All posts tagged "5th circuit"
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1.9KFifth CircuitAre You Qualified? Shields and Swords are Being Raised in the Roman-American Colosseum
This atextual, ahistorical doctrine - which shields public officials from liability, even when they break the law - was essentially invented out...
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1.2KBankruptcyWhen at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try and Try Again; Homeowner Wins ‘A Free House’ in Indiana; And 5th Cir. Judge Higginbotham is Most Likely Not Happy
Due to the creditors’ lack of success in their attempts to foreclose, the litigation has spanned many years, thus increasing the amount...
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2.3K1Editors ChoiceFormer 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,...
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1.9KEditors ChoiceTexas 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...
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2.1KEditors ChoiceSenior Judge Lynn Nettleton Hughes Creates Havoc in His Courtroom by Sentencing Terrorist to 18 Months; and the ISIS Fanatic is Now Out and Headed Back to University of Houston
ISIS fanatic Khan admitted in his plea that he’d told Garcia via Facebook that he wanted to join ISIS. A few weeks...
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3.6K1Editors ChoiceWho is Attorney Charles Eskridge III, the Nominee for US District Judge at SDTX; replacing Snr Judge Gray H. Miller?
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Charles Eskridge III, nominated for the Texas federal trial bench, reported earning more than $5 million...
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1.3KEditors ChoiceAmerican Bar Association (ABA) President Rallies for A Return to Lawyers Acting With Humility and Civility; And Yes, Judges are Lawyers Too
Courts have long recognized an inherent authority to disbar attorneys. When acting under an inherent power to disbar an attorney, a district court...
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2.2KDonald TrumpTurning Texas Courts Blue is Significantly Affecting Decisions and Opinions in the Dallas Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The Dallas court of appeals decides thousands of cases, and it essentially has the last word on Texas law. Lawyers spend a...
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2.3KFederal Law5th Circuit Rules Texas District Attorney (DA) Can Claim Only Partial Qualified Immunity in a Split Panel Decision
Three of the Plaintiffs were not Decision-Makers or Policy-Makers and the Fifth Circuit has Allowed their Complaint to Proceed, despite the objections...
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1.8KDonald TrumpTrump’s Judicial Appointments: A Data Analysis with Commentary
All in all, the Trump judicial appointment machinery has been vigorous, especially as to the number of circuit judges appointed to date....
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1.7KEditors ChoiceThe Year Was 1999 and Attorney Disbarment in Federal Texas Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit “Was All That and a Bag of Chips”
Courts have long recognized an inherent authority to disbar attorneys. When acting under an inherent power to disbar an attorney, a district court...
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2.5KFederal LawTexas Judges Rally Together in Both State and Federal Courts in a Defiant Fight for Solidarity after Texas Courts are Highlighted as Rogue after Public Scrutiny
Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hechts' ethics case, which went on for over 8 years was eventually overturned in favor of Hecht. Now...
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3.7K2AccelerationConnie Pfeiffer of Beck Redden Celebrates “Changing of the Guard” with Fifth Cir. Court of Appeals Judges Jim Ho & Don Willett
Thanks to Judge Jim Ho, @JusticeWillett, and moderator Connie Pfeiffer for a great presentation at our monthly section meeting! Today was also...
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2.0K1Federal LawDouble Standards: Texas Judge Publicly Admonished for Personally Attacking Father In a Child Custody Case, Violating Due Process; Yet Federal 5th Circuit Judges Can Say What they Want
Among other things, it said the judge stopped being an impartial fact finder and started acting as an advocate for terminating the...
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1.6K1Federal LawWhat Happens When You Ask the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Permission to Supplement the Record by Providing Irrefutable Evidence of Judicial Bias by the Lower Court?
This is in stark contrast to when the Burkes’ reached out to the Court Reporter via email regarding filing the DKT13 again...
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2.7K3Federal LawWhat does the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Louisiana and the American Civil War Have in Common?
Let it be known, this grave decision based on corporate greed has failed and has turned the economy into recession for a...
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3.3K1Donald TrumpMegaChurch Pastor and George W. Bush Spiritual Advisor Charged with Spiriting Millions of Dollars from Elderly Investors using Defunct Chinese Bonds
Kirbyjon H. Caldwell is pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church, a 14,000-member megachurch at Windsor Village in Houston, Texas. He was...
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1.4KDonald TrumpThe Don is Dishing Out the Pardons and Commuted Sentences and Bernie Madoff Wants In on the Trades
During his presidency, Trump has granted 10 pardons and commuted four sentences. Bernie Madoff, the Ponzi scheme leader who swindled investors out...
