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Texas Lawyer

Houston Attorney Wins Ruling Striking Down Texas Ban on Political Advertising

Houston's Meredith Parenti recently secured a ruling that that would make it easier for politicians to post billboard advertising along Texas' highways.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Upholds Lethal Injection for Texas Death Row Inmates

Refusing to stay the execution of five death row inmates in Texas, a federal appeals court found that the state's use of lethal injection doesn't constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Consider Late Notice of Immunity in NJ Trooper's ADA Claim

The New Jersey Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Sept. 12 on whether government agencies can invoke sovereign immunity from Americans with Disabilities Act claims, even after those claims have been considered by a jury.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Two Judges Vie For Same Civil Court Seat in New York City

The only two sitting New York City judges who face opposition in Tuesday's primary election are running for elevation to the same seat.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Justice Perry Leaving Florida Supreme Court

Justice James E.C. Perry, the Florida Supreme Court's fourth black judge who grew up under Jim Crow laws in North Carolina, has announced his retirement.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Why Texas Has a Serious Judicial Vacancy Problem

With the highest number of open federal judge seats and a mounting case load, Texas has a significant judicial vacancy issue. What's behind it, and how might things change when the next president takes office after the November election?
14 minute read

National Law Journal

IN BRIEF: Dallas County DA Resigns

By | September 12, 2016
After surviving an attempt to legally remove her from office for alleged incompetence and going public about her struggles with mental illness, Dallas County, Texas, District Attorney Susan Hawk announced her resignation. Plus more in this week's column.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Clayton Jury Awards $10M to Murder Victim's Family

A Clayton County jury delivered a post-apportionment award of $10 million to the family of a man murdered by unknown assailants at a Forest Park apartment complex last year, earning praise from plaintiffs' attorney Jeff Shiver for putting aside the fact that the dead man's widow was a Mexican national and spoke no English.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ousted Chatham Court Chief Fights Removal

Judge Tammy Stokes, who this past week was relieved of chief judge duties in the Chatham County Recorder's Court, filed an emergency appeal with the Georgia Supreme Court.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judicial Retirement Ballot Question Not Yet Settled

As November's election nears, the battle continues over the wording of a ballot measure that could raise Pennsylvania's mandatory judicial retirement age and reshape the immediate future of the state's high court.
6 minute read

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