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Adolfo Pesquera

Adolfo Pesquera

Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ

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November 21, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

The Law Firm That Overturned 'Roe v. Wade' Has Now Set Its Sights on a New Goal

"Plaintiffs now ask this court to do what the FDA was and is legally required to do: protect women and girls by holding unlawful, setting aside, and vacating the FDA's actions to approve chemical abortion drugs," the complaint said.

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November 18, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Unconstitutional: New Ruling Strikes Down Agency's National Regulatory Authority

The district court thought authority was balanced by the FTC's equally sweeping oversight, but the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority restricts FTC review of the authority's proposed rules, the court said.

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November 18, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Feuding With Judges: 31-Page Sanction for Lawyer Who Disparaged Court and Staff

The attorney accused one judge of changing witness testimony.

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November 17, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

A Family Was Unknowingly Videotaped at Home: Courts Weigh Mental-Anguish Claim

His daughters' bedroom was in the same room as the Shaffers' nursery, and the camera in that room had a record of his daughters walking in and out of the bathroom while nude.

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November 16, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

7 Courts Can't Agree on This Case of First Impression, as an 8th Enters the Arena

Doe allegedly assaulted Roe in a high school stairwell with such ferocity that her vaginal bleeding was uncontrollable and she had to be taken to an emergency room for surgery.

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November 16, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

'As Exciting As it Gets': Why Winston & Strawn's Thomas Melsheimer Finds His Broad Practice Rewarding

The Attorney of the Year nominee for the Texas Legal Awards helped win an acquittal for dialysis company DaVita Inc. and its former CEO in a first of its kind antitrust criminal case.

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November 15, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Legal Malpractice Case Tries to Carve Exemption That Targets Lawyers' Personal Assets

Texas courts have identified many reasons why the harm caused by the assignment or turnover of a legal-malpractice claim outweighs its benefits, the 14th Court of Appeals found.

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November 15, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Texas AG Ken Paxton Will Avoid Deposition in 'Travel Ban' Abortion Suit

First, the trial court had a non-discretionary duty to first rule on Paxton's motion on jurisdiction, the U.S. 5th Circuit Found.

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November 14, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Judge Ho's Dissent: 5th Circuit Split on Case Challenging Its Own Legal Precedent

"If the only thing limiting federal power is our ability to document (or merely speculate about) the provenance of a particular item, the Founders' assurance of a limited national government is nothing more than a parchment promise," said Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho.

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November 11, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Clean Sweep for Sirius XM as Appeals Court Favors Its Tax Math Over Texas'

The dispute hinged on whether to consider New York-based Sirius' monthly subscription fees from Texas users as revenue from a service performed in Texas—and subject to higher taxes—than if they resulted from activity performed outside the state.

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