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OCTOBER 5, 2024

The State of Texas on Thursday sued social media platform TikTok for violating a Texas law enacted to protect children’s online privacy. Texas is seeking $10,000 per violation. TikTok and other social media companies cannot ignore their duties under Texas law.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Mexico filed an amicus brief Thursday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, voicing opposition to Texas Immigration Law SB 4 , which authorizes Texas authorities to arrest and prosecute individuals suspected of illegal entry across the US-Mexico border. citizens.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Wednesday that Texas legislation aimed at restricting or banning “sexually explicit” books in public school libraries likely violates the Constitution, affirming a lower court’s injunction against it. However, immediate legal pushback ensued.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday a $1.4 This settlement is the largest ever obtained by a single state and marks the first settlement under Texas’s Capture the Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI Act). Any abuse of Texans’ sensitive data will be met with the full force of the law. billion by 2025.

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MARCH 19, 2024

The US Supreme Court has lifted a stay that prohibited the enforcement of a Texas law that criminalizes illegal entry into the state from other countries, allowing the law to go into effect. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit later blocked that injunction, allowing the law to go into effect.

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MAY 31, 2022

The US Supreme Court Tuesday temporarily blocked a Texas social media law in a 5-4 vote. The law, Texas House Bill 20 (HB20), prohibits social media platforms from censoring users “based on viewpoint” and requires them to release biannual transparency reports.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against Texas Thursday, claiming its recent voting restrictions violate federal voting rights. The DOJ asked the court to enjoin Texas from enforcing the recently signed law. ” But he added that he was “extremely confident” that the court would uphold it.

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JUNE 19, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday signed a bill that allows for adults to carry a firearm without a permit. The bill , one of seven the governor passed to expand gun laws in the state, allows for any Texan 21 years and older to carry a firearm if they are not barred from doing so. The law is set to go into effect on September 1.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A Texas jury in a civil case has found that Consilio, which describes itself as “the global leader” in e-discovery, violated a Texas computer security criminal statute when it accessed the plaintiff’s computer without effective consent.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A Texas federal district judge issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday that ordered Texas to move its floating barrier from the Rio Grande’s main waters to the riverbank. ” Ezra found that “permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation’s navigable waters.”

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed Senate Bill 1 into law on Tuesday placing further restrictions on voting in the state. ” After signing the bill, he shared that he would “be astonished if a law like this was not challenged in court.” ” The Texas legislature passed SB 1 last week. .”

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

Chief US District Judge Alia Moses rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction from Texas on Wednesday to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from cutting wire fencing at the US-Mexico border. The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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MAY 10, 2021

The Texas House of Representatives backed a bill Friday that would prohibit election officials from sending unsolicited mail-in ballot applications to voters. Texas already has voter ID laws requiring photo identification or another document to verify the voter’s identity. Voters also are not able to register online.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Justice Department announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas and the Texas attorney general, challenging the state’s congressional and statehouse redistricting plans. And that is prohibited by federal law.”

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JUNE 26, 2022

The Supreme Court of Texas Friday ruled to uphold a state ban that “prohibits the processing and manufacturing of smokable hemp products.” ” In response to this argument, the trial court permanently enjoined the Texas Department of State Health Services from enforcing the ban. .”

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A US federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday that the state’s ban on drag performances was unconstitutional and blocked it from going into effect. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the ban, Senate Bill 12 (SB 12), into law back in June.

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APRIL 3, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) last week criticized two immigration enforcement bills before the Texas state legislature that would expand the state’s ability to enforce immigration laws, a matter usually left to the US federal government. Statistics show that 2.4

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Texas voters and grassroots political organization Voto Latino filed a lawsuit Monday in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary of State John Scott, challenging Texas Senate Bill 6. The groups alleged violations of the Voting Rights Act.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The Texas legislature on Tuesday passed a bill containing a set of new voting restrictions that will tighten the state’s already strict voting rules, which is considered some of the strictest in the nation. I look forward to signing Senate Bill 1 into law, ensuring election integrity in Texas.”

