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Texas Supreme Court

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    November 23, 2011

    William Adams: Texas Supreme Court Suspends Judge Who Whipped Daughter Pending Investigation

    Aransas County judge William Adams, whose daughter set off a worldwide firestorm by releasing video of him beating her with a belt when she was 16, has been suspended by the Texas Supreme Court. Adams has accepted the recommendation by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that he be suspended w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    The Mass Confusion Over Whether Texas Medical Examiners Are Legit Without an Oath of Office

    Some people have to take it twice.​When we saw this story about the Webb County Attorney wondering why the county medical examiner never took an oath of office, thus potentially jeopardizing all her rulings, we wondered if the same thing could ever happen in Harris County, since no medical exa ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2011

    Game On

    With little in the way of penalties, illegal gambling operations flourish in Houston.

  • News

    June 2, 2011

    Broken System

    A lawsuit alleges that 12,000 kids trapped in foster care with little chance of getting out are being exposed to abuse and neglect, shuttled around the state and denied health services.

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Dennis DeAcetis: Brazoria County Man Loses Houses In Divorce, Sues Everybody Again And Again

    A lawsuit never dies​When Marianne Whitley and Dennis DeAcetis got divorced in 2003, Whitley got the house. Or at least she thought she did, with good reason. After all, it was so ruled by the judge in their divorce case, and DeAcetis had not disputed the property settlement. But according t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Texas Supreme Court Sides With Beachfront Homeowners

    Oceanfront property​The Texas Supreme Court gave a big victory today to beachfront homeowners who suddenly find their homes on public land because of storms, saying the state can't take away their property. The battle over open beaches in Texas has been going on for a long time, of course, bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Star Trek's Spock: The Texas Supreme Court Looks To Him For Guidance

    Objection, your honor​Some judges are as well-known for their literary prowess as they are for monumental civil and criminal rulings."There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally," Appellate Judge Learned Hand wrote in a 1944 ruling. In 1927, Supreme Court Justice L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Some Judicial Action In Those Bad-Faith Worker's-Comp Insurance Cases

    ​In 2008 we wrote about the problems with Texas Mutual Insurance, a company accused of bad-faith dealings with people who had filed worker's comp claims through them.Two recent court actions have advanced things a bit, including what could be an important showdown at the Texas Supreme Court.The fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Bob Perry Loses A Big Verdict In Fort Worth

    Bob Perry​Houston homebuilder Bob Perry usually gets what he wants, whether it's John Kerry getting Swift-Boated out of the White House or a Texas Supreme Court filled with his pals and recipients of his campaign cash.One thing he really wanted was to beat Bob & Jane Cull of Mansfield in a cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    13-Year-Old Can't Be A Prostitute Because She Can't Consent To Sex, Attorneys Argue

    ​The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case involving the Harris County District Attorney's prosecution of a 13-year-old girl for prostitution. Attorneys for the girl, called "B.W." in the proceedings, say that, because a minor cannot consent to sex, B.W. should not have been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Radnofsky's Claim About Texas Marriages Is Quite A Stretch

    ​Houston lawyer Barbara Ann Radnofsky, who plans to challenge Greg Abbott as a Democratic candidate in next year's Attorney General race, must feel that the spotlight isn't shining bright enough from her speaking gig at tonight's Tarrant County Young Democrats Gubernatorial Forum at Texas Christia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Texas Exorcism Case Goes to Washington

    With the Christmas season lingering, there's one fellow who's been left out of the merriment and good tidings. A certain fellow with horns and a pitchfork. And he seems to be doing whatever he can to snatch a bit of the spotlight, as evidenced in an exorcism lawsuit that might be reviewed by the U.S ... More >>

  • News

    November 13, 2008

    Bad Faith and Texas Mutual Insurance

    Houston attorney Mike Doyle and TMI are locked in a battle over truth, lies and an employee's right to workers' comp benefits.

