October 02, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Texas AG Ken Paxton Joins Group of 22 State Attorneys General Sending Letter to U.S. Senate Urging Prompt Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney BarrettTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a group of 22 state attorneys general who sent a letter Sept. 30 to the U.S. Senate to promptly hold a hearing…
By Kenneth Artz
3 minute read
September 30, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court Could Lead to Shifts in Employment LawAmy Coney Barrett will become the next Justice of the United States Supreme Court. In announcing his nomination, President Trump said she would decide…
By Michael Maslanka
6 minute read
September 29, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Do We Have Enough Great Trial Lawyers?The notion of a shortage of lawyers runs counter to what we have believed for a long time, about a saturated profession and far too many law schools given job prospects over the past two decades.
By Aron Solomon
5 minute read
September 29, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Zoom Jury Trials: The Idea Vastly Exceeds the TechnologyCourts are struggling to find a way to hold proceedings in the safest way possible while still maintaining justice. Many courts have turned to Zoom…
By Jennifer Lapinski, Robert Hirschhorn and Lisa Blue
31 minute read
September 27, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Icons and Arrangements: How Courtrooms Talk About ThemselvesIf a courthouse announces itself in a certain public way, its interior does so much more privately, writes Randy D. Gordon.
By Randy D. Gordon
6 minute read
September 24, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Can Employers Require Their Employees to Take a COVID-19 Vaccine?Any action to mandate vaccinations by its employees should be approached with caution and only after appropriate legal review and analysis.
By Laurie N. Patton, James T. Drakeley and James S. Patterson
8 minute read
September 19, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Legal Community Bids Farewell to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader GinsbergSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, died from complications of metastatic pancreas cancer Friday, according to a court spokeswoman. First…
By Kenneth Artz
4 minute read
September 19, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Thoughts and Remembrances of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Requested by Texas LawyerSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's lengthy and impactful career as a Supreme Court Justice no doubt influenced many young people to take up…
By Kenneth Artz
1 minute read
September 17, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Legal Awards 2020 Winners Announced!The Texas Legal Awards 2020 were held as a virtual event on Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. this year. You can view the virtual awards ceremony here. Here are your…
By Kenneth Artz
3 minute read
September 17, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Collision Avoidance Technology Systems Should Now be Standard Equipment on All Large TrucksEach year, more than 4,000 people die in large truck crashes. This shocking number of deaths is equivalent to all of the passengers in ten fully-loaded…
By Quentin Brogdon
7 minute read
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