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Former frat president accused of rape pleads guilty to lesser charge in deal without jail time

A woman who claimed a former fraternity president at Baylor University “violently and repeatedly” raped her told a Texas court on Monday that she was devastated by the decision to allow him to escape jail time. The woman gave her victim impact statement during a court hearing in which the…

Dec 11, 2018 4:15 PM CST

The wives of white-collar crime: Support group aims to help families and end stigma

Women from four continents learned the hard way that they were married to white-collar criminals. Now their private online support group, the White-Collar Wives Project, is shining a light on damage that white-collar crime can cause the entire family.

Dec 1, 2018 2:25 AM CST

Facebook group becomes Texas’ largest voluntary bar association; can lawyers use advice ethically?

A private group on Facebook called the Texas Lawyers has more than 11,000 members, making it the largest voluntary bar association in the state. The group, created in 2014 by Houston mediator Andrew Tolchin, has 11 percent of the lawyers who belong to the mandatory State Bar of Texas, Texas…

Nov 27, 2018 1:15 PM CST

Texas attorney earned more than $460K representing indigent defendants last year

A lawyer who earned more than $460,000 representing indigent defendants in Collin County, Texas, last year is no longer receiving felony appointments. Collin County has conducted an initial audit of payments to the lawyer, Marc Fratter, and it is reviewing standards and approval procedures for payment requests, the Dallas Morning…

Nov 12, 2018 11:50 AM CST

Supreme Court mandate on disability standards for death penalty was ignored, ABA amicus brief argues

The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief Thursday in the case of a defendant who’s at the U.S. Supreme Court for a second time, arguing that a lower court flouted the high court's prior decision.

Nov 8, 2018 6:06 PM CST

After election loss, judge releases nearly all juvenile defendants who promise not to kill anyone

A judge in Harris County, Texas, released nearly all the juvenile defendants who appeared before him Wednesday morning after asking whether they planned to kill anyone. Judge Glenn Devlin did this after he remarked that he was acting according to voters’ obvious wishes, public defender Steven Halpert told the Houston…

Nov 8, 2018 12:57 PM CST

Voting rights groups win orders to expand polling hours in Georgia and Texas

Voting rights groups on Tuesday won court orders expanding polling hours in locations in Georgia and Texas, while also filing a suit seeking to keep Georgia’s secretary of state from overseeing the vote count in his gubernatorial bid. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law succeeded in obtaining extended…

Nov 7, 2018 10:59 AM CST

Aided by the Innocence Project, fired Texas prosecutor seeks to revive his wrongful termination suit

A fired Texas prosecutor got some help from the Innocence Project when he asked the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive his wrongful termination suit.

Nov 1, 2018 1:09 PM CDT

Crowdfunding campaign brings books to Texas jail

Public defender Amalia Beckner saw need at the Harris County Jail in Houston, and worked for change on social media.

Nov 1, 2018 2:05 AM CDT

Texas judge is criticized after closing courtroom to protest confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh

Some lawyers are criticizing a judge’s decision to close his misdemeanor courtroom for a day to protest the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge John Lipscombe of Travis County, Texas, closed his court on Oct. 8 and draped black funeral bunting over the entry door,…

Oct 19, 2018 1:52 PM CDT

Trump’s ‘con job’ tweet wasn’t defamation of Stormy Daniels, federal judge rules

Updated: A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that a tweet by President Donald Trump was “rhetorical hyperbole” that didn’t defame Stormy Daniels. U.S. District Judge James Otero tossed Daniels’ defamation suit against Trump and ordered her to pay Trump’s legal fees, report Politico, the Washington Post, Courthouse News…

Oct 16, 2018 10:58 AM CDT

Florida lawyer who uses ‘Ever Argued With a Woman?’ slogan sues law firm for alleged infringement

Bartow, Florida, lawyer Melissa Wilson uses the slogan “Ever Argued With a Woman?” and she is not afraid to argue about it. In a federal suit filed Tuesday, Wilson claims San Antonio lawyer Heather Tessmer of San Antonio and her Tessmer Law Firm are infringing her trademark by using a…

Oct 12, 2018 1:15 PM CDT

Judge’s suit claims she was retaliated against at work for her husband’s political activity

An associate family law judge in Texas has filed a lawsuit claiming a district judge created a hostile work environment and violated her constitutional right to be free from political coercion.

Oct 11, 2018 1:05 PM CDT

Federal court in Texas declares Indian Child Welfare Act unconstitutional

A Northern Texas federal district court struck down portions of the Indian Child Welfare Act last Thursday, finding that the disputed sections violate the Fifth Amendment’s equal protection guarantee by mandating racial preferences.

Oct 10, 2018 10:00 AM CDT

Detained immigrant children are being moved to a tent city in Texas

Hundreds of immigrant children in federal custody are being moved to a tent city erected in the Texas desert during the family separation policy, the New York Times reported Sunday.

Oct 2, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

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