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Congratulations to Tasha Grinnell, Dallas
Congratulations to Tasha Grinnell, Dallas. -
Suit alleges Houston area bar is known for aggressive bouncers who assault patrons
HOUSTON — A Houston bar patron alleges he was assaulted by a bouncer and suffered a dislocated ankle. -
Champions of Justice Gala to benefit legal aid for Texas veterans
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. -
SCOTUS denies petition challenging mandatory bar dues in Texas
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. -
Ivy League Justice
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ill-informed comments and questions at the recent oral argument in the challenge to the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccination mandate case (National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor) provide a timely reminder that the hyper-elite legal talent on the nation’s High Court is not always what it is cracked up to be. -
Mandatory bar dues case before SCOTUS has ‘profound implications’ for attorneys across the nation, petitioners argue
WASHINGTON - The most recent filings in the mandatory bar dues case before the U.S. -
State Bar of Texas announces free briefs and pleadings library in partnership with Fastcase
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. -
Justices gut lawsuit against TxDOT over tree removal
FORT WORTH - The Second Court of Appeals recently reversed in part a ruling denying the Texas Department of Transportation’s plea to the jurisdiction in a lawsuit brought over tree removal. -
Suit filed after fatal boat crash
HOUSTON — An alleged intoxicated boat driver and the bar that served him alcohol is facing a suit. -
Littler Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index
Littler Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index. -
State of Texas backs attorneys in legal battle over mandatory bar dues currently before SCOTUS
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. -
Texas Bar argues Free Speech Clause doesn’t apply to its activities in mandatory dues case before Supreme Court
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. -
Texas attorneys take legal battle over mandatory bar dues to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - A recently filed petition for writ of certiorari is 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. -
Lawyer hit with disbarment after representing the roommate she brought charges against
AUSTIN – The State Bar of Texas released its latest disciplinary actions today, among which is a judgment of disbarment for an Austin attorney who represented her roommate after bringing charges against him. -
Texas Bar board approves candidates for president-elect
AUSTIN—The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors voted September 24 to approve Joe Escobedo Jr. of Edinburg and Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury as candidates for 2022-2023 president-elect. -
A ‘review’ of attorney Fred McGuire’s law license may be in order
Fred McGuire sued a former client for $1.2 million for posting a bad Google review of him. Has the attorney actually been defamed? -
The ABA's Long March Continues
Nothing better exemplifies the Gramscian “long march through the institutions” than the role of the American Bar Association in transforming America’s legal establishment. -
Drunk driver doing donuts in Bombshells parking lot struck pedestrians, $1M suit alleges
HOUSTON — Pedestrians who were struck by a drunk driver while walking through the parking lot of a Houston restaurant and bar are alleging the negligence of the intoxicated driver and the bar that served him the alcohol. -
Blank Rome Pledges Support of Houston Bar Association’s 2021 Gender Fairness Commitment Statement
Blank Rome Pledges Support of Houston Bar Association’s 2021 Gender Fairness Commitment Statement. -
Intoxicated man leaving Bombshells Bar struck by drunk driver, sues for $1M plus
HOUSTON — A man who claims he left a Houston bar intoxicated and was then struck by a drunk driver is claiming negligence.