All posts tagged "sovereign immunity"
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796Appellate CircuitFederalist Society Member Judge Jennifer Elrod Leads the 5th Cir. Choir, Expanding Ochlocracy in Texas
A federal appeals court issued a remarkable decision last week finding that Texas judges are exempt from federal subpoenas via immunity.
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621Appellate JudgesCA8: Clerks Serve to File Cases, Not Participate as Adversaries in Those Disputes
As Chief Justice Marshall colorfully put it, to decline the exercise of jurisdiction is tantamount to treason to the Constitution.
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918Judicial BranchThis Republican States Texas Supreme Court Justices Are Influenced by Money When Considering Court’s Rulings
The Texas Supreme Court hears10 percent of appealed cases. Of those cases, the high court overrules the lower court in about 80...
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1.0KJudicial BranchLaw Firm Norton Rose Makin’ it Rain For Texas Supreme Court Justices Ain’t Gonna Influence the Court’s Rulings
SDTX Federal Chief Judge Lee Rosenthal quickly disposes of the complaint against Chief Justice Hecht, and Justices Busby and Boyd, TSC.
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905Federal JudgesThere’s No Immunity for the Magistrate Judge In His Official Capacity
Because the defendant Magistrate was sued in his official capacity only, judicial immunity provided him no protection.
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2.5KAppellate CircuitIt’s A Win for Former Judge Suzanne Wooten as Shameful Collin County Settle
Collin County's insurance co has agreed to pay $600K to settle a lawsuit filed by a former district judge wrongfully convicted of...
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1.1KAppellate JudgesThe Fifth Circuit Won’t Consider Reversing in Affirming Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure
Dismissals for lack of jurisdiction are generally without prejudice. Not in this case sayeth the Fifth Circuit panel reviewing de novo.
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1.6KAppellate CircuitCourageous Suzanne Wooten Can Proceed With Law Suit Against Shameful Collin County
The Court finds that Wooten has stated a plausible claim that there was an official policy that caused her harm for the...
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2.2KAppellate CircuitA Former Texas Judge Has Been Dueling With Corruption in Collin County and She’s Doin’ Pretty Darn Well.
Suzanne Wooten alleges facts showing that Collin County's Christopher Milner functioned as an investigator rather than a prosecutor.
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1.1KLaws In TexasAppellate Judges Rule for Houston Fire as they Extinguish City Claims
The City argued that the remedial provision in section 174.252 of the Texas Local Govt Code is unconstitutional. That flame was extinguished.
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826Appellate JudgesLIT’s Audit of the State Auditor Confirms it Yields Little Power Against CA Bar
The State Bar of California Is Not Effectively Managing Its System for Investigating and Disciplining Attorneys Who Abuse the Public Trust
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4.4KAppellate CircuitFifth Circuit Judicial Council Immunity Leaves Rogue Judges’ Secretary in the Cold
The court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, concluding Danos’s claims were barred by sovereign immunity.
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1.5KEditors ChoiceJudge Refuses to Invoke Attorney Immunity for District Attorney in Murder Case
In the lawsuit, Perrilloux is accused of coercing an alleged witness to fabricate testimony in a 2002 capital murder case against Michael...
