ABA Journal

  1. Home
  2. Topics
  3. Texas

Texas

2526 ABA Journal Texas articles.

District attorney drops charges against litigant charged with murder of prominent Dallas lawyer

A Texas district attorney has dropped charges against a litigant who was set to go on trial this month for the murder of a prominent Dallas lawyer.

Jan 23, 2024 2:43 PM CST

Supreme Court allows federal agents to remove border wire installed by Texas; which conservatives joined liberals?

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed federal Border Patrol agents to cut or move razor wire barriers placed by Texas along the southern border at the banks of the Rio Grande River.

Jan 23, 2024 8:17 AM CST

Citing book vendors’ First Amendment rights, 5th Circuit blocks sexual-content rating requirement

Texas can’t enforce a law requiring book vendors who want to sell to public schools to issue sexual-content ratings for library materials, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Jan 18, 2024 12:33 PM CST

Supreme Court once again ‘leapfrogging’ appeals court in decision to hear Idaho emergency abortion case

For 15 years, the U.S. Supreme Court did not grant a single petition for certiorari before judgment, which asks the high court hear a case before a federal appeals court weighs in.

Jan 8, 2024 12:35 PM CST

Ex-bankruptcy judge claims immunity in suit alleging he retaliated against litigant who revealed romance

Former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones of Houston has said he is immune from an Oct. 4 lawsuit contending that he retaliated against a litigant who revealed the judge’s relationship with a lawyer whose law firm had cases before the court.

Jan 3, 2024 12:22 PM CST

Federal guidance on stabilizing emergency abortions can’t be enforced in Texas, 5th Circuit says

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can’t enforce guidance in Texas that requires hospitals to provide stabilizing emergency abortions to prevent serious jeopardy to a patient’s health in emergency situations.

Jan 3, 2024 10:20 AM CST

Child-porn prosecution of Netflix for ‘Cuties’ film looks like ‘mosaic’ of bad faith, 5th Circuit says

A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s preliminary injunction barring a Texas child-pornography prosecution of Netflix for streaming the movie Cuties, agreeing with a Netflix lawyer that the case looks like a “mosaic” of bad faith.

Dec 21, 2023 9:35 AM CST

Who made the National Judicial College’s list of ‘60 Courageous Judges’?

The National Judicial College marked its 60th anniversary this week by releasing a list of 60 judges from around the United States and the world who have demonstrated courage, upheld the rule of law and provided justice for all.

Dec 21, 2023 9:00 AM CST

Proposal for licensed paraprofessionals in Texas gains steam with commission support

The Texas Access to Justice Commission is supporting a proposal to license paraprofessionals to provide legal services to low-income residents.

Dec 20, 2023 12:30 PM CST

Judges can’t expand narrow exception to abortion ban ‘under the guise of interpreting it,’ Texas Supreme Court says

A woman whose fetus has a genetic abnormality that is nearly always fatal cannot get an abortion in Texas because her doctor did not allege that the risks of her pregnancy met the state’s standard for an exception to its ban on abortions, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Monday.

Dec 12, 2023 11:13 AM CST

Armin Salek builds new pathway to profession for aspiring first-generation lawyers

At age 33, Armin Salek has his dream job. He is the founder and the executive director of the Youth Justice Alliance, a nonprofit organization in Austin, Texas, that provides aspiring first-generation lawyers with financial and institutional support starting in high school.

Dec 6, 2023 10:01 AM CST

Only 7 states imposed new death sentences in 2023; 1 of them has passed new laws likely to expand number

Texas and Florida accounted for more than half of the executions this year, with Florida putting six inmates to death and Texas executing eight, according to a report by the Death Penalty Information Center.

Dec 5, 2023 8:15 AM CST

ABA seeks to toss suit over limited data breach, saying allegations based on ‘implausible assertion’

The ABA is seeking to dismiss a data-breach lawsuit filed against the association, saying the plaintiffs are relying on “the implausible assertion” that the March 2023 incident exposed the plaintiffs’ personal and financial data.

Nov 27, 2023 12:28 PM CST

Partner denied any current relationship with bankruptcy judge, Jackson Walker firm says

A former partner at Texas bankruptcy law firm Jackson Walker denied any current relationship with a bankruptcy judge when the firm questioned her in March 2021, the firm said in a court filing Monday.

Nov 14, 2023 2:53 PM CST

CS Disco announces partnership with vLex to use law library in case management software

Legal technology company CS Disco has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with vLex company Fastcase to use the company’s large law library for “end-to-end” software for the practice of law.

Nov 9, 2023 1:28 PM CST

Read more ...

Topics: Career & Practice

Who is the real Roger Pearce? Successful lawyer used assumed name for more than 50 years

Complete list of topics ...

Your Voice

We should focus on—and invest in—AI that serves people without lawyers

Articles and commentary ...

Podcasts

What went wrong—and right—with 10 famous trials

More podcasts ...
Copyright 2024 American Bar Association. All rights reserved.