Houston Legal Links

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Seven convicted in online chat cases freed by Texas CCA after law declared unconstitutional; Jails Refused to Hold Thousands of Immigrants Sought by Feds; Houston Firm Wins Damages, Attorney Fees By Pursuing Former Client (Texas Lawyer); Disciplined Houston Doctor Sues Reporter For Writing About Him Being Disciplined; Sandra Bland’s Mom Wants FBI to Hand Over Records; Health clinics could be penalized for banning guns under new law (Chron subsc); Trinity University Becomes 20th Private College to Opt Out of Campus Carry; Former GC: Why I left ZaZa Energy; Planned Parenthood Sues Anti-Abortion Group For Undercover Tactics; See what authorities found in ISIS suspect’s Houston home; Texas man charged with killing endangered whooping cranes; Catholic Continuing Legal Education Sponsors, State Bar Come to Terms (Texas Lawyer); Texas Attorney General Launches New Anti-Human Trafficking Unit; Federal Litigation in the Fifth Circuit in the New Year (Texas Lawbook); Post-Depostion Motions for Sanctions Fly in Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Texas Lawyer); HISD votes to rename 4 schools named after Confederate loyalists; A Racially Divided HISD School Board Kicks Off 2016; Fetus found in South Houston High School bathroom; Arms trafficking from Texas to Mexico continues amid slight decline & BHP expects to book $4.9 billion writedown on U.S. shale assets.

For the water cooler: Lawyer who hates her job asks career columnist for advice; Reed Smith lays off 45 attorneys; Frustrated Fans Hit Rams With Class Action Lawsuit For Deceptive Merchandising Practices; Lawyer sanctioned for telling opposing counsel it’s ‘not becoming of a woman’ to raise her voice; Lawsuit Blames Twitter for ISIS Terrorist Attack; The Cruz Eligibility Question: Legal Scholars Weigh In; Partner’s ‘slave’ comment to contract attorney led to tweet that launched a law firm; Tagging Facebook profile violates no-contact order, judge rules; Associate Bonus Watch: Are D.C.-Based Firms ‘Cheap’?; Does property owner have the right to shoot down hobbyist’s hovering drone?; Lawyer crossed line by taking water bottle for DNA test without permission, panel says; Paxil suit by widow of Reed Smith partner heads to trial without summary judgment ruling; Standard Of Review: You Should Watch Netflix’s ‘Making A Murderer’ For Artistic And Sartorial Reasons; Civil rights lawyer files suit against sheriff over his own arrest; Don’t Go To Law School For Stupid Reasons & Man is charged with filing appeal on behalf of woman he didn’t know.

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