By John Council | September 17, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has turned down the appeals of two death row inmates who argued their convictions should be overturned because their trials were presided over by a disgraced former federal judge whom they allege was “impaired” during their proceedings.
By John Council | September 13, 2018
A Virginia federal judge has prevented prominent Dallas attorney William Brewer III from representing the NRA in a contract dispute with an insurance company after the lawyer failed to disclose to the court that he was sanctioned for ethical violations in Texas.
By John Council | September 12, 2018
The case, Jefferson County v. Farris, concerns the death of James Farris, who served as judge of the 317th District Court from 1977 until his retirement in 1996.
By Ellis Kim | August 31, 2018
In declining to issue a preliminary injunction against DACA, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said he believed the plaintiff states have shown a likelihood to succeed on their claims that DACA violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
By Mary Alice Salmon | August 20, 2018
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery began his seven-page order with a quote from Elvis Presley: “Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away.”
By John Council | August 14, 2018
A special court of review has approved the public admonishment of a former Houston state district court judge who ordered a mentally ill sexual assault victim jailed in order to secure her testimony at trial, a move that led to the woman being attacked by an inmate while in custody.
By Ellis Kim | August 13, 2018
“While we were in the air, no one told me anything about what was happening. It was not until we landed in my home country that an official asked me my name and whether I was appealing my case," the plaintiff recounted in a declaration filed Monday.
By Angela Morris | August 9, 2018
The doll's features include the justice's signature jabot, righteous robe and a hardwood gavel "to bring order to your life."
By John Council | August 8, 2018
Judge Ravi Sandill said he came up with the idea after reading about a pregnant Florida lawyer whose motion for continuance sparked controversy last month after her opposing counsel objected to it.
By John Council | August 3, 2018
The Texas Court of Appeals has ruled that the losing party in a multimillion-dollar estate dispute can challenge the final judgment in that case based on allegations that the Dallas probate judge who presided over it had an “undisclosed personal relationship” with an opposing lawyer during the litigation.
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