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Morgan Lewis’s James Nortey Named Outstanding Diversity Champion by Houston Business Journal
Morgan Lewis’s James Nortey Named Outstanding Diversity Champion by Houston Business Journal. -
Black Lives Matter, other groups seek removal of Harris County judge over Houston Chronicle comments
HOUSTON – Blacks Lives Matter: Houston and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, along with six other organizations, have called for the suspension and removal of the 209th District Criminal Court Judge Michael McSpadden for comments made in a Feb. 23 Houston Chronicle report the groups claim show racial bias. -
Texas civil rights group says will continue fight for ADA rights following U.S. Supreme Court decision
Texas' attorney general is pleased the U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case after all about whether Texas must force private drivers’ license training schools to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Man says police injured his son
A Harris County man is suing over claims his son was injured during a mental health crisis when detained by police. -
Dismissed: Suit alleging Church’s Chicken restroom wheelchair inaccessible
An order of dismissal was recently filed in suit claiming the bathroom in a fast food restaurant was wheelchair inaccessible. -
Jefferson Co. receives grant for Veterans’ legal services
AUSTIN – The Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF) has announced grants, totaling more than $426,000, to 11 nonprofit organizations that will help fund legal aid services for Texas veterans. -
Wheelchair-bound woman claims inability to access check cashing location
A wheelchair-bound woman claims she was unable to access Ace Cash Express without the help of other patrons. -
Pasadena car lot sued for alleged ADA violations
A woman who uses a wheelchair for mobility is suing after she was unable to enter a car dealership. Oralia Diaz filed suit July 24 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas against DealerTrack Inc., doing business as King of Cars.According to the complaint, Diaz suffers from mobility issues as a result of polio at a young age. She was visiting the defendant's car lot at 3401 Spencer -
Woman sues UT Health Science Center claiming discrimination against her disability
A woman who requires a wheelchair for mobility is suing a Tyler healthcare facility after a doctor allegedly refused to allow her to use a personal care attendant to help her perform a urinalysis test. -
Church's Chicken sued over claims restroom is inaccessible to wheelchair-users
A woman is suing over claims the bathroom in a fast food restaurant was inaccessible with her wheelchair. -
Deaf man sues hospital due to lack of translator
TYLER- A deaf man has filed a lawsuit against a Tyler medical center for failing to provide an interpreter so that he could be informed about the medical status of his wife. -
Disabled woman won't be eating at Doneraki, suit states
HOUSTON - Complaining a restaurant at which she frequently dined no longer accommodates the disabled, Oralia Diaz pursues legal action. -
Longview hospital sued for failing to accommodate hearing-impaired woman
TYLER - A hearing-impaired woman has filed a lawsuit against a Longview hospital claiming it failed to provide an interpreter. -
U.S. Supreme Court: Texas protected from monetary damages by sovereign immunity in prisoner's religious freedom lawsuit
Thomas WASHINGTON � Texas prison keepers interfered with Harvey Sossamon's exercise of religion, but the state doesn't owe him a cent, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled on April 20. -
Texas judge charged with judicial misconduct
Sharon Keller AUSTIN(Legal Newsline)-The presiding judge of the highest criminal court in Texas has been charged by the state judicial ethics commission.