All posts tagged "#restoretx"
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2.1KFederal LawTexas Solicitor General Kyke Hawkins Arguments are Rudimentarily Dismissed by the US Supreme Court Justices
It probably was not a good sign for Texas in Banister v. Davis, a technical post-conviction habeas case with potentially major ramifications,...
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1.9KAppellate JudgesHow President Donald Trump’s Hired the Federalist Society to Change the US Federal Courts Makeup Quickly and Dramatically
In less than three years as president, President Trump has done nearly as much to shape the courts as President Obama did...
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1.8KKen PaxtonThe Tsunami That Just Hit GOP Chairwoman Yolanda Waters of Galveston County is One that Just Blackened Her Character
“I am saddened and hurt that anyone believes I am ‘racist’ against my own people,” said Waters, who identifies as “Latina/African-American.”
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1.9KKen PaxtonWould You Worship a Donkey or an Elephant? The Choice is Yours.
Fort Bend, Texas: GOP Advertisement; “Would you worship a donkey or an elephant? The choice is yours.”
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2.1K1Ken PaxtonA Racist Lawmaker from Sugar Land Didn’t Sugarcoat his Words. It Ended His Career In Texas Politics.
“He’s a Korean. He has decided because, because he is an Asian that my district might need an Asian to win. And...
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2.5KForeclosuresSteve ‘Foreclosure King’ Mnuchin Wants to Privatize Fannie and Freddie and This is an Early Sign It’s Primed
An accounting irregularity bordering on fraud, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac contradict themselves over net worth sweep. Steve Mnuchin is eager to privatize...
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4.7K1Laws In TexasFrom the Bench; Why Texas Democratic Loving Attorney Mikal Watts Favorite Number is 13
Mikal Watts and his law firm in 1999 donated $5,000 to Valdez and $2,500 to Rodriguez; in 2000, $15,000 to Hinojosa; and...
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4.4K5Federal LawJudge James Oakley of Burnet County; Roped In Twice and Escapes Again
Texas Judicial Ethics Guide : We condone everything and welcome Judges to do, and say, whatever they want. Especially repeat offenders.
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2.6KAppellate CircuitLights on Fifth; Interesting Orders from Friday 22nd Nov., 2019
A familiar panel from the Article we wrote about earlier, the case of Powe v. Deutsche Bank, this one worded ORDER caught...
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3.5KAppellate CircuitVexatious or Not, The Supreme Court of Texas Decide to Abate Lower Court Sanctions Against Texas Lawyer Stephen Casey
Asking the Court to declare pro se's Vexatious Litigants is a serious matter. LIT asks; WHY could the Supreme Court of Texas...
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2.4KEditors ChoiceEthics and Code of Conduct: Is a Co-Chair of Social Media for the State Bar of Texas Appellate Division Licensed to “Like” a Tweet Like This?
At Laws In Texas we submit a Texas lawyer liking a tweet that condones violence and most likely death, is not ethically...
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3.0KKen PaxtonFaith is Rewarded by Texas Giving Back to Justice
Johnson is joined on the board by another Dallas resident, retired Judge Molly Francis. Francis previously served on Texas' Fifth Court of...
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3.3K1Appellate CircuitFamiliar Faces; Judge Leslie Southwick and Judge Catharina Haynes and Dubious 5th Circuit Opinions (with Dissent)
Reggie is the son of the late Crowley City Court Judge Edmund Reggie and a brother-in-law of the late U.S. Sen. Ted...
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3.9KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and His Outrageous Comments about Women- ‘Brain Surgeon’ Judge Jerry Edwin Smith
Jerry E. Smith made several controversial statements, such as referring to the International Women’s Year Conference as a “gaggle of outcasts, misfits...
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3.3KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan and Devout Catholic – Judge (Stuart) Kyle Duncan
Judge Kyle Duncan is a member of the Federalist Society and also the Knights of Columbus, an international organization of nearly 2...
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4.3KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge “Andy” Oldham and former Deputy General Counsel for Governor Abbott – Judge Andrew Stephen Oldham
In September 2016, Andrew Oldham testified before the Texas House Select Committee on State and Federal Power and Responsibility. In discussing Governor...
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2.5KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and former Chief District Judge (LA) – Judge Kurt Damian Engelhardt
Judge Kurt Engelhardt: I joined the New Orleans Chapter of the Federalist Society after talking with a few of my new judicial...
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1.7KFederal LawTexas Secretary of State Sends Out SOS Signal that there’s a Judicial Vacancy, But that was a False Alarm and It has Caused Mayhem
Audit Texas : The Texas state website reported as recently as Nov. 6 that the race would be on the 2020 ballot....
