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Texas Criminally Charges Bartender With “Overserving” Customer Involved in Deadly Crash

JonathanTurley

In my torts class, I teach “Dram Shop” cases where bars and restaurants are subject to civil liability for “overserving” customers. If this were a conventional torts case, there would be little controversy. Richardson is charged with one misdemeanor count of Sale to Certain Persons.

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“I’m Glad this is on Video, I’m Very Glad:” Texas Shooting Raises Difficult Questions Under Texas Self-Defense Law

JonathanTurley

There is another tragic case out of Texas involving rivaling claims of self-defense and provocation. The Texas SYG law states in part : Sec. Defense of third person ), Carruth could raise a claim under the Texas Castle doctrine. He is the husband of Judge Anne-Marie Carruth, who is seeking a divorce).

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. She also threatened another woman with a carving knife.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In a lawsuit challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service’s 2020 biological opinion concerning oil and gas activities on the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, the federal district court for the District of Maryland denied a motion to transfer venue to the Eastern District of Louisiana or the Southern District of Texas.

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The Case Against the Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas

JonathanTurley

The hearings this week may reveal conduct that reaches the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. It is also true, in my opinion, that none of those things amount to high crimes and misdemeanors warranting his impeachment. Texas , when the Supreme Court ruled the president had the authority to revoke the Migrant Protection Protocols.