Texas
-
2.4K1Former Texas Judge Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Delgado Discusses His New Housing Options
Even if he’s successful and beats back every one of the adjustments, the judge would still land in Zone D, level 14,...
-
3.2KTexas Lawyer Left Standing with a $500 Bill from District Judge Jeffrey Fletcher; No Gratuities Expected or Required
The Sixth Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a party can’t bring a direct appeal from a contempt finding, meaning the court...
-
2.1KTrump Towers, Trump Realty and Trump Dynasty. All Paid for By Interest Free Loans from the Fed and Your Wallet.
Donald J. Trump is talking his book when he says the U.S. economy badly needs lower or even negative interest rates. He...
-
4.9KThe $1.5 Billion Dollar Sygenta Settlement, of Which $503 Million Goes to Lawyers and the ‘Tag-Along’ Case Involving Alleged Fraud and Fee Gouging by a Texas Democratic Super-Donor Lawyer
Watts Guerra is among the firms that have appealed the allocation orders to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit....
-
2.1KVideo or a Mirage: Judge Throws the Constitution in His Meltdown On the Bench
We are mindful that district court judges are often faced with a myriad of excuses from prospective jurors who wish to avoid...
-
1.9KEye See; The Lawyer Rules of Professional Conduct Applied in New Jersey
A comment to the rule says the word discrimination is to be “construed broadly,” and it includes “derogatory and demeaning language.”
-
1.7K8 Corners Rule: Another Certified Question from the Fifth Circuit to the Supreme Court of Texas
In summer 2017, a 10-year-old died in an ATV accident at his grandparents’ house. The boy’s mom sued the grandparents, the Richards....
-
4.1KNet Worth Sweep; How Much is Becoming a Texas Lawmaker Likely to Multiply Your Net Worth?
Those federal disclosures tell you a lot about Texas Lawmaker Sen. Royce West — that he has made millions of dollars in...
-
3.3KCriminal Judge Andrew Wright Sanctions Harris County District Attorney for Bad Faith Delay in Submission of Evidence
“The Court finds that the State has engaged in bad faith litigation tactics,” Wright wrote in an one-page order signed Aug. 23....
-
1.8KSouthern Baptist Church has Revenues akin to Office Depot. Now Lawyers Wish to Test the Church Claims of Legal Immunity in Sexual Abuse Cases
Every year, churches in the SBC collectively raise about $11 billion — revenues that put them on par with a mid-tier Fortune...
-
3.7KTexas Lawyer On Trial for Federal Tax Evasion involving Millions of Dollars and Shelf Companies. No Doubt A lot of Other Texas Lawyers Will Be Watching and Worrying
The indictment alleges that Pursley received more than $4.8 million and an ownership interest in the co-conspirator’s ongoing business for his role...
-
2.0KMeanwhile in California, a Judge Provides Immunity to 3 Cops for Alleged Theft in Excess of $225k, One of Whom Recently took a Plea Deal for a Prior $20k Bribe
The lack of any cases of controlling authority or a consensus of cases of persuasive authority on the constitutional question compels the...
-
2.5KSpousal Privilege is Tossed in State Supreme Court Opinion. Married Lawyers Are Now Drafting Communication Agreements
The court’s opinion doesn’t seem to reflect or take note that the trial court’s order had allotted for redacting any attorney-client privileged...
-
2.2K“A Republic, If You Can Keep It.” is the Book’s Title; Well, Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch Gets to Keep the $225,000 advance fee paid by the Publisher & Deutsche Bank Obtained a Free Takings Clause to Americans Homes
As one of the court’s most conservative members, Gorsuch praised federal judges who believe the Constitution is the greatest charter of human...
-
2.3K1Collins v Mnuchin the Foreclosure King and Trump Appointee: Updated – Fifth Circuit Issues A Head-Turning Decision
The Court recently voted to rehear en banc the case of Collins v. Mnuchin, an important administrative law dispute about the structure...
-
2.1KTexas Judge Who Sent Man to Death Row is Accused of Being Blatantly Anti-Semitic During the Trial of a ‘Texas 7’ Member
More than 100 Jewish attorneys and four religious organizations have filed an amicus brief siding with a death-row inmate who’s seeking a...
-
1.8KJudge Lee Rosenthal Rejects Gov. Abbott’s Objections to Settlement in Historic Case Addressing the State of Texas Unconstitutional Bail Laws
The controversial Harris County Bail system pitted poor people against the justice system and has been subject to a lawsuit since 2016....
-
5.0K1Texas Lawyers Gone Rogue, the September 2019 List of Disciplined Lawyers and Judges; Just Remember, the State Bar of Texas Prints 11 Months – There’s No List Printed in August; Apparently it’s an Unofficial Vacation Month
40 Texas Lawyers and Judges Disciplined on September List of Disciplinary Actions by the State Bar of Texas and published in the...
