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Stop ‘Locking up Motherhood’: Texas Study

The Crime Report

Art design by Mandi Mobley, courtesy Texas Center for Justice and Equity. Incarceration is “uniquely detrimental” to women, particularly if they are mothers, and authorities should consider alternative approaches to punishment for them, says a Texas justice advocacy group. Recommendations.

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Texas Parents of Trans Kids Stuck in Legal ‘Limbo’

The Crime Report

But earlier this year, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton opened up a new battleground: the home. A few days later, the governor of Texas ordered the state’s Child Protective Services (CPS) to investigate families whose children are in transgender therapy. The attorney general then appealed to the Texas Supreme Court.

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Travis County Judges Can’t Hear Appeals From Migrants Arrested Under Texas Border Security Push, Court Rules

The Crime Report

“ Travis County judges can’t hear appeals from migrants arrested under Texas border security push, court rules ” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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Police-Civilian Mental Health Partnership Reports ‘Promising’ Results in Texas

The Crime Report

A report from the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute , developed in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts , details a model that goes “beyond the limitations” of those options and has shown “promising signs in Texas.”. According to the Meadows study, the RIGHT Care teams responded to 6,679 calls from Jan.

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‘We Are Humans Back Here’: As Texas Hunger Strike Wanes, Prisoners Speak Out Against Solitary Confinement

The Crime Report

“We are humans back here”: As Texas hunger strike wanes, prisoners speak out against solitary confinement was first published by The Texas Tribune , a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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Law Firm Marketing Regulation: What’s Hot and What’s Not — a Tribute

Attorney at Work

For nearly 30 years, Bob published a newsletter under the banner of “What’s Hot and What’s Not” in the legal profession. New York and Texas are among the last states to drop the prohibition of law firm trade names, as long as the names are not false or misleading. Deregulation of law firm trade names. Law firm trade names.

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Video jury trials here to stay? | Rituals and transitions | RFID chipping employees | Newsletters the new blogs?

LegalTalkNetwork

Covering the state courts, State Bar of Texas podcast host Rocky Dhir speaks with Judge Emily Miskel about the shift from bench trials to jury trials. What about newsletters and Discord? Pechman and Thomas Samuel Zilly about their Western District of Washington experiences. Miskel debunks many myths about in-person v.