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US Supreme Court agrees to hear cases on statute of limitations, personal jurisdiction

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Norfolk Southern Railway Company , which focus on statute of limitations and personal jurisdiction issues. In Reed , petitioner Rodney Reed asked the court to decide when “the statute of limitations begins to run for an action under 42 U.S.C. The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari to two cases, Reed v.

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US appeals court denies wrongful arrest claim from Texas journalist

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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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Texas Appeals Court overturns voter fraud conviction of woman who voted despite felony conviction

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The Court of Appeals of the Second Appellate District of Texas threw out a voter fraud conviction Thursday that would have put a Texas woman accused of voting while on supervised release after being convicted of a felony behind bars for five years. Thursday’s acquittal was the culmination of a six-year legal fight by Mason.

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Texas Court OKs Peloton Atty's Suit Against Ex-Coworker

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A Texas appeals court won't toss a defamation suit accusing a former Peloton employee of falsely claiming to company executives and New Jersey police that she was bullied by her workplace acquaintance, an in-house attorney, after finding she can't avail herself of a state statute protecting citizens from retaliatory lawsuits.

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US DOJ sues Texas over state law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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Justices wrestle with statute of limitations in Rodney Reed’s effort to revive DNA lawsuit

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Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the case of a Texas death-row inmate seeking DNA testing for evidence that he believes will clear him. A federal appeals court threw out Rodney Reed’s federal civil rights lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Texas law governing DNA testing, explaining that Reed had filed his suit too late.

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Federal appeals court rejects three separate challenges to Texas voting restrictions

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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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