Houston Legal Links 11/9/2015

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Ex-BP engineer pleads guilty in Gulf oil spill and says he was ‘scapegoat'; Suspects sought in shooting of Texas judge; HCC’s former acting chancellor alleges illegal activity (Chron subsc); Waller teacher faces felony charges for soliciting teen student; Agencies push back on legal discovery in Sandra Bland case; What Went Wrong With HERO; Post-HERO: Transgender activists take a stand at Montrose event; Public, City Prepare For Open Carry Law; Court: Texas Elections Should Proceed with Current Maps; Paxton’s Motion to Dismiss Felony Charges Backfires in Legal Lashing From Prosecutors; Charles Parker: Changing the Definition of Success (Texas Lawbook series); Harris County DA Expands Diversion Program For First-Time Marijuana Offenders; Did Voters Know They Were Approving Extended Term Limits In Houston?; DA’s Office Won’t Press Animal Cruelty Charges Against “Porch Pup” Owner; 11-year-old kicked off cheer team for not straightening her hair; Judge Dismisses Austin’s Lawsuit Targeting State’s Property Tax System; Texas Gets a D- Grade in 2015 State Integrity Investigation; Prison Inmates Database Gets an Update; Viral video shows violent arrest of jaywalking Austin man; Here are the license plates Texas DMV rejected in October 2015; Obama rejects Keystone XL, saying pipeline wouldn’t create many jobs, lower gas prices or boost U.S. energy security; Halliburton to take on $7.5 billion in debt for Baker Hughes deal & 2nd train derails in Wisconsin in 2 days, spills crude oil.

For the water cooler: Law firm criticizes a Nissan ad which featured a race with school bus, urges people to sign petition; Friday Was ‘Love Your Lawyer Day’ — And It’s Completely Stupid; Defendant who says he was pressured by judge to give blood sues company that accepted his donation; Nothing to See Here: People Who Sell Lottery Tickets Are Just Really Lucky; Accused of stealing $1M from law firm, ex-accounting worker faces February trial; NYU Law’s Offensive Halloween Party; ‘You’re On A Kill List': At Least 5 Judges Receive Death Threats; How The Redskins’ Delightfully Vulgar Court Filing Won Me Over; Police: Attorney used law firm’s computer to obtain child pornography; Slaying of social worker prompts state to move office to courthouse; New California plan calls for single-drug executions; drug to be chosen on ‘case-by-case’ basis; Hacktivist group’s ‘Million Mask March’ sparks protests at US federal courthouses; Juror Just Can’t Keep Her Mouth Shut; How California cops are using mobile fingerprinting and facial recognition devices; What Gives The New York A.G. The Right To Stop Climate Change?; These law students combine technology with fee-generating cases & From The Career Files: What New Attorneys Who Want To Leave The Law Should Keep In Mind.

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