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Angela Morris

Angela Morris

Angela Morris is ALM Media's Texas litigation reporter. She covers lawsuits in all levels of Texas state and federal courts. Based in Austin, Morris earned journalism and government degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006, and since then, has worked primarily as a reporter and writer, but also has skills in videography, photography and podcasts. Follow her on Twitter at @AMorrisReports.

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February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Hecht: Group to Study Ways to Lower Attorney Fees

Addressing a Feb. 18 joint session of the Texas House and Senate, Hecht said that the middle-class, not only the poor, struggle to afford legal services because the high cost separates them from attorneys who are looking for work. He said this "justice gap" is growing.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Policy Bars Plea Deals Without Drug Lab Results

Some Houston criminal defense lawyers are balking at a new policy that prohibits Harris County prosecutors from making deals or accepting pleas in felony drug cases until crime lab results come back.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

After Car Accident, Driver Said Indicted Ex-Judge Gave Expired Insurance

When driver Yvette Quiroz contacted Angus McGinty's insurer, the company said that McGinty "was not insured by them and has not been in some time," a police report said.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Defendants Deny Allegations in Ex-Prosecutor's Lawsuit

Nueces County District Attorney Mark Skurka and his office denied all of the allegations in a lawsuit that alleged that a former prosecutor was fired for refusing to withhold exculpatory evidence from a criminal defense lawyer.

By Angela Morris

2 minute read

February 19, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

State: Perry 'Stymied' Public Integrity Unit

"Perry did not approve of historical and current management decisions regarding the operation of the public integrity unit and therefore wanted to coerce Ms. [Rosemary] Lehmberg into resigning," alleged the state.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

February 19, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

High Court Issues Stay Against Same-Sex Marriages

The Texas Supreme Court's ruling was in response to the attorney general's request to stay any further same-sex marriage activity after a probate judge issued a marriage license to a lesbian couple in Travis County.

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

February 19, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

High Court Issues Stay Against Same-Sex Marriages

The Texas Supreme Court's ruling was in response to the attorney general's request to stay any further same-sex marriage activity after a probate judge issued a marriage license to a lesbian couple in Travis County.

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

February 18, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Hecht: Group to Study Ways to Lower Attorney Fees

Addressing a Feb. 18 joint session of the Texas House and Senate, Hecht said that the middle-class, not only the poor, struggle to afford legal services because the high cost separates them from attorneys who are looking for work. He said this "justice gap" is growing.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

February 18, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Bill: Judge Education for Unaccompanied Minor Cases

House Bill 1439 calls upon the children's commission to publish an educational guide to help judges determine jurisdiction and how to preside over cases involving children who are eligible for special immigrant juvenile status.

By Angela Morris

1 minute read

February 18, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Policy Bars Plea Deals Without Drug Lab Results

Some Houston criminal defense lawyers are balking at a new policy that prohibits Harris County prosecutors from making deals or accepting pleas in felony drug cases until crime lab results come back.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read