All posts tagged "access to justice"
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442Appellate JudgesConstitutional Challenge by Texas Resident Spurs Swift High Court Reform Saving Litigants Millions in Fees
LIT Founder's bold stand against clerk record fees sparks a landmark rule change, offering financial relief to citizens in the legal system.
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691Appellate CircuitTexas Real Estate Title Deed Fraud Case Takes a Decade to Reach Jury Trial and Conviction in SDTX
Judge Lee Rosenthal of Houston presided over the trial wherein Roland aka Stein was sentenced to 10 years and where reasoning was...
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900Appellate CircuitFederal Law: The Rights of Elderly Litigants to Be Heard At an Oral Hearing
Justice Frankfurter believed that no better instrument has been devised for arriving at truth than the notice and hearing requirement.
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836AccelerationWhat Homeowners Need to Know if You’re Facing Foreclosure in Texas Federal Courts
If you are facing foreclosure in Texas Federal Court, there's a lot of legalese to learn. But will you receive access to...
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1.1KAppellate JudgesJudicial Rating of the First and Second Court of Appeals in Texas Takes a Plunge in 2021. Why?
The State of the Texas Judiciary. LIT suggests the internet and social media has provided citizens access to uncover judicial corruption.
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1.2KAppellate CircuitIf You’re Pro Se and You’ve Been Denied Access to CM/ECF Filing Permissions, Here’s Who to Contact
Will the members of this group advocate for pro se access to electronic filing rights, sealed documents and also basic access to...
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1.6K1Appellate Judges17 Lawyers Disciplined by the Texas Bar in October 2021, Nearly Half of Those ‘Privately’
LIT Questions how Texas can claim to have access to justice and transparency when lawyers are privately sanctioned for ethics violations.
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648Federal JudgesWe Need Five More Judges to Control the Crime From “The Indian Country”, Oh, and More Courthouses
McGirt, a case in which the Court held that parts of eastern Oklahoma are an Indian reservation subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction.
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1.5K1Editors ChoiceOutlaw in A Dirty Black Robe Seeks Return after Resignation, This Time as Your Chief Prosecutor
Curtis DeLapp, a former district judge who resigned amid allegations he ordered people to jail without trial, wants District Attorney's job.
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924Editors ChoicePresident Biden Seeks to Improve Access to Justice and LIT Chimes Into the Conversation
President Biden’s executive action is to reinvigorate the federal government’s role in advancing access to justice.
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3.5KKen PaxtonTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton Challenges the State Bar of Texas. The Judge’s Decision is Still Pending.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a lawsuit against the State Bar of Texas, but the Judge responsible is taking his...
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2.5KAppellate CircuitABA President Attacks Democracy and Passes House Bill in Favor of Letting Big 4 Accountants act as Lawyers. Think Enron Folks.
The 3 branches of government certainly don't like citizens voicing their opinions and now the ABA President has decided to join the...
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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...
