'Epitome of lawfare that shouldn’t be allowed': 'Kraken' lawyer Sidney Powell again defeats disciplinary effort by State Bar of Texas
"Lawyers have to be able to stand up and represent unpopular cases," Sidney Powell said. The post ‘Epitome of lawfare that ...
Ignoring accepted medical guidance, Texas governor tells agency heads to recognize only 2 genders
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday directed state agency heads to recognize only two genders -- male and female -- continuing ...
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Federal Appeals Court Holds New Jersey’s Cannabis Law Provides No Private Right of Action
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace ...
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Swiss criminal court convicts commodities firm Trafigura in Angola bribery case
Switzerland’s top criminal court on Friday convicted a multinational company for the first time, ruling against commodities trader Trafigura in a case of bribery linked to ...
Challenge to Texas immigration law SB 4 will head to trial in July, federal judge orders
Trump's Justice Dept. may drop the U.S. challenge to SB 4, but other plaintiffs have vowed to push forward against Texas' ...
Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s “historical tradition” test.
Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it ...
Texas Judges May Get a Pay Raise
The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.
Is Texas due for a judicial pay raise? Here's what chief justice says and what's proposed
Sen. Joan Huffman has filed a bill that proposes to raise the state's base salary for judges from $140,000 to $161,000 — a ...
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Texas legislators seek more protections for death penalty defendants in wake of Trump executive order
Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to ...
Ex-Appellate Court Judges Launch Boutique Focused on Plaintiffs Appeals
Former Texas appellate Judges Peter Kelly of Houston and Beth Watkins of San Antonio have launched a civil appeals and trial ...
ChampionX Sales Tax Refunds Should Be Revoked, Texas Tells Court
Containers that ChampionX LLC uses to transport chemicals to its customers aren’t exempt from sales and use tax, Texas told a state court in support of its appeal of a $3.17 million refund order.