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18 Dec 2023, 6:50 pm by Texas Legal News
For instance, the victim's immediate family members may file a wrongful death claim in Texas, as defined by the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. [read post]
8 Apr 2016, 5:06 am by Benjamin Wittes
Monaco at the Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas-Austin Remarks by Lisa O. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 1:40 pm by David Gans
David Gans is the Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights & Citizenship Program at the Constitutional Accountability Center, and the author of Perfecting the Declaration. [read post]
24 Jan 2022, 1:49 pm by ACLU
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office one year ago this month, the ACLU published a civil rights and liberties wishlist for the new administration. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 7:50 am by Steve Hall
Texas; the Innocence Project; the Veritas Initiative, Northern California Innocence Project’s prosecutorial accountability program; the Innocence Project of New Orleans; Voices of Innocence; and local partners, the Texas Center for Actual Innocence; and the Actual Innocence Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 1:13 am
I'm headed to the capitol this morning on behalf of the Innocence Project of Texas to hear the Texas House consider legislation to boost state compensation for innocent inmates who've been exonerated by DNA evidence, and also expanding compensation claims to include the families of innocent people who die in prison, precluding civil ligiation if they take the settlement. [read post]
6 Jul 2014, 5:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
An attorney at the Harris County public defender told the Houston Chronicle that housing civil-commitment offenders in secure lockups is "clearly illegal. [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 8:09 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Texas; the Innocence Project; the Veritas Initiative, Northern California Innocence Project’s prosecutorial accountability program; the Innocence Project of New Orleans; Voices of Innocence; and local partners, the Texas Center for Actual Innocence; and the Actual Innocence Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law. [read post]
21 May 2020, 9:48 am by Amy Starnes
He is a director and former chair of Texas Appleseed, an Austin-based legal and social policy center. [read post]
30 Mar 2014, 4:00 pm by Robert Chesney
I’m very pleased to report the latest venture of the Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas (co-sponsored by the Strauss Center and the Clements Center):  a conference addressing the controversies surrounding the NSA, to be held in Austin on Thursday and Friday this week. [read post]
30 Apr 2014, 6:31 pm by Guest Blogger
Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York v. [read post]
11 Mar 2021, 7:58 am by Rakim Brooks
The ACLU is committed to enacting the credit in 2021 and making the credit permanent later this year. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 7:25 pm by Annette Berksan
A stipend is provided to each student to help defray living expenses, and students must commit to a 10-week placement. [read post]
18 Feb 2013, 10:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Privatized jail employees charged with bribe taking Via Texas Prison Bidness, "Recently, officials from the Department of Justice, charged 13 Ector County Correctional Center employees with bribery. [read post]
11 Nov 2013, 11:00 am by Karen Tani
He was an ardent and committed member of the American Civil Liberties Union throughout his life. [read post]
7 Mar 2018, 1:00 pm by Eric Quitugua
Photo by Eric Quitugua   The latest group to be certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization was inducted at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin on February 23. [read post]
6 May 2007, 4:56 am
Forensic patients, said the Department of State Health Services' Chris Lopez, typically require 75-80 days to restore competency, compared to an average length of stay of less than half that for civil commitments and other types of patients.As I mentioned last week, pending legislation should alleviate some of the pressure, but only more bed capacity for competency restoration in state hospitals will solve the short-term crisis. [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 1:47 pm by Jason Turchin
The criminal system focusing on punishing the criminal for a crime committed against the State. [read post]