JURIST

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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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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Above The Law

JULY 2, 2024

Check out the most prestigious firms in Texas. The post The Top Biglaw Firms In Texas (2025) appeared first on Above the Law.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Monday against a pregnant woman who challenged the state’s abortion restrictions. Before Cox could safely obtain the abortion, however, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Supreme Court to block it. Her health is on the line. .”

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JURIST

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. ” Thus, Ezra concluded that the US demonstrated a “substantial likelihood of success” that Texas violated the act. .”

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JURIST

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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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

MAY 22, 2024

The Supreme Court of Texas is taking on a key case to decide whether embryos are full human people under Texas state law. The post Will Texas Follow Alabama’s Rocky Path For IVF And Embryos? appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

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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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A US federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Texas can leave the floating barrier in the Rio Grande after a district court ordered the state to remove it on Wednesday. Texas Governor Greg Abbott appealed the order along with an emergency motion to stay the district court’s order earlier on Thursday.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court placed an administrative stay on Friday on a lower court’s temporary restraining order (TRO) that barred the enforcement of the state’s strict abortion bans on a pregnant woman whose fetus was recently diagnosed with a fatal condition. This is not the only abortion-related case in the Texas Supreme Court.

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JURIST

AUGUST 6, 2023

Travis County District Judge Jessica Mangrum issued a temporary injunctive order Friday, blocking a Texas abortion ban from being applied to people with pregnancy complications. ” Zurawski and several other plaintiffs, who were pregnant at the time of filing, sued the state of Texas to block the state’s abortion ban in March. .”

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JURIST

MARCH 29, 2024

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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JURIST

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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JURIST

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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HowAppealing

JUNE 10, 2024

“Texas Doubles Down on Life-Threatening Abortion Ban”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.

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JUNE 18, 2024

Every lawyer in Texas is now eligible for free access to trust accounting and billing software, thanks to an exclusive partnership announced today between the State Bar of Texas and the law practice management company Smokeball.

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JURIST

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. ” Judge Andrew S.

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JURIST

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 post US Supreme Court allows Texas law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad to go into effect appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 29, 2024

“Credit Card Late Fee Case Moved Again to Washington From Texas; No affected banks in Texas district, judge rules again; CFPB’s final rule would slash credit card late fees to $8”: Michael Smallberg of Bloomberg Law has this report on a ruling that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued yesterday.

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JURIST

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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JURIST

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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JURIST

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. The post US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Texas councilwoman First Amendment retaliatory arrest case appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 10, 2022

A Texas state court Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed against a physician who violated Texas’s state law that bans abortions after six weeks. A lawsuit was filed against Dr. Alan Braid claiming he violated the Texas state law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 18, 2024

“Texas court favored by conservatives to pause transferring cases elsewhere”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an emergency motion Tuesday seeking to immediately block Texas’ controversial abortion restriction pending further proceedings. The DOJ filed suit against Texas earlier this month, challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 8 (SB 8). 8 purports to prohibit.”

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JUNE 25, 2024

The post Houston Mayor Gets Cheeky In Texas Judge’s Social Media Comments Section appeared first on Above the Law. not very nice.

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JURIST

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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JURIST

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Friday that the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars private individuals from suing Texas Governor Greg Abbott over Executive Order GA-37. The governor shall use the personnel of the Texas Highway Patrol only if the other personnel of the department are unable to cope with the emergency.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Texas judge Karin Crump of the Travis County District Court issued a temporary injunction on Monday that preventing Texas Right to Life from enforcing the new six-week abortion ban against Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas.

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HowAppealing

MAY 9, 2024

“Shopping for the Judge You Want Honed to Perfection in Texas”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Shopping for the Judge You Want Honed to Perfection in Texas” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JUNE 3, 2024

“Texas’ New Plan for Responding to the Horror of Its Abortion Ban: Blame Doctors.” The post “Texas’ New Plan for Responding to the Horror of Its Abortion Ban: Blame Doctors.” ” Law professor Mary Ziegler has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JUNE 29, 2022

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Tuesday said that he had launched an investigation into whether Walmart improperly filled prescriptions for controlled substances and whether it failed to report suspicious orders, as required under the law. The post Texas attorney general investigating Walmart opioid sales appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2023

Fratta is set to be executed in Texas on Tuesday. Fratta’s execution will be Texas’s first execution in 2023. In 1996, a Texas jury convicted Fratta of hiring someone to murder his wife and sentenced him to death. Fratta applied for two stays, which the court denied.

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JURIST

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. Salazar said his office does have several persons of interest already in mind, but he was unwilling to disclose such information at this time.

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JURIST

APRIL 12, 2022

The district attorney for Starr County, Texas, Sunday announced that a murder charge would be dismissed against a woman in connection with a “self-induced abortion.” ” “In reviewing applicable Texas law, it is clear that Ms. It remains unclear whether Herrera had an abortion herself or was aiding one. .

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2023

A Texas court Tuesday postponed inmate Andre Thomas’ execution date to allow his legal team to prove that he is not competent to be executed. Texas is one of the few states that follows a strong trend of executions despite a significant decline across the country.

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