By Tony Mauro | July 9, 2018
In picking the 53-year-old Brett Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit, Trump opted for a hard-to-defeat nominee whose Ivy League credentials are similar to those of Neil Gorsuch, the president's first Supreme Court nominee. Kavanaugh is a Washington-area native who has ruled to dial back federal agencies and broaden gun rights.
By Katheryn Tucker | July 6, 2018
“The Constitution does not confer the right to an elective abortion on unlawfully-present aliens with virtually no ties to the country,” Paxton said in a brief.
By John Council | July 3, 2018
After an assistant principal allegedly ordered a mass suspicionless strip search of 22 preteen sixth grade girls in an attempt to locate $50, two of their mothers sued the school district, only to see their case dismissed by a federal judge—even though all parties agreed the search violated the girls' constitutional rights.
By Colby Hamilton | July 3, 2018
The motion to dismiss, filed by Attorney General Barbara Underwood's office, claims the targeting of unlawful insurance practices by the state has had no impact on the gun group's speech ability.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 27, 2018
Advocates and lawyers on both sides of the political spectrum found aspects of Kennedy's record to scorn and to appreciate.
By Ellis Kim | June 26, 2018
Firms including Paul Weiss; Kirkland & Ellis; and Covington & Burling have all gotten involved in some fashion after President Donald Trump backed off from a zero tolerance policy that separated immigrant families.
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro | June 26, 2018
"We express no view on the soundness of the policy. We simply hold today that plaintiffs have not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits of their constitutional claim," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority.
By John Council | June 25, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a ruling that Texas lawmakers discriminated against minority voters by engaging in racial gerrymandering when…
By Angela Morris | June 11, 2018
The civil rights lawyer is know nationally for representing families of unarmed black people killed by police, like Michael Brown and Stephon Clark. In his newest role, he's the host of “Evidence of Innocence."
By John Council | May 30, 2018
An online critic facing a $100 million lawsuit filed by a Denton attorney claiming the critic got him fired from a law firm after labeling him a…
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