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Keep on trucking, Texas!
“The litigation environment for owners and operators of commercial or company vehicles has reached a tipping point that, unless addressed by the Texas Legislature, will result in growing small business failures, increased costs of doing business for the companies that survive, and increased costs for goods and services purchased by all Texans.” That doesn’t sound good. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton: Federal Interference in State Election Law Violates the Constitution
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a letter warning United States House and Senate leaders of Constitutional deficiencies within H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, which unfortunately passed the House recently. Under both the Elections Clause of Article I of the Constitution and the Electors Clause of Article II, States have principal responsibility to safeguard elections. -
AG Paxton: Federal interference in state election law violates the constitution
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a letter warning United States House and Senate leaders of Constitutional deficiencies within H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, which unfortunately passed the House recently. Under both the Elections Clause of Article I of the Constitution and the Electors Clause of Article II, States have principal responsibility to safeguard elections. -
TX Nurse Challenges ‘Acting’ General Counsel’s Move to Nix Her Case Seeking Access to Secret Union Agreement with Hospital Limiting Her Rights
CORPUS CHRISTI - Nurse Marissa Zamora has just filed an opposition brief defending her case charging National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) union bosses in her workplace with concealing a “neutrality agreement” struck in secret between union officials and HCA Holdings management that covers her hospital, according to a press release. -
Texas bills seek to end abusive lawsuits against owners and operators of commercial vehicles
AUSTIN – Four new bills in the Texas Legislature seeks to address abusive lawsuits against owners and operators of commercial vehicles in Texas. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Corporate COffee Break: The Dawn of a New Era of Antitrust? What the Biden Administration and Antitrust Legislation May Mean for Businesses
During the presidential campaign, then candidate Joe Biden said that he didn’t think “we spend nearly enough time focusing on antitrust measures.” -
Let’s reopen for business, not for lawsuits
If there was ever a case where the cure was worse than the disease, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is surely it. -
ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC: Celebrating Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, Eckert Seamans is celebrating Black Legal Trailblazers who are powerful examples of leadership in the legal profession, helping to bring about change, progress, and inclusiveness. -
Union Tide Rises Under Biden
President Joe Biden has for decades depicted himself as a blue-collar guy from Scranton, Pennsylvania, and part of his political persona is an appeal to the lunch bucket crowd—working-class voters. -
COVID-19 liability protections among top legislative priorities for Texans for Lawsuit Reform
AUSTIN – The 87th Texas Legislature is underway, and Texans for Lawsuit Reform has several top priorities for the 2021 session, one of which is COVID-19 liability protections for businesses that follow safety protocols. -
The Texas Capitol must remain open when the legislature meets, AG Paxton opines
AUSTIN – The 2021 session of Texas Legislature kicks off today, and when lawmakers meet at the capitol, it must remain open to the public, according to Attorney General Ken Paxton. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Texas Capitol To Reopen January 4th
At a time when many state capitols, including the U.S. Capitol, are closed, Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced that the Texas Capitol will re-open on January 4th. -
The Freedom to Govern Ourselves: Secure and Free elections should be every American’s goal
Recent events suggest that the pursuit of power may be as corrupting as holding power itself. It certainly makes hypocrites of most. Consider the Democrats today who have been saying that Trump must concede the election for the good of the country. -
OPINION: A President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Senator MJ Hegar will mean Democrats will pack the Supreme Court
Democrats have a long history of refusing to talk about issues that are wildly unpopular with the American people. -
The Supreme Court, now
Sadly, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Beta Ginsburg passed away last Friday. Her death came the day after the country celebrated Constitution Day, fitting in a way. She is being appropriately honored for her service to the country. Who will replace her and when is a political question that will no doubt be a great battle. But, before that we should all remember the good judge. -
A Scalia Digest
Perhaps unfairly, most jurists are quickly forgotten when they leave the bench. Some are remembered only in infamy: the “Four Horsemen” who blocked the New Deal early on; Roger Taney for the Dred Scott decision; Harry Blackmun as the unlikely author of Roe v. Wade, and so forth. Justices with a literary flair tend to linger in the public mind, explaining the enduring influence of Oliver Wendell Holmes and Robert Jackson, among a handful of others. -
When does the hurting stop?
If you’ve never seen the hilarious 1990s cartoon Eek! The Cat, you don’t know what you’re missing. Eek’s catchphrase was “It never hurts to help,” and each episode demonstrated the disastrous consequences of his naive optimism. -
Texas groups join hundreds of others in urging Congress ‘to stop growing wave’ of COVID-19 lawsuits
AUSTIN – Numerous Texas groups have joined a coalition of nearly 500 businesses and organizations in petitioning Congress to pass the “SAFE TO WORK Act.” -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Applauds Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Order of Candidates on Ballots
Attorney General Paxton today applauded the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas for dismissing a case in which voter Rachel Miller, joined by the Texas Democratic Party, the DNC, the DSCC and the DCCC, erroneously argued against a Texas election law that governs the order in which candidates appear on the ballot. -
Texas AG office opines about court recorders amid reporter shortage, per Cherokee County attorney's request
Texas AG office opines about court recorders amid reporter shortage, per Cherokee County attorney's request