Texas Lawyer
Monday, May 27, 2013
Daniella Landers, a partner in Sutherland Asbill & Brennan in Houston, is working pro bono with a group of guest workers from India who filed a civil rights lawsuit on May 21 against their former employer and others over working conditions at a plant in Orange and how they were recruited.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, February 11, 2013
A Texas civil rights organization has submitted a judicial misconduct complaint against U.S District Court Judge Lynn Hughes of Houston to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, alleging that Hughes has made "racially intolerant comments" and requesting that he step down from the bench or be disciplined.
The National Law Journal
Monday, October 15, 2012
The University of Texas' affirmative action admissions policy, and perhaps even a 2003 landmark ruling on race, appeared in serious trouble on Oct. 10 during arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, October 15, 2012
U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel of the Western District of Texas has issued a final judgment in favor of two plaintiffs who received criminal-trespass notices for occupying the plaza in front of Austin's City Hall during last fall's Occupy Austin protests.
The National Law Journal
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The University of Texas' affirmative action admissions policy, and perhaps even a 2003 landmark ruling on race, appeared in serious trouble Wednesday during arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court.