Friday, March 27, 2015

Houston Legal Links 3/27/2015

Originally published by Mary Flood.


Top legal news includes: Lawyers In Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Case Argue Over Newest Signature Count; FBI at Health Commission Asking About 21CT Deal; Government acknowledges talks over missing Houston reporter, but denies seeing him; TSU prevails in equal pay case; Deputy Constable accused of stealing from homeless charity; Texas Bill Would Make It Illegal for You to Film a Cop Beating You; Feds direct pipeline company to investigate alternatives; Which Texas Law School Is Rated Among the Best for Practical Training? Baylor. (Texas Lawyer); Texas vs. the Feds: A New Look at the Taxpayer-funded Lawsuits; Opening of Metro’s New Light Rail Lines Delayed Until May; Houston woman busted for prostitution after handing out sex business cards; City of Joplin sues Houston area man, former master developer for fraud; Judge in Texas blocks federal rules change for gay couples; Wal-Mart Asks Court to Order Injured Toddler to Appear at Voir Dire (Texas Lawyer); Employee charged in Memorial Hermann fraud case was known felon (Chron subsc); Texas bills seek outside investigations of police shootings; Booking Agent Files Amazingly Insipid Letter About Matthew McConaughey’s UH Speech; Census: Houston, Dallas only two metro areas to add more than 100,000 people; Central Texas taxidermist pleads guilty in rhino case; See How Local Drilling Rules Vary Across Texas; 2 U.S. funds to invest $900 million in Mexican gas pipeline; Energy Department study: Shale won’t last, Arctic drilling needed now; These are the most powerful women in Texas energy & Citing Baldness, Gohmert Scraps Presidential Campaign.


For the water cooler: Report: DOJ is investigating mental-health screening of bar applicants by Florida’s top court; Associate Bonus Watch: Furious Associates At A Major Law Firm; Nationwide Layoff Watch: Almost 50 Partners And Staff — But Not Associates — Let Go At A Leading Law Firm; Negative reviews of dog obedience school on Yelp, Angie’s List lead to defamation lawsuit; Inmates respond to philosophy prof’s moral exploration of ancient play; Man pleads guilty to setting fire at lawyer’s home; Receiver appointed for law firm $10M in debt; loans taken out by partner before suicide contested; Standard Of Review: The Legal Ethics (Or Lack Thereof) Of Better Call Saul; Are bloggers way overreacting? Kagan’s use of ‘way’ as an adverb gets noticed; Lawyer’s proposed gay death penalty is ‘reprehensible,’ says state AG in bid to stop ballot process; NCAA voices concern after Indiana enacts bill allowing businesses to reject gay customers & Report Excerpts: How Law-Enforcement Agencies Mishandled Sex-Misconduct Probes.


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