Houston Legal Links

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal links include: East Texas community leader, former jailer issues call to attack anti-police activists; Pearland police release dash cam of ex-Oiler’s traffic stop; Ex-Texas teacher caught straddling student in car pleads no contest; FedEx Freight Seeks Sanctions in Beaumont Spoliation Battle (Texas Lawyer); Troopers Ticketing Fewer Overall, More Hispanics; Texas Governor: States Should Decide On Same-Sex Marriage, Not Federal Government; Workers’ Comp Insurer Fined Record $250,000; Sam Houston State Student Arrested On 4-Year-Old Charge After Stupid Tweet About Murdered Deputy; Texas Railroad Commission Refutes Peer-Reviewed Study Linking Quakes to Oil and Gas Industry; Is it Legal For Border Patrol Agents to Shoot and Kill Unarmed Mexican Kids—So Long as They Fire…; One Year Later, Report On Ebola Missteps Released; Upswing of degrading, stalking reported by officials; No-Show at Trial Gets Lawyer, Firm Sued; Settlement over decade-old Gulf oil leak filed in court; Big cities scramble to be prepared for an oil train disaster & Crash could cost cities in U.S. and Canada cities $170 billion.

For the water cooler: School district blasted for saying teen consented to sex with teacher makes same claim in appeal; Twitter user who created parody mayoral account settles suit over police raid of his home; Inmate offers to be a bone marrow donor for judge who put him in jail while a prosecutor; Is Trump’s Republican Loyalty Oath Legally Enforceable?; Harvard Law Grad/Kidnapping Suspect Missed Key Lesson In Crim Pro; Busted for DWI, college student loses license and car but still has wheels … a Barbie Jeep; Without calling any witnesses, defense plans to rest in case against former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders; Parents fail in bid to block gender-change surgery for 48-year-old; Attorney’s Song Parody Album Raises Money for Legal Aid; Did Law Clerk Destroy Documents To Help Captivating Lawyer?; Judge OKs $415M settlement in Silicon Valley salary-cap conspiracy case, but cuts legal fees in half; Lawyer arrested in alleged assault of golf club employee; club didn’t call cops, offered her $500; Standard Of Review: Suits Doesn’t Have To Be As Good As Mr. Robot, But It Has To Be Better Than This; Akin Gump launches new business unit focused on Cuba; Why law school is a waste of money unless you get into a top school; This group is defending Kentucky clerk and others who refuse to issue gay-marriage licenses & Teens Charged With Exploiting Themselves.

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