Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Houston Legal Links 11/25/14

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Top legal news includes: Manslaughter charges filed in area deputy’s crash death; EPA rejects Texas plan for cleaning air at Big Bend; Ferguson decision follows similar pattern of Harris County grand juries (Chron subsc); Houston police girded for Ferguson verdict; Why Ferguson Officer Wasn’t Charged: A Look at ‘Use of Force’ Doctrine (WSJ); Convicted constable Trevino, who misused charity fund, fighting judge’s order he now give $30k to charity; Enforcing the law routine for newly-appointed constable replaced Trevino; Dead offshore worker described as family man and supervisor; Catholic Charities Accused of Covering Up Years of Sexual Abuse by Employees; Extreme price matching gets man banned from Kohl’s online site; Lawsuit filed against west Houston slaughterhouse; Bill: Police in Texas could collect payment for court fines? (Texas Lawyer); Texas Senator-Elect Proposes Appeals Deadlines, Judge Term Limits (Texas Lawyer); Chris Bell Wins $12K Judgment, Sanctions Against Former Client (Texas Lawyer); No federal charges in Texas stun gun case; Abbott: Immigration Lawsuit Could Come in Two Weeks; What Will Happen to Fracking Secrecy if Halliburton Takes Over Baker Hughes?; Tanker dispute lingers as oil policy negotiations begin in Iraq; Timeline slips for some oil and gas regulations & Plans made for stranded manatee rescue near Houston.


For the water cooler: More BigLaw firms match Simpson bonuses of $15K to $100K; Lawyer sues fitness club, alleges he was banned for prior lawsuit; Posner opinion tosses judge from case partly for his ‘tone of derision’; New law school president throws in towel after 8 days on the job; Will There Be More Lawyer Jobs Than Grads In 2016?; Court Unconvinced by Lawyer Dressed as Thomas Jefferson; Judge tweets a schmaltzy motivational quote from the bench during a murder trial; See pic of Bronx prosecutors under fire for posing with gang signs in holiday photo; Prominent lawyer accused of assaulting employee after a night of drinking takes misdemeanor plea; 9th Circuit OKs suit claiming police made man pretend to be taller, then arrested him; Judge to end case over nude photos, posted online by her husband, by retiring from bench; 10 years after fatal accident, conviction is reversed – GM knew its car was to blame but kept quiet; Civil rights lawyers head to Ferguson as grand jury decision in police slaying of unarmed teen looms; Supreme Court to Consider When a Facebook Post Breaks the Law & Lawyers of reality TV.


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