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.
January 12, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Braider Wins Against State Barber RegulationsThe state wove itself into a tangle by requiring a Dallas hair-braiding teacher to meet regulations for a barber school. Now the braider has won a federal ruling that those regulations are unconstitutional as applied to her.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
January 12, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Small Settlement for Former SOAH Judges Disappoints AttorneyAfter negotiating for a settlement totaling $50,000—with half of the money for their lawyer—the two remaining plaintiffs, former administrative law judges Carol Birch and Carol Wood, dismissed their lawsuit.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
January 12, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Did 2011 Law Deter Barratry in Texas?"The evidence produced by the use of the civil law has resulted in serious disciplinary problems for some lawyers. There are today criminal prosecutions pending that would have been virtually impossible," wrote lawyer William R. "Bill" Edwards Sr.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
January 12, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
The Morton Act Revamped Criminal Discovery, But With CostsLawmakers revamped the state's criminal discovery law in 2013, mandating that prosecutors share files with criminal defense attorneys. How has the law impacted the Texas criminal justice system?
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
January 12, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Tort Reform Bill Caused Flurry of New Motions to DismissThe much talked about tort reform bill of 2011 called on new court rules for speedy trials in low-dollar cases, motions to dismiss frivolous or meritless claims and more. How has it impacted the legal community so far?
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
January 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Tort Reform Bill Caused Flurry of New Motions to DismissThe much talked about tort reform bill of 2011 called on new court rules for speedy trials in low-dollar cases, motions to dismiss frivolous or meritless claims and more. How has it impacted the legal community so far?
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
January 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
House Committee: Appellate Judges Should Serve Longer TermsA House committee recommended that appellate jurists should serve eight years rather than six, but did not recommend any judicial-selection changes, despite judicial leaders' desire for major reforms.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
January 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Committee Sidesteps Full Criminal Procedure Revisions"The most practical and helpful recommendation may simply be that more focused efforts are needed in the future," according to the Texas House Select Committee on Criminal Procedure Reform.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
January 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
New DA Looking to Hire 13 Prosecutors"They will be supervisory attorney positions, to primarily work with some of our younger misdemeanor prosecutors," said Woodrow Halstead, first assistant for new Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Nico LaHood.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
January 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
House Committee Recommends State Law to Curb 'Patent Abuses'The legislation would target nonpracticing entities—also called patent assertion entities or patent trolls—that buy patents solely to file patent infringement lawsuits.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
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