Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Houston Legal Links 8/4/2015

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Texas attorney general Ken Paxton to plead not guilty on fraud charges; Judges: Investment firm with ties to Paxton indictment misled clients; Q&A: A look at the indictment of Texas’ attorney general; Lawyers Question Paxton’s Felony Indictments (Texas Lawyer); Top Texas GOP Officials Offer Measured Support for Paxton; Only Coincidental: Assistant AG’s Move and Paxton News (Texas Lawyer); Family of Sandra Bland filing federal lawsuit; Use of Force: How the Courts Judge Police Violence Doesn’t Always Lead to Justice; This is how much the cop who pulled you over is getting paid; Texas man is in prison for life after impregnating his own daughter; Disbarred Attorney Sues Guy Who Posted Articles About Him on Facebook; Ex-broadcaster Craig James sues Fox Sports over firing; Pastors sue Houston mayor over equal rights measure; Doctor suspended for alleged admission of crack cocaine use; Judge: Durst doesn’t get handwriting comparisons; Houston businessman charged with running Ponzi scheme; Former UT Austin President Bill Powers Joins Jackson Walker (Texas Lawyer); Residents angry over removal of ducks; Obama touts Clean Power Plan; opponents ready their lawsuits; Halliburton faces more scrutiny over Baker Hughes deal from Justice Department & How to accurately bid a large downstream project.

For the water cooler: Defendant is fatally shot outside courthouse while with his lawyer awaiting hearing; Bomb goes off at door of law firm; DA Brandishes Shotgun In Facebook Picture Captioned, ‘You Should Take The Plea’; Man facing charges over ‘storm the courthouse’ posts on Facebook had guns illegally, sheriff says; Using hot sauce on boy for ‘Dr. Phil’ show was bid for attention, not discipline, court rules; Jailed woman charged with endangering fetus drops suit seeking an abortion; City files copyright suit over government meeting footage in YouTube videos; Florida Attorneys Assail Plan to Relax Bar Admission Rules; How the Supreme Court Made It Legal for Cops to Pull You Over for Just About Anything; Why we should ignore Justice Scalia’s nasty zingers & Supreme Court Justices Welcome Jim Harbaugh With No Argument.

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



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