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3.1KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Constitutional Law Professor – Judge Stephen A. Higginson
A federal court should only declare a statute enacted by Congress unconstitutional if it violates a provision clearly set forth in the...
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2.8KAppellate CircuitThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Prosecutor – Judge Gregg Jeffrey Costa
Judge Gregg Costa: A judge should keep an open mind about the issues in a case; and maintain a sense of humility...
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2.4KAppellate CircuitThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Twitter Don – Judge Don Willett
Judge Don Willett: It is never appropriate for lower courts to depart from controlling Supreme Court precedent. If confirmed, I will follow...
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1.5KCFPBThe Momentum Builds as NY Federal District Court joins Circuit Appellate Courts in Staying Case(s) while CFPB and Dodd-Frank Act Under Microscope
On October 15th, 2019, a visionary District Court judge in New York has stayed a case against a collection law firm that...
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2.1KCFPBSecond Circuit Agree to Stay CFPB Case in Light of US Supreme Court Selia Law Case
On Nov. 5th, 2019 the Second Circuit entered an order adjourning the oral argument that was set for November 21, 2019. The...
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2.8K1Appellate CircuitFifth Circuit Deny Homeowners Motion to Stay in Burke v Ocwen Case, Despite US Supreme Court Selia Law Case
On Monday, 28th October, the Fifth Circuit Denied the Homeowners Motion to Stay care of an order by single Judge Patrick (no...
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1.8K1Appellate CircuitEleventh Circuit Deny Intervenors Motion to Stay in CFPB v Ocwen Case, Despite US Supreme Court Selia Law Case
On Friday, 25th October, the Eleventh Circuit Denied the Intervenors Motion to Stay care of an order by single Judge Beverly B....
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2.8KAppellate CircuitNinth Circuit First to Stay CFPB Case in Light of Supreme Court Agreeing to Review Selia Law Case
On October 21st, 2019, the Ninth Circuit issued an order withdrawing submission of the appeal and staying all further proceedings until the...
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4.7KNewsAustin-area attorney Jamie Balagia, known as “The DWI Dude” convicted of fleecing Colombian Drug Lords
This defendant and his group were running a scam on drug dealers—some of the biggest drug dealers in the world, said U.S....
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1.7KNewsTexas Judges Agree, Texans Are Accessing Courts Responsibly and Jury Trial Awards are Very Fair.
When systems fail, we must preserve access to our justice system. When people mistakenly believe most lawsuits are meritless, consumers slowly lose the...
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3.7KNewsLawsuit Claims Attorney told Ex-Client to take The Deal because he Really, Really Liked their [Opposing] Attorney.
San Antonio Lawyer Obermeier unprofessionally and unethically told Plaintiff she had to take the deal because he really, really liked their attorney.
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3.0KFederal LawTexas Judges May Wear Black Robes But They Cloak Darker Secrets
There was a judge that should’ve been put in the electric chair, and he only had his hand slapped, recalled former Commissioner...
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4.9K4Federal LawWhere is Former Texas State Chief Judge Joel “Sexting” Baker Working Today? Oh, BTW, he was also Vice Chair at the State Comission for Judicial Conduct (SCJC)
Shamed Judge and Texas Lawyer Joel Baker would be left to defend himself in front of the same panel he has served...
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4.5KLaws In TexasOpinion Pending: A Well-Known Sanctioned NRA Lawyer With a[nother] Non-Disclosed Ethics Violation Taps the Supreme Court of Texas
Attorney Bill Brewer petitions the Texas Supreme Court. Of course he won. This is Texas and Texas Supreme Court is owned by...
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2.9KDonald TrumpSocial Media is a Voice and Vehicle which Unearths the Hidden Secrets [and Corruption] of the Three Branches of State and US Government and Now they Seek Ways to Silence Democracy and Free Speech #WeThePeople
The ABA, recognizing the urgency and timeliness of these issues, has chosen Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society for this year’s Law...
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3.5K2Editors ChoiceTexas State Judge who Replaced 5th Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes Blanks the Judicial Commission, Gets Public Slap on the Wrist for Ex Parte Communications
Furthermore, these actions are clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of her duties as a judge and cast public discredit upon the...
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3.8KFederal JudgesSenior U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt Accuses Houston of Willfully and Maliciously Destroying Evidence
Houston city officials intentionally destroyed evidence, wiping crucial data from the computer drives of top police commanders that is potentially relevant to...
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1.7KFifth CircuitUS Supreme Court 5th Circuit Orders (November 4 2019)
What happened when people or companies appealed to the US Supreme Court - Petition for Writ of Certiorari. Order List for Monday,...
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