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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. -
Massage Heights customer alleges she was sexually assaulted during visit
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges that she was sexually assaulted while getting a massage at a Houston location. -
Texas Supreme Court -- Model of Judicial Integrity, Unlike California
The Texas Supreme Court has a unique structure, reflecting the state’s stubbornly independent-minded culture. Most state supreme courts have jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases and have seven (or fewer) members, who are appointed by the governor and face the voters — if at all — only for periodic “retention” elections. The Texas Supreme Court, in contrast, hears only civil appeals (criminal cases are decided by the co-equal Texas Court of Criminal Appeals) and has nine members, all of whom are subject to statewide partisan elections. The last feature is quite unusual; only seven states select judges in this manner. Despite this distinctive design, the Texas Supreme Court succeeds at steering a steady jurisprudential course in a cautious, low-key style. -
Don't Thread on Me
The Texas Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Patel v. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, striking down a state law requiring at least 750 hours of training in order to perform commercial “eyebrow threading”—a form of hair removal mainly performed in South Asian and Middle Eastern communities—has generated substantial notoriety for the court and for the Institute for Justice, which brought the lawsuit challenging the law. -
George Will’s Constitution
George Will has enjoyed a long career as a public intellectual, an especially illustrious one for a Right-of-center figure. For over four decades, Will’s commentary has appeared in intellectual magazines and newspapers including National Review, the Washington Post, and Newsweek. He has many books to his name as well as a widely syndicated newspaper column, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1977. A Ph.D. from Princeton, he’s also a familiar talking head on television, often sporting a bow tie -
Houston sports bar sued for lacking adequate parking, route for disabled patrons
A recent civil rights lawsuit alleges that Prospect Park Sports Bar in Houston has “architectural barriers that discriminate against individuals with mobility impairment disabilities.” According to the suit filed late last month by Ronald Roberson and Don’t Dismyabilities, Inc. against the bar’s owners, New Richfountain Properties, Inc. and Prospect Concessions LLC, in Houston federal court, Roberson visited the facility only to encounter inaccessible parking and a lack of an accessible route to -
Houston drivers have options if cars are towed and held 'for ransom'
HOUSTON—It’s a lesson that many drivers in Houston have learned the hard way—some tow truck drivers will tow a car and then charge owners thousands of dollars to get it back, essentially holding the vehicle for ransom. -
Wayne Reaud dismissed from $22M lawsuit
BEAUMONT - Attorney Wayne Reaud, along with several others, have been dismissed from a $22 million lawsuit, brought by a local electrician alleging the defendants committed acts that cost him a business contract with the Beaumont Independent School District. In court papers filed July 16 in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas, Calvin Gary Walker, the proprietor of Walker’s Electric, alleged that the defendants worked to end his professional relationship with BISD, insinuating -
Electrician sues for $22 million after professional relationship with BISD severed, Wayne Reaud named as defendant
A Beaumont electrician alleges several entities – including the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Beaumont Independent School District, The Beaumont Enterprise and Beaumont attorney Wayne Reaud – committed acts that cost him a business contract with BISD and has filed a $22 million federal lawsuit. In court papers filed July 16 in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas, Calvin Gary Walker, the proprietor of Walker’s Electric, explains that the defendants worke