Friday, July 31, 2015

Houston Legal Links 7/31/2015

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: DPS’s McCraw Hammered at Hearing on Bland Case; Sandra Bland’s death may bring new screenings in Texas jails; Galveston County judge to decide whether to reduce former judge’s 600K bond; Families Go to Battle in Probate Court, Only to Leave Without Anything; Texas vs. the Feds: A New Look at the Lawsuits; Teen charged with arson said he was playing with lighter; Neighbors sue Terry Black’s over excessive barbecue smoke in Texas; Father of 18-year-old who committed suicide in Brazoria County Jail still searches for answers; Texas Tech University School of Law Welcomes Scribes (Texas Lawyer); What you need to know about the Planned Parenthood controversy; Spilled Tea During Flight Leads to Lawsuit (Texas Lawyer); Austin Sued on Campaign Limits; Prestigious school admits covering up teacher’s sexual abuse of students; Senate panel passes bill lifting crude oil export ban; Oil Layoffs Lead To Economic Domino Effect & Shell to ax thousands of jobs amid $7 billion in spending cuts.

For the water cooler: Biglaw Firm Sued By A Fortune 500 (Former) Client; US increasingly uses malware in law enforcement, expert says; should a warrant be required?; Shrinking number of law graduates boosts employment rate for class of 2014; Employee is accused of stealing $50K from law firm during her first weeks on the job; Moneyball for Litigation? A Conversation with Premonition’s Toby Unwin; If You Like Watching Lawyers Make Awkward Music Videos… Here You Go; Man charged for claimed Facebook threat to storm courthouse over felony-murder trial; 3 UVA grads sue Rolling Stone over discredited fraternity-rape story; Does SCOTUS Need a Code of Conduct; Law Librarians May Have Killed World’s Biggest Copyright Troll; Lawyer who faked records of court-ordered counseling should get 5-year suspension, panel recommends; These ‘time hacks’ helped lawyer juggle practice with side business; Congressman Moves To Block Pell Grants For Prisoners; Morrissey Claims TSA Officer Groped Him & China cracks down on lawyers said to have ‘sabotaged the legal order.’

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



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