Houston Legal Links

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal links include: Texas leads major review of cases based on change in DNA protocol (Chron subsc); Court: State Can Deny Funds for “Machete” Producers; Oil Driller’s Lawsuit Could Cost Texas Billions in Tax Refunds; Lawmakers blast sheriff for jail inspector cuts (Chron subsc); Law enforcement leaders examine new use-of-force principles; Three former banking execs barred in Texas; SCOTX to Decide on Small Tobacco Manufacturer Taxation Case (Texas Lawbook); Drunk driver slams into patrol car; Falkenberg: Grand jury decision in Planned Parenthood case inspires look back (Chron subsc); Houston Slayings Fueled Border Security Debate; Texas Lawyer to become a monthly magazine, not a weekly newspaper (Texas Lawyer); Police look into incident involving Johnny Manziel and ex-girlfriend; Opposing Counsel About Ted Cruz: ‘He Wasn’t a Jerk’ (Texas Lawyer); Is “Rebuild and They Will Come” Really the Best Strategy for the Astrodome Rehab?; With ban lifted, U.S. oil exports off to slow start; U.S. upstream energy M&A plunged in 2015, hedging to drop in 2016, reports say & U.S. to halt approvals of hydraulic fracturing off California coast.

For the water cooler: Lawyer Seen ‘Bent Over A Table Apparently Having Sex With An Inmate’; Revising ABA Accreditation Standards To Stop Law Schools From Admitting Students With Little Hope Of Passing The Bar; Full-time Job Offers to Summer Associates at Highest Rate in Decade (NLJ); Mass Partner Exodus Hits Chicago Firm Schiff Hardin; Missouri Paid Executioners $250,000 In Cash, Possibly Violating Tax Law; Law Firm Employee Accused Of Trading Sex For Legal Services; Tampa lawyer gets $300K settlement in excessive force suit; The Real Reason Police Almost Never Face Charges; Sad Raiders Fan Tries To Keep Team In Oakland By Squatting On Trademark; Proposal to lift ban on academic credit for paid externships draws heavy opposition; Judge Issues Ultimate Benchslap In Lawyer’s Frivolous Pro Se Suit; Bizarre Job Listing For Unemployed Female Lawyers; Programmer gets probation in spam scheme instead of 2 years recommended by sentencing guidelines; New York AG says ticket sales for concerts, sporting events is a ‘fixed game’ won by ‘ticket bots’; Florida lawyer is permanently disbarred for DUI setup; Lawyer accused of sending false texts to client who was stabbed outside his office; Did school’s restroom policy violate Title IX? 4th Circuit considers transgender teen’s case & 9th Circuit upholds Arizona’s restrictions on judicial campaign activities.

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