Miriam Rozen

November 22, 2016 | Law.com

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By Miriam Rozen

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November 22, 2016 | National Law Journal

Did Texas lawmakers intend to discriminate when they passed a voter identification law? Yes, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. No, according to the Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

By Miriam Rozen

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November 22, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Continued lack of access in public schools to bathrooms matching transgender persons' gender identity won't cause them irreparable harm, a Texas federal judge has ruled.

By Miriam Rozen

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November 21, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Did Texas lawmakers intend to discriminate when they passed a voter identification law? Yes, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. No, according to the Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

By Miriam Rozen

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November 16, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings of the Northern District of Texas Wednesday issued a permanent injunction holding unlawful a federal Department of Labor regulation that would require employers seeking legal advice on labor issues to abide by additional reporting obligations.

By Miriam Rozen

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November 16, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Texas and 13 other states challenging new public school bathroom policies affecting transgender students said a delay in their implementation would cause no harm to individuals. The argument was made in response to the U.S. government's motion to stay a nationwide injunction on introducing the new policy, which would require that transgender student be allowed to use the bathroom matching their gender identity.

By Miriam Rozen

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November 15, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Prominent Houston trial lawyer Tony Buzbee hasn't yet tried to call President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him, but he has told texas Lawyer he doesn't view the soon-to-be president-elect as bad news for plaintiffs' lawyers.

By Miriam Rozen

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November 14, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Although the general election is in the rear-view mirror, battles over voting rights in Texas appear set to remain on federal court dockets for at least the rest of the year.

By Miriam Rozen

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November 10, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

This summer, President-elect Donald Trump recommended the government take no stance on the issue of transgender bathrooms. "There have been very few complaints the way it is. People go. They use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate," Trump said.

By Miriam Rozen

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November 01, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

In the last eight years, the Fifth Circuit bench has begun shifting away from predictable conservative patterns, appellate lawyers said.

By Miriam Rozen

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