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Vanessa Guillen’s family seeks $35 million in the Army specialist’s 2020 wrongful death at Fort Hood

Armed with a new federal court ruling that allows a former Army colonel to pursue a sexual assault lawsuit, the family of Vanessa Guillén has filed a wrongful death and assault case against the federal government.

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Texas state police can keep Uvalde records secret for now, judge rules

The ruling sidestepped the question of whether the state police can withhold records concerning their response to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School. The judge concluded that state Sen. Roland Gutierrez had not properly filed his request under Texas’ public records law.

This 1995 Texas law could shield Alex Jones from paying the vast majority of the $50 million defamation case judgment

Democrats in 1995 enacted lawsuit reforms that limit the amount of damages plaintiffs collect.

Jury awards parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim $4.1 million in defamation case against Alex Jones

The parents sought $150 million in their defamation lawsuit against the conspiracy theorist. The jury could still issue more damages in an upcoming phase of the trial.

Texas cities say streaming giants Disney, Hulu and Netflix owe them millions of dollars in unpaid fees

As people have cut cable subscriptions in favor of streaming services over the years, Texas cities say they have lost out on revenue from franchise fees they claim are owed by streaming giants like Disney, Hulu and Netflix.

Parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim call for accountability in Alex Jones’ defamation trial

The parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis are suing Jones for falsely claiming that the 2012 mass school shooting was a hoax meant to take away Americans’ guns. The trial is the first of three to determine monetary penalties against the Texas-based conspiracy theorist for his lies about the tragedy.

Alex Jones’ company files for bankruptcy midway through Sandy Hook damages trial

Free Speech Systems submitted the filing during a two-week trial to determine how much the Texas-based conspiracy theorist will award the parents of a victim in the 2012 school shooting, prompting speculation about the company’s effort to avoid bankruptcy oversight as a small business.

Texas suing USDA over requirement to add LGBTQ protections to nutrition programs’ nondiscrimination policies

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service announced in May that it would expand its definition of sexual discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Paxton and other attorneys general are suing in response.

Judge asks Texas to remove foster care kids from out-of-state facilities facing child abuse investigation

At least 48 Texas children are housed at facilities run by organizations under an investigation launched by two U.S. senators.

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New Texas law increasing penalties for abortion providers goes into effect Aug. 25

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its judgment Tuesday in the Mississippi case that revoked a constitutional right to abortion. That means Texas’ “trigger law” severely limiting the procedure will soon take effect.

Texas AG Ken Paxton bans staff lawyers from speaking at state bar events, escalating feud sparked by 2020 election

The bar, which licenses lawyers and offers training sessions, is suing Paxton in an attempt to sanction him for trying block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump.

Lawyers preparing for abortion prosecutions warn about health care, data privacy

While people consider deleting period tracking apps and worry about interstate travel restrictions, most pregnancy-related criminalizations start in a much simpler way: with a report from a health care provider.

Texas charity that backs Trump’s stolen-election lie has deep ties to Ken Paxton

The Texas attorney general would be the one to hold True the Vote accountable on allegations that it swindled a $2.5 million donor. But the nonprofit’s founder has been a friend and an ally.

Texas sues after Biden administration issues guidance saying doctors can perform abortions in emergencies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues the Biden administration is violating the state’s “sovereign interest” by reassuring the nation’s doctors they can perform abortions in medical emergencies.

Linda Coffee argued Roe v. Wade. Now, she’s watching its demise.

Coffee was just 30 when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with her argument that the constitutional right to privacy extended to abortion: “I thought, OK, well this is done now. I was thinking the [abortion] question was settled for as long as the country lasted.”

Execution halted as court questions whether Ramiro Gonzales should have been sentenced to life in prison

The jury sentenced Gonzales to death after a prosecution expert testified that he posed a future danger to society. The expert now says his data was wrong.

Why There's A Backlog In Criminal Courts

When criminal courts hit pause, cases continued to pile up with no judge or jury able to hear them.

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Volkswagen argues that Greg Abbott’s choice of judges in lawsuit could tilt emissions case in Texas’ favor

Because the state is a party in Attorney General Ken Paxton’s cases against the companies, Volkswagen lawyers have argued that allowing the Texas governor to appoint justices to a case for which the state stands to win a substantial amount of money would give “the impression that the State has had undue influence.”

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Ken Paxton seeks to dismiss state bar’s lawsuit against him over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election

The Texas attorney general said that the suit was politically motivated and that the state bar has no authority to police the decisions of his office.

Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court says

The ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state’s trigger law goes into effect.

U.S. Supreme Court ruling limits EPA’s authority in regulating greenhouse gases

The high court said a cap on power plants’ carbon dioxide emissions that forces a transition to other fuels may be a “sensible” solution to the climate crisis, but that Congress did not give the Environmental Protection Agency the broad authority to make such requirements. Texas was one of 17 states that joined in the suit.

Supreme Court rules Biden administration can end “remain in Mexico” policy, sending case back to a Texas court

The Trump administration created the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called “remain in Mexico,” in 2019 before the Biden administration canceled it in 2021. The ruling sends the case back to a Texas federal court.

Texas nurses say ban on abortion is merely the start of the health problems women will face

Health workers caring for pregnant women now face a bewildering array of legal questions.

Abortion funds languish in legal turmoil, their leaders fearing jail time if they help Texans

It’s unclear whether Texas’ tangled web of abortion laws would make it a crime to pay for a Texan to leave the state to get an abortion, but the threat has compelled the funds to cease services.

Military veterans can sue Texas over employee discrimination allegations, U.S. Supreme Court rules

Texas had claimed sovereign immunity when a former state trooper filed a lawsuit accusing the state of not giving him an accommodation when he returned from military service.

Abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can temporarily resume in Texas, judge rules

A ban in effect before Roe v. Wade cannot be used, as threatened last week by Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a judge’s ruling Tuesday. However, the stopgap measure will, at most, extend abortion access in the state for two months.

Supreme Court sides with school coach who prayed at a game, offering more protection to public displays of religion

The court ruled a Washington state coach was praying as a private citizen when he knelt after a game on the field, not as an employee of the district.

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Texas abortion groups file last-ditch suit to hold off ban for a bit longer

Texas abortion providers and abortion funds ceased operations in the state on Friday for fear of being criminally charged under state laws that pre-date Roe v. Wade.

Texas WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia extended at least six more months

The Houston native was arrested in Russia in mid-February, and her trial starts Friday. State department officials say Griner was “wrongfully