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JUNE 15, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that Texas does not have the authority to regulate gaming on the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo reservation in El Paso, Texas. The case stemmed from a dispute between the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe and the state of Texas regarding the state’s gambling laws’ applicability on tribal lands.

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MAY 26, 2023

The Texas state House of Representatives filed articles of impeachment Thursday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton allegedly directed Texas prosecutor Brandon Cammack to “conduct an investigation into a baseless complaint,” during which Cammack issued more than 30 grand jury subpoenas.

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MAY 15, 2022

The Texas Supreme Court Friday ruled that state agencies in Texas may investigate gender affirming care as child abuse but that the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is not bound to undertake any such investigations. Texas took an interlocutory appeal, superseding the injunction.

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MARCH 1, 2022

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Texas and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from enforcing a directive to investigate families of transgender youth and the medical professionals who treat them.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A Texas judge ruled in favor of Barbers Hill Independent School District on Thursday, finding that the school district did not violate a new state law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination when it punished a black student for refusing to change his hairstyle.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied Tuesday the appeal of Texas citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal, who claimed that her arrest for misuse of information was unconstitutional. Villarreal had brought a civil rights claim against the city of Laredo, Texas over her 2018 arrest.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Prospective law students, current law students, and law school alumni are eagerly awaiting the release of the 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings, which usually occurs sometime in March. News places a 10% weight on law school admissions in the overall ranking. 13 Texas A&M 11 1 25 14.00 3 Washington Univ.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Thursday sued Google for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. Paxton cited Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act , which prohibits companies from collecting voice or face data for commercial purposes without first informing users.

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JUNE 12, 2022

A US federal judge Friday temporarily restrained Texas from investigating doctors or parents over gender-affirming care for minors. The opinion states that under Texas law any gender-affirming care provided to a minor is “child abuse.” The order includes families who are a part of LGBTQ+ organization PFLAG.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Texas authorities Monday announced a criminal investigation into Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ operation which flew approximately 50 Venezuelan migrants into Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. We’re going to look at what extent of the law we can hold people accountable.

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MARCH 17, 2022

Texas Secretary of State , challenged the constitutionality of the state’s system for verifying signatures on mail-in ballots. The claim alleged that Texas Election Code (TEC) § 84.001 violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment, as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). .”

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Texas Senate declined to discuss House Bill (HB) 4 on Sunday, instead adjourning until Tuesday, the last day of the legislative body’s special session. Since HB 4 passed the Texas House on October 26 and made its way to the Senate, it has drawn considerable scrutiny.

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JUNE 29, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an Army reservist can sue Texas for improper treatment under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). This injury left Torres unable to return to his previous job as a state trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Trevino , which concerns the arrest of a Castle Hills, Texas councilwoman who argues that she was arrested in retaliation for her critical speech about the city’s government. Later, the police charged Gonzalez with violating a state law prohibiting impairing or removing government records.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbot, Thursday signed into law a bil l prohibiting social media platforms from censoring users’ digital expression based on viewpoints or geographic location. The law comes two months after a Florida federal judge in July blocked similar legislation by Governor Ron DeSantis. Section 143A.002

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MARCH 14, 2022

Abbott, preventing Texas from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager. Therefore, Meachum believed the directive “was given the effect of a new law or new agency rule, despite no new legislation, regulation or even state agency policy.” Travis County Judge Amy Clark Meachum granted an injunction Friday in Doe v.

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MARCH 27, 2024

A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a controversial Texas law, Senate Bill (SB) 4 , will remain on hold as litigation continues. SB4, the controversial Texas law that is the subject of this continued litigation, was originally signed into law in December 2023.

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JUNE 22, 2024

The US Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit blocked an appeal Friday from Texas gun owners and state Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking judicial approval of a Texas gun law that exempts the state from federal firearm silencer regulations.

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