Originally published by Mary Flood .
Top legal news includes: Ex-councilman says he was robbed, slapped during traffic stop; Judge Rules Texas Voter ID Law Unconstitutional; Former HPD Officer Admits to Being Private Security For Cocaine Smugglers; Exxon wins $1.6 Billion settlement for Venezuela seizure; 5th Circuit Won’t Reconsider Abortion Restrictions Lawsuit; Harris County investigates medical waste in barrel at office building; Jones Day’s Dallas Office Tops Diversity Rankings (Texas Lawyer); Appeals court: Judge was wrong to order release of juror information (Chron subsc); Huge jellyfish swarms caused by junk dumped in Gulf of Mexico; Why is Dredging Oysters at Night a Felony, Anyway?; Woman accused of leaving grandchild in car for hours while she gambled; Ex-Houston officer please guilty in drug case; Sheriff’s Office Takes Precautions Against Ebola; Advocates for right to die fight to change Texas law; HISD board approves 1-cent tax rate hike to pay bond debt; Grits: New laws aimed at reducing tickets in school worked: 83% fewer last year; San Antonio businessman admits bribery; Mexico arrests alleged head of Juarez cartel; Energy secretary warns of climate threats to Ship Channel industries; Houston at epicenter of energy law M&A; Report: Texas oil juggernaut threatened by feds, environmentalists & Lego to scrap Shell deal after Arctic protest.
For the water cooler: Change in BigLaw ranks leads to shrinking prevalence of $160K starting pay; Houston has the most expensive ZIP code in Texas, Forbes says; Which law firms lost the highest percentage of lawyers in the last year?; Survey: Client Efforts to Tamp Down Legal Costs Are Gaining Steam; Elon Law to cut total tuition by nearly $14K and offer law degree in 2.5 years for all; Northwestern is rated top law school for career prospects; which schools topped other categories?; Credit card charge of $600 isn’t processed, sending man to jail, but same card is good for $1K bail; Municipal worker who struck her own parked car with city vehicle seeks reimbursement for damage; A Blind Item Revealed: A Judge Whose Clerks Must Cut His Grapefruit; Racketeering suit says law firm aided sunken-treasure fraud, seeks $10M in damages; The ATL Power 100 Law Firm Rankings (Including V$E 37, Baker Botts 52, Susman Godfrey 87, Thompson & Knight 97) & Much To Gain And Little To Lose From Using The Right Recruiter (Part 2).
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