All posts tagged "texas constitution"
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3.2KAppellate CircuitThe Hopkins CA5 Appeal Commences in Earnest. Mark D. Hopkins. Shelley L. Hopkins. Hopkins Law, PLLC, An Austin Texas Rogue Law Firm.
When the decisions of courts of justice are made, they must, it is true, be executed; but the power of executing them...
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3.5KEditors ChoiceTexas Lawyer Threw One Egg at Judge’s Car is Charged with Criminal Misdemeanor
Texas Lawyer Erick Yollick is a former member of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, as well as a member of...
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2.8KEditors ChoiceTexas Bar and BODA Insulated ‘Absolutely’ from Litigation Sayeth Chief Justice Brian Quinn. That’s Fake News Too.
In enacting the Texas Tort Claims Act the legislature waived sovereign immunity in limited circumstances involving the use of publicly owned automobiles,...
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4.2KGov. Greg AbbottIt’s Not Just About the Last Dance in Texas, It’s About the Lap Dance
That series of executive orders has caused a state of confusion that rests clearly on Governor Abbott's doorstep, S.D. Tex. Judge Vanessa...
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3.0KGov. Greg AbbottTexas Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican PR Scam Breaks His Own Executive Orders
Up until Abbott’s announcement Thursday, Texans who didn’t obey the governor’s executive orders related to the virus could have faced up to...
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3.5KEditors ChoiceTexas Judge Congratulated a Dozen Attorneys on Winning Cases in Her Court on Facebook
Texas Judge Speedlin Gonzalez’s eight posts, which appeared between August and October 2019, congratulated 12 attorneys on winning jury verdicts and lauded...
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6.0KEditors ChoiceJudge Gena Slaughter Fails, Fails and Fails Again, But Receives Only a Specially Commissioned Public Slap
Dallas judge Gena Slaughter received a public warning, a lesser sanction than the public reprimand ordered in 2019. That's unacceptable based on...
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3.1KAppellate CircuitWhy Civil and Criminal Contempt in Federal Courts Is Rarely Invoked
Current federal jurisprudence grants judges wide latitude in the exercise of contempt powers, which in turn can lead to dire consequences for...
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4.2KEditors ChoiceTexas State Judge is Slapped for the Fifth Time, instead of being Slaughtered
Judge Gena Slaughters' law license was suspended five times since she was first elected in 2007, according to a public reprimand that...
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4.8K1JudgesTexas State Judge Furious at Jury Trial Request Gets the Standard Issue Public Slap by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct
Texas Judge Slapped: According to the public warning, released by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, attorney Stefanie Collins (pictured) was representing...
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4.6KAccelerationEditors Choice: What Does A Robe Mean to A Judge In Texas – in Particular Where There IS Fraud On the Court?
Unbeknownst to many, federal courts have the power under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to set aside judgments entered years earlier...
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3.5KDeed of TrustLobbyist Celebrity Billionaire John Paul DeJoria and BFF Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Will be Calling Donald Trump for a Supreme Favor
The Fifth Circuit's opinion in DeJoria v. Maghreb Petroleum Exploration, S.A. reflects poorly on American justice, said Thomas M. Wolf, a principal and trial lawyer.
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2.3KEditors ChoiceGTLaw’s Houston Shareholder Shari Heyen Speaks at Fifth Circuit Conference in New Orleans
Greenberg Traurig's Shari Heyen will participate in the third breakout session titled, "What's Wrong With Chapter 11?" on Feb. 7, 2020. The...
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2.2K1Laws In TexasTwo Supreme Court of Texas Justices are True Advocates of Citizens Rights And Should Be Applauded. LIT’s the First to Say Thank You.
Citizens Beware; the importance of this unlawful majority Texas Supreme Court opinion is a very stark warning of how Government will control...
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2.7KJudgesThe Number of Complaints Against Texas Judges Nearly Doubles in 5 Years. In 2019, Over 91 Percent of Those Complaints Were Dismissed. Someone’s Lyin’
Just under 2,000 complaints against Texas Judges and nearly all are dismissed. That's not a good statistic.
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2.6K1Editors ChoiceTexas Governor Greg Abbott. One Man. One Agenda.
Texas Lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year requiring the agency to be more transparent, but Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the measure,...
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4.5K4Federal LawTexas Supreme Court Chief Justice Seeks Re-election. We Look at the Alternatives and Endorse One.
Abbott, the front-runner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, is a former state Supreme Court justice who was on the bench with Hecht...
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3.5KBankersHere’s What Happens When You Let the People Decide if Bankers Are Trustworthy Souls In Texas
When the Wolf's Barked for Help in Texas State Court, the Cry is Heard by the People of Texas. What they did...
