All posts tagged "liberty"
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54Federal JudgesJudge Shopping and Secret Judicial Assignments Can Have Deadly Consequences to Your Civil Rights, Property and Liberty
From judge shopping to judicial blind draw assignments - which are manually assigned in secret by judges and in contravention of the...
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703Editors ChoiceJudge 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....
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9041Editors ChoiceIt’s a Landmark Texas Law Case But Gov. Abbott Sends in the District Attorney with a Last Gasp Shovel of Smoke to Chief Judge Rosenthal’s Federal Court
Terri Burke, executive director of the ACLU of Texas, said Ogg’s actions were cause for serious concern. - Rather than work collaboratively...
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5962Editors Choice
It’s a Landmark Texas Law Case Putting a Stop to Debtors Jail for those Who Cannot Afford Bail for Misdemeanors in Texas Courts but the Final Order is Pending…
The settlement will make Harris County a leader in the national movement for bail reform, he said. This carefully crafted new misdemeanor...
A MESSAGE TO GOV. ABBOTT
