Friday, August 26, 2016

Houston Legal Links 8/26/2016

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Texas law restricting craft brewers declared unconstitutional; Judge sidesteps request to stop HISD from renaming 8 schools; Are Companies Responsible If Their Employees Contract Zika On The Job?; Sigma Nu Fraternity suspends A&M chapter after death of member; TCU removes Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity for hazing, other misconduct; Texas Booze Regulators Uncork Bar-Busting App; Harris County Clerk Will Vet Voters Who Claim to Lack Photo ID; EPA to Decide if Tons of Toxic Sludge Will Remain in San Jacinto River; Metro Releases New Video Of Near-Misses On the Light Rail Lines; Timeline For Texas’ Cannabis Oil Law Leads To Medical Refugees; Mother accused of drowning kids faces death threats in jail (Chron subsc); Siphoned IRA funds went for pool cleaning, country club, regulators say (Chron subsc); Houston area real estate agents warned of ‘foot fetish’ caller; Did a Donor Persuade Mayor Turner to Refuse Uber’s Wishes?; Indicted Border Patrol Agent’s Brother Strikes Deal in Beheading Case; Not looking for love: Texas death row inmate pleads for help in pen pal posting; Java With the Judges – 8/31 Civil Judge Hinde; Ex-porn star in Houston sues Facebook chief for $1B; Veracruz government official resigns after Houston discovery; Texas couple claim dog is killed over Hillary Clinton sign; Texas GOP Officials: Controversial Travis County Chairman is Out; Key Energy joins ranks of oil-related companies filing bankruptcy & Duke University files $9.9 million claim on McClendon estate.

For the water cooler: Law firms may bill for work of unpaid interns, ethics opinion says; Rise of ramen noodles as jailhouse currency shows ‘punitive frugality’ of prisons, study author says; Does Airbnb have a legal responsibility to end bias by its hosts?; The Struggle: When Your Biglaw Firm Forces You Out Because Of Your Depression And Alcoholism; 10 Questions Live: How Kristen Clarke is fighting voter suppression; The Second Circuit Holds That Employees Can Be Fired For Not Wanting To Incriminate Themselves; Lawyer’s death is ruled a homicide; he died from fire and blunt force; Law prof loses assault suit over alleged shoulder grab by colleague; Hunton merger talks with UK law firm reportedly stall following Brexit vote; Judge tosses law firm’s suit claiming client raised a ruckus, causing lost business; The Arrogant Lawyer’s Guide To Looking Important; ‘The Brain’ and ‘The Monster’: The Many Personas of Judge Richard Posner; Law professor is among those killed in attack on American University of Afghanistan; Clinton Foundation’s Real Sin Was Helping Black And Brown Foreigners Instead Of Puppies & Standard Of Review: ‘Suits’ Upends The Status Quo, But Still Strains Credulity.

Curated by Texas Bar Today. Follow us on Twitter @texasbartoday.



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