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The effects of the Janus decision are still unfolding
Before his tenure ended in 2019, Texas State Bar President Joe Longley asked State Attorney General Ken Paxton to issue an opinion on two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Janus v. AFSCME and Fleck v. Wetch. -
Federal judge shuts down suit challenging constitutionality of forcing Texas Bar members to fund ‘diversity’ initiatives
AUSTIN – The Board of Directors for the State Bar of Texas were recently granted summary in lawsuit alleging that forced funding of its “diversity” initiatives and legislative programs is unconstitutional. -
Southeast Texas property owners allege state responsible for flood damage, suit claims TXDOT knew of risk in I-10 design
WINNIE – More than 30 residents in Chambers County have filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas, alleging that the design of a local highway has caused repeated flooding of thousands of acres of property, including their homes and businesses. -
Houston Law Review publishes Haynes and Boone study of reversal rates in Texas appeals
DALLAS - The Houston Law Review has published a comprehensive study of litigation trends in Texas by Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Kent Rutter and Associate Natasha Breaux. -
Man will not get pickup truck back, Ninth Court rules
BEAUMONT (SE Texas Record) — Jimmy Jenkins isn't getting his pickup truck back, a state appeals court recently ruled. -
Hey, Californians, don’t come to Texas – unless you plan to stay!
California is banning travel to Texas? Seriously? Are they banning relocation, too? That could be a problem. For them, not us, because the flood of exiles will just keep growing. -
Texas AG: California’s travel ban undermines national unity, punishes those who respect religious liberty
AUSTIN – On Monday, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an original action against the State of California in the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to strike down California’s travel ban for states that uphold First Amendment protections for religious liberty. -
Litigation Shouldn’t Be Necessary - But It Is, and Our Founders Knew It
Very few injured Americans file lawsuits. Granted it’s been awhile since anyone took an empirical look at the numbers, but when Rand’s Institute for Civil Justice did so 1991, researchers found that only 2 percent of injured Americans file lawsuits. The National Center for State Courts recently provided another perspective: “Tort cases garner a great deal of public interest but generally account for only about 4 percent of [state court] Civil caseloads….” -
NCLA wins stay pending appeal from Fifth Circuit in post-Lucia SEC case
WASHINGTON - It took barely a couple of hours after oral argument on the motion in New Orleans, for a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to issue an order staying the SEC’s enforcement proceedings against NCLA client Michelle Cochran, according to a press release. -
Haynes and Boone Releases Comprehensive Study of Reversal Rates in Texas Appeals
Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Kent Rutter and Associate Natasha Breaux have completed a study of all non-criminal decisions issued by all 14 Texas courts of appeals from September 2018 to August 2019. -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Tells Fifth Circuit Obamacare is (Still) Unconstitutional; Encourages Real Reform and Experimentation to Address Health Care Access
Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of 18 states, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins argued at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urging that court to uphold a U.S. district court’s ruling declaring Obamacare unconstitutional in its entirety. During arguments. -
New state bar president ‘withdraws’ question
Lawyers are taught not to ask questions in court that they don’t know the answer to, lest they get an unexpected answer: one that blows the case they were making, pro or con, to smithereens. -
Dropped: AG opinion request over Texas Bar dues, election process
HOUSTON – By remaining silent, Randy Sorrels, the new president of the State Bar of Texas, declined to continue an opinion request made by his predecessor, which tasked the attorney general to answer whether the collection of mandatory dues is constitutional. -
AG Paxton applauds SCOTUS decision protecting cross at veterans memorial
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a cross may continue to mark a World War I veterans memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland -
Redlining in Reverse
“Adversity scores” are the latest gimmick to justify racial preferences in college admissions -
Texas Bar launches counterattack in legal fight to stop collection of mandatory dues
AUSTIN - The State Bar of Texas has launched an all-out offensive, firing a barrage of filings yesterday in hopes of killing a lawsuit brought by three attorneys who contend paying mandatory dues violates their First Amendment rights. -
Texas AG: State Bar violates rights of members by collecting dues for political activities
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a brief in support of several Texas attorneys who contend paying dues to the State Bar of Texas violates their First Amendment rights. -
Texas woman's suit against SEC tossed out of district court, heads to appeal
U.S. District Court judge John McBryde dismissed a Coppola, Texas woman’s complaint against the Security and Exchange Commission but one of her attorneys said there is some light at the end of the tunnel. -
SCOTUS to consider citizenship question on census, Harris County Attorney Ryan brief part of record
HOUSTON - A court brief filed by Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan will be part of the record considered by the U.S. Supreme Court today in a lawsuit seeking to prevent the U.S. Census Bureau from including a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census. -
5 Things To Look For When Selecting A Personal Injury Attorney & How Brian Cummings Checks Each Box
It is a scenario few of us ever expect to face. You or a loved one suffered a serious injury at the hands of people you trust: your team of healthcare professionals.