Friday, September 30, 2016

Houston Legal Links 9/30/2016

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Texas alternative fuels company KiOR, ex-CEO settle with SEC; Disbarred lawyer pleads guilty to Houston auto sales scam; Paxton Seeks to Save Internet by Suing Feds; Your Houston Home May Now Be in a Higher-Risk FEMA Flood Zone; Houston Bankruptcy Judge Jones to Creditors’ Counsel: ‘You’ve Got a Lot of Growing Up to Do’ (Texas Lawbook); Galveston Judge ends two year feud between oyster businesses with ruling (Chron subsc); ‘Deepwater Horizon’ disaster flick puts workers in spotlight (Chron subsc); ED Texas Case Ending in $22M Verdict Against Apple Was in Many Parts a Private Affair (Texas Lawyer); Ignoring Anti-Refugee Rhetoric, Texans Rush to Help in Resettlement; Ex-United Airlines pilot gets 41 months for stalking Texan; Ex-TV reporter in Texas gets more than 3 years for stalking; Texas prison records show more than 330 transgender inmates; Feds chalk up win in 2015 child porn sting; As gun ownership rises, prosecutions for lying to get a gun fall (Chron subsc); Mother jailed for cutting handcuffs off 3-year-old with a grinder; Threatened by Sprawling Houston, Wetlands Will be protected by Oil Company’s Gift & People tell DPS how they really feel in their Yelp reviews.

For the water cooler: Law banning ballot selfies violates First Amendment, federal appeals court says; Biglaw Firm To Close Two Offices, Lay Off 25 Lawyers; What Corporate Lawyers Think About Millennials; Supreme Court accepts sanctions case involving two lawyers representing Goodyear; Supreme Court to consider law banning disparaging trademarks; Law firms turn to nonlawyer experts to enhance practice and provide value; The Fight Against Homelessness Starts With Lawyers; Judge calls defense lawyer ‘grossly incompetent’ and removes her from murder case; Bad Bar Exam Results Prompts Law School To Write Long Letter About Diversity; 3 Rules Of Office Politics For Lawyers; Chemerinsky: What to look for in the new Supreme Court term; The leadership opportunity for law schools; Alabama chief justice testifies that ethics charges over his gay-marriage advice are ‘ridiculous’ & How often do cops access databases for wrong purpose? It happened hundreds of times in two years.

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



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