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    A Mainstream Mormon's Test of Faith

    Seven months have passed since the polygamist raid in Eldorado, but the effects linger

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    This Just In: Sometimes Voters Aren't Very Informed About Candidates

    Seven months have passed since the polygamist raid in Eldorado, but the effects linger

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Nice Try: Bob Barr Wants John McCain and Barack Obama Thrown Off the Texas Ballot

    Seven months have passed since the polygamist raid in Eldorado, but the effects linger

  • News

    April 12, 2007

    Woodwind Lakes subdivision built on oil and gas field turns on neighbor who pointed out the contamination

    Seven months have passed since the polygamist raid in Eldorado, but the effects linger

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Seminal Case

    How donated sperm spawned a child -- as well as a likely landmark legal decision

  • News

    December 9, 2004

    Worker Benefits?

    Houston's NAACP faces a protest of its own when it takes sides in a divorce case

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    Running Over the Defense?

    Clara Harris argues that Justice Nuchia, the ex-chief of police, has never met a conviction he didn't like

  • News

    August 5, 2004

    Case Closed

    Wal-Mart finds the ultimate bargain: beating a family's $20 million verdict

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    Letters

    Wal-Mart finds the ultimate bargain: beating a family's $20 million verdict

  • News

    July 10, 2003

    Cleared Again

    A complaint against a paralegal gets dismissed

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Bar Card

    The antics of an ex-con raise questions about his paralegal role

  • News

    December 26, 2002

    All I Want for Christmas Is...

    A shopping list for your favorite political types

  • News

    July 18, 2002

    Midsummer Night's Political Dreams

    Mirth and anger follow Berry's decision to run for mayor

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Child Support

    The same extreme measures that saved Sidney Miller at birth also severely disabled her 11 years ago. Texas courts are still trying to determine who should pay for it -- and could set a legal precedent in the process.

  • News

    March 7, 2002

    Some Very Reliant Directors

    Board members on gilded strings

  • News

    January 10, 2002

    Political Flights of Fancy

    Dem Hispanic stars collide while a resigning judge targets the county attorney

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    Calling On the Governor

    WorldPeace wages telemarketing terror in his quest for office

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Austin Shocker

    Congressional redistricting: Dem disaster or Trojan horse?

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Great Expectations

    Joe's Sandwich Shop is just one of the businesses along Main Street struggling to survive until Metro gets its light rail line up and operating.

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    Lawyerly Liaisons

    According to the state bar, attorney privilege apparently extends beyond clients' briefs

  • News

    January 18, 2001

    Left Return

    Once burdened by debt and internal politics, a rejuvenated Texas ACLU is back mixing it up with those who dare to trample on the U. S. Constitution.

  • News

    January 11, 2001

    Court Blues: Making a False Impression

    Dolcefino escapes a libel hit, but Texas journalists aren't celebrating

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    School's Out Forever

    "Unschoolers" like Holly Furgason don't believe in public education. They don't even believe in teachers. They believe in the ability of their children to teach themselves. Will the law catch up with them?

  • News

    January 6, 2000

    The Insider

    The Talented Mr. Stockman. A defeated politician resurrects himself in Seventh District heaven with a stash of campaign cash

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Zoned Out

    An A.G.'s opinion only adds to the questions over Houston's special tax districts

  • News

    August 26, 1999

    Judicial Hunting Season Opens

    An A.G.'s opinion only adds to the questions over Houston's special tax districts

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Walter Mitty in Robes?

    Murphy's law reigns

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    Slipping Under the Bar Radar

    Will a less-than-Frank Reyes cloud O'Quinn's win?

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Balancing the Bench

    Will race and bad blood play a part in the Guv's judicial picks?

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Altered Statements

    Will race and bad blood play a part in the Guv's judicial picks?

  • News

    November 19, 1998

    The Great Sucking Sound

    Bart Sipriano's well dried up four days after Ozarka started pumpin massive amount of water nearby. Under the state's archaic "rule of capture," the East Texan has no right to complain.

  • News

    October 22, 1998

    Judicial Arts Endowment

    Devine converts plaintiffs' lawyers' cash into a courtroom gallery

  • News

    July 9, 1998

    Letters

    Devine converts plaintiffs' lawyers' cash into a courtroom gallery

  • News

    October 9, 1997

    Voluntary ... or Else

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    December 7, 1995

    Into the Mystic (Book)

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    February 2, 1995

    Female Troubles

    A dumb cartoon illustrates women lawyers' problems with the State Bar

  • News

    April 14, 1994

    Trashing Houston

    To a world worried about waste, Houston may offer an answer -- or at least a place for the garbage to go

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