Judge Lee Yeakel
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Judges- State Circuit/County
501 West 5th Street, Austin, TX 78701
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Late conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly published her first book, A Choice Not an Echo, in 1964 in hopes of breaking the stranglehold of country club Republicans on the grand old party’s presidential nominating process. Every four years, it seemed even then, the party faithful were presented with a somewhat less offensive version of the opposition’s choice, i.e., Democrat Lite.
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You’d think a group of people could define “nonpartisanship” and agree on how to implement and maintain it: by consciously making an effort to be impartial and unbiased, not favoring one party or faction over another, trying to be moderate or middle of the road on the issues of the day and not lean one way or the other, perhaps even establishing a list of topics that the group chooses not to take positions on.
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A trio of attorneys has appealed U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel’s summary judgment in favor of the state bar association.
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NEW ORLEANS – Texas law requires all attorneys to join the State Bar of Texas even though it engages in “extensive” political and ideological activities – an unconstitutional "scheme” according to three Texas attorneys who have turned to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in their push to end mandatory dues in the Lone Star State.
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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.
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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.
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Lawyers across the country challenge mandatory bar dues; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton courageously defends their First Amendment rights
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AUSTIN – The Austin Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has dismissed a second amended securities fraud class action against Whole Foods.
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AUSTIN -- Texas’ Attorney General Ken Paxton has clarified the right of students at junior and community colleges to carry handguns on campus.
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AUSTIN -- On Aug. 4, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Association of Business filed suit against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, along with the respective heads of those organizations, John Koskinen and Jacob Lew.
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Brent Coon When attorney fees from one of the largest civil settlements in legal history are on the table, it was only a matter of time before the plaintiffs lawyers started suing each other over their share of the proceeds.
