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Texas Supreme Court halts execution in controversial ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case

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The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily halted the execution of Robert Roberson, who was scheduled to be put to death that evening for the 2002 death of his two-year-old daughter. Texas law provides a potential avenue for relief in cases involving evolving scientific theories.

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Fifth circuit stays constitutional challenge against Texas ballot harvesting ban

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay barring constitutional challenges against a controversial Texas law criminalizing “ vote-harvesting ” until after the November 5 presidential election. Accordingly, the court enjoined Texas from implementing the prohibition.

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“Exxon can’t shake $14.25 mln penalty for air pollution at Texas refinery”

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mln penalty for air pollution at Texas refinery”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. And Kayla Guo of The Texas Tribune reports that “ Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 “Exxon can’t shake $14.25 ” You can access today’s 9-to-8 en banc ruling of the U.S.

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Federal judge blocks immigration officials from cutting Texas border fence

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US District Judge Alia Moses of the Western District of Texas granted a temporary restraining order to Texas and enjoined the federal government from interfering with Texas’s fencing at the U.S.-Mexico The suit was brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Mexico border.

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Federal judge blocks enforcement of Texas law restricting books in schools

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A US federal judge Monday blocked the enforcement of a Texas law restricting books in schools. The law required every “library material vendor” to review and rate all library material sold to schools and to submit the vendors’ ratings to the Texas Education Agency.

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“Texas Supreme Court removes temporary block to Robert Roberson’s execution; The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel”

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You can access last Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Texas at this link.

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US appeals court blocks enforcement of Texas illegal entry law hours after Supreme Court allowed it to go into effect

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday blocked enforcement of Texas’s law criminalizing illegal entry into the state from other countries, hours after a divided US Supreme Court allowed the law to go into effect. I would leave that stay in place pending tomorrow’s oral argument on the question.

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