As a young lawyer hungry for trial experience, a DLA Piper associate in Austin jumped at the chance to represent a former Texas prisoner pro bono in a federal civil-rights suit that was set for trial two years ago. The litigation brought attention to what the associate says is a serious Eighth Amendment issue inside the Texas prison system: the effect the summer heat has on inmates whose prison units are not air conditioned.
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Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Long, Hot Summer
Texas Lawyer
August 13, 2012
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