HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals recently determined Gov. Greg Abbott’s petition for mandamus challenging a temporary restraining order on his mask mandate executive order is now moot.
Kermit Warren, a grandfather and church deacon from the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, will get his hard-earned life savings back, thanks to IJ’s latest victory against civil forfeiture.
False Claims litigation is a unique practice area with fascinating trends that reflect multiple factors including patterns in government, attorney, and court behavior.
HOUSTON — Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee and dozens of District Attorneys and former Attorneys General, U.S. Attorneys, and law enforcement leaders across the country filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday opposing the Texas abortion law.
Over the last several years, there has been an intellectual property lawsuit bouncing around the Texas court system and while not exactly on par with a riveting “Law & Order” episode, it is worth Texans’ time to tune in to the next installment of Title Source v. HouseCanary set to happen in early December.
Lex Machina has expanded its federal practice area coverage by including over 8,000 cases that involve claims under the False Claims Act, as well as related claims under state law.
AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to fight in court to defend Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order GA-39, which prohibits local entities from enforcing vaccine mandates.
What is it with Google? Surely, the creators of the world’s most popular internet search engine are the ultimate opponents of censorship, die-hard defenders of the freedom of speech.
HOUSTON – Homeowners whose properties allegedly flooded when water was released from a damn recently had their inverse condemnation case against the San Jacinto River Authority dismissed.
AUSTIN – Put simply, two trade associations are arguing that the Texas government can’t tell Twitter and YouTube what videos to post or Facebook and Google what content to favor.
The following cases categorized as "injury or damage - motor vehicle" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Sept. 14. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
AUSTIN – Texans are free from local government mandates requiring face coverings and any official denying that immunity may be in violation of the Penal Code, Attorney General Ken Paxton recently opined.
The following cases categorized as "injury or damage - motor vehicle" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Sept. 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
AUSTIN – In a letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General Ken Paxton and 22 other attorneys general warn that a reckless piece of legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill would essentially establish the U.S. Department of Justice as a national election czar dictating to states exactly how they must administer their elections.
