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Apple settles patent dispute with Dot 23 Technologies
BEAUMONT, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- Apple Inc. has agreed to settle a patent lawsuit with Dot 23 Technologies Inc. that alleged Apple’s Siri voice assistant technology violated three patents. The terms of the settlement have not been publicly disclosed. -
Unenforced Texas 'Any Willing Provider' statute hurts pharmacies, patients and community, industry spokesman says
The Texas Attorney General's recently released opinion that a two-decade-old statute can't be enforced is causing problems for more than just patients who can't use the pharmacy of their choice, a spokesman for an industry trade group said in a recent interview. -
Six Wal-Mart employees seek to resurrect sex discrimination class action
A U.S. Circuit Court judge in San Francisco canceled a scheduled Aug. 19 hearing regarding a motion to intervene and review a Ninth Circuit judge's 2013 decision to deny class action status to a sex discrimination lawsuit involving current and former Wal-Mart employees. -
Obama seeks second chance for illegal aliens in Texas immigration case
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration wants to convince the Supreme Court to reconsider the decision in U.S. v. Texas, noting that nine justices must be present in the vote to finalize the ruling. -
Fifth Circuit finds Texas voter ID law discriminatory
AUSTIN – On July 20 the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found Texas’s photo ID law, seen as one of the strictest in the nation, in violation of federal laws prohibiting discrimination. -
The Jurisprudence of Civil Asset Forfeiture
The Jurisprudence of Civil Asset Forfeiture by MARK PULLIAM|Leave a Comment 3 Hand grabbing money bag The seizure by the state of assets connected to crime is a controversial subject. Asset forfeiture’s proponents—mainly law-enforcement agencies—view it as essential to fighting crime (especially the drug trade), because it deprives wrongdoers of the fruits of their illicit activities. -
U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Texas abortion law a win for pro-choice movement
AUSTIN - The pro-choice movement has seen a recent victory with the U.S. Supreme Court voting to strike down Texas’ House Bill 2 (H.B. 2), which would have affected women’s access to safe and legal abortions. -
The Mau-Mauing of Justice Kennedy
The cowardice of Fisher II suggests that Justice Anthony Kennedy fears another confrontation by the “Wise Latina.” -
SCOTUS upholds UT’s affirmative action policy; AG says admission should be based on merit, not color
WASHINGTON - On June 23 the U.S. -
Future of Texas temporary work permits hinges on Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON – Cornell Law School professor Stephen Yale-Loehr believes the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a landmark case that will dictate whether President Barack Obama can bypass Congress to defer deportations and grant temporary work permits for millions of undocumented parents will be important for Texas, no matter which way the high court rules. -
Texas AG joins suit to get unclaimed millions from MoneyGram
WASHINGTON – On June 9 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the state has joined Arkansas’ Attorney General Leslie Rutledge in co-leading a 21 State coalition to file a lawsuit at the U.S. -
SCOTUS to hear Katrina fraud case involving State Farm
WASHINGTON – In their term that begins in October, U.S. Supreme Court justices will consider a case involving alleged fraud against the federal government in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. -
5 years later, future of Texas voter ID law still in the hands of the courts
If the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals doesn’t issue a ruling by July 20 on Texas’ voter ID law, the plaintiffs in the case will likely ask the U.S. Supreme Court to bar enforcement of the law during the November elections. -
Texas, W.Va. AGs ask EPA to halt spending on Clean Power Plan
AUSTIN — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently sent a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency to stop spending federal tax dollars to comply with the halted Power Plan. -
Texas abortion clinic law fight heard by Supreme Court
AUSTIN – Texas House Bill 2, which was enacted in 2013 and deals with the safety and availability of abortion clinics in the state, returned to the spotlight earlier this year with arguments made by the Texas Attorney General’s Office before the U.S. Supreme Court in March in defense of a lawsuit directly tied to the provisions of the law. -
Obama's immigration policy a violation of Constitution, Paxton's office tells SCOTUS
The Texas Attorney General’s Office presented its case for why an injunction should remain in effect against the Obama Administration’s executive action on immigration before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. -
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in U.S. vs. Texas
On April 18, the U.S. -
Twenty-two states file briefs in support of Texas immigration lawsuit
AUSTIN – Twenty-two states have filed amicus briefs with the U.S. -
SCOTUS says states may base voter districts on total population
AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared victory following the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that states may base election districts on the total population, rather than just eligible voters. -
Abbott, other governors file amicus brief in amnesty fight
AUSTIN – On April 4 Gov. Greg Abbott led a coalition of six governors in filing an Amici Curae - or friend of the court brief - to the U.S.