a letter to DA Roach on the Hood case, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott wrote, "... a death sentence is most serious and solemn act of any state. [read post]
