Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Houston Legal Links 11/23/2016 Happy Thanksgiving

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Texas judge blocks overtime rule challenged by Paxton, others; New evidence problems surface over crime lab testing; Obama commutes sentences for 9 Texas drug offenders; Texas argues it can fix foster care without judge’s oversight; Dallas Lawyers Mourn Loss of George Bramblett, Haynes and Boone Founding Partner (Texas Lawyer); Texas lawmaker files bill making attacks on police a hate crime; Texas Federal Judge Denies DOJ Request to Lift Ban on Transgender Bathroom Rule (Texas Lawyer); Texas governor’s returns show no owed federal taxes in 2015; Woman in wheelchair tased by Harris County deputies, video shows; In Galveston County, Even Personal Bonds Keep Defendants in Jail; Expecting No Help From Next President, Immigration Advocates Discuss How To Address Labor Exploitation; Men arrested, accused of robbing homes while posing as tree trimmers; Man dies in shootout with police when chase ends in Baytown; Officer kills robber at Raising Cane’s restaurant in Montgomery County; Contractor Accidentally Rips up Historic Freedmen’s Town Bricks; 5th Circ. Trims Antigua’s Stanford Ponzi Scheme Suits (Law360); Administrative ruling could bring back crowlers for beer lovers; Judge who told new citizens to move if they don’t like Trump as president will retire in 2017 (Chron subsc) & Dallas preacher defending self for showing Cowboys game in church.

For the water cooler: Lawyer who lost case because of bathroom break wins an appeal; Law firm can run ads targeting specific nursing home, Georgia Supreme Court rules; Tens of thousands join ‘Lawyers of the Left’ Facebook group, sign Bannon protest letter; Is Donald Trump about to violate the emoluments clause?; The Biglaw Attorneys On Trump’s DOJ Transition Team; World’s Largest Law Firm Conducts Layoffs; True Progress: Female Lawyers As Multi-Dimensional Characters In The Media; Criminal’s Modus Operandi Probably Just Means He Can’t Spell “Modus Operandi”; Reality TV Star Sues Law Firm; Obama commutations pass 1,000 mark; Does machine-learning-powered software make good research decisions? Lawyers can’t know for sure; Told to go back to his own country, BigLaw partner says lawyers need to stand up and be heard & Top 6 Courses For Animal Lovers.

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



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