AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has reappointed David L. Evans as presiding judge of the Eighth Administrative Judicial Region for a term set to expire four years from the date of qualification, a press release states.
AUSTIN - The State Bar of Texas has released disciplinary actions for June 2022. The report shows three individuals have been disbarred while four others have resigned in lieu of discipline.
AUSTIN—The State Bar of Texas Law Related Education Department and Law Focused Education, Inc. have received a $25,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to help fund their newest project, Legal Beagle, a children’s book, a press release states.
AUSTIN – In the span of more than 15 years, the Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans has raised more than $4.8 million for the provision of civil legal aid for low- income Texas veterans, a press release states.
WASHINGTON - A petition for writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that members of a mandatory bar cannot be compelled to finance any political or ideological activities with their dues was denied today.
AUSTIN — Fastcase and the State Bar of Texas are partnering to provide all active State Bar members free access to Fastcase’s 58 million briefs, pleadings, motions, and orders powered by Docket Alarm within the Fastcase legal research platform, a press release states.
WASHINGTON - The state of Texas has sided against the State Bar of Texas, filing a brief in support of a trio of attorneys asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that members of a mandatory bar cannot be compelled to finance any political or ideological activities with their dues.
WASHINGTON - The State Bar of Texas’ speech is government speech, so “the Free Speech Clause has no application” to its expressive activities, according to a petition the Bar’s Board of Directors recently filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.
