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Courthouse News Service Sues Clerks Over Access to Filings
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 22, 2009
On June 12, Courthouse News Service filed a federal suit alleging Harris County district clerk Loren Jackson and chief deputy clerk Wes McCoy are violating its constitutional rights by making it difficult for its Houston-based reporter to get immediate access to civil court filings. CNS is a legal newswire service based in Pasadena, Calif.
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Ex Parte Contacts in Administrative Cases at Issue in Ethics Opinion
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 15, 2009
If a lawyer speaks privately to an administrative agency's decision-makers before filing a contested case and the purpose of the private chat is to influence the outcome of the case, that's an impermissible ex parte communication, according to an opinion by the Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas. Texas Legal Services Center executive director Randy Chapman (pictured)requested the ethics committee's opinion in 2006.
City of Houston v. Clark
Texas Lawyer
Monday, March 31, 2008
The district court did not err in concluding that the hearing examiner acted within his jurisdiction in taking disciplinary action against the firefighter.
Trinity Marine Products Inc. v. Chao
Texas Lawyer
Monday, January 14, 2008
There is no constitutional right to contest an administrative search warrant's validity in federal court before its execution.
Igal v. Brightstar Information Technology Group Inc.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, December 17, 2007
When the Texas Workforce Commission's decision became final, Saleh Igal was bound by that decision. Therefore, res judicata barred Igal's subsequent suit in district court.
Texas Citizens for a Safe Future and Clean Water v. Railroad Commission of Texas
Texas Lawyer
Monday, December 17, 2007
While the Railroad Commission did not deny Texas citizens' due process rights in granting the permit, the commission interpreted the public interest too narrowly and therefore failed to adequately consider additional factors that may affect the public interest.
