Originally published by Mary Flood.
Top legal news includes: FBI director plans to add resources to Houston crime unit; Judge rules shale gas pipeline can cross holdout properties; FBI director plans to add resources to Houston crime unit; Lawsuit alleges teachers forced students to fight one another; Texas lawmakers expected to pass open carry bill soon; High Court Grants Review to Anti-SLAPP Case (Texas Lawyer); Houston’s Annise Parker Ponders Political Future; Houston Suburb Looks to Lawmakers for Water Fix; Family handcuffed, falsely accused of stealing at rodeo; Jockey accused of shocking horse faces more charges; What The IRS Wants You To Know About Scams; 5 questioned after stray bullet kills 6-year-old boy in SW Harris; Petition asks Texas Supreme Court to aid death penalty lawyer (Chron subsc); Under Bill, Messing With Texas Laws Might Bring Lawsuits (Texas Lawyer); Fort Bend Sheriff’s Office Decides to Help Out Identity Thieves With Worst Press Release Ever; ‘Exclusively for white people’ stickers found at Austin restaurants; New Partner Survey: Largest Firms in Texas Make 102 New Partners (Texas Lawyer); After fraud plea, custody issue linked to alleged ‘honor killings'; Texas ready to dump high school steroids testing program; Judge: Sanctions possible in Obama immigration court case & China indicts former oil boss on corruption charges.
For the water cooler: Goodwin Procter lays off lawyers and staffers, notes drop in demand for litigation services; Man arrested for cursing during 911 call files civil-rights suit; As Fewer Pass the Bar, the Exam Itself Is Questioned; The Legal Ethics of Better Call Saul; Lawyer pays bonus to employees who carry guns; Law School Proximity Matters for Partner Prospects, Study Finds; Stranger returns backpack containing nearly $18K, but feds try to forfeit the cash; Yikes! Another Law School Offers Buyouts To Tenured Professors; Study of Class of 2010 Raises ‘Troubling Questions’ About Legal Profession; Ex-client sues law firm, says it withheld ‘fugly’ assessment of $12M case while billing $1.3M; Driver denies role in fatal accident but is arrested when victim’s torso is found in his car; ACLU asks judge to block Alabama law authorizing appointment of lawyers for fetuses; Ex-president sues Penn State and Louis Freeh over published report of Sandusky investigation; Mayer Brown Lands NSA Legal Chief in Push for More Recognition (Legal Times); ‘Negative Nancy’ secretary spurs lawyer’s letter to Ask Amy & 25% of Ohio’s 2010 bar admittees aren’t practicing law; some work in pest control, lingerie sales.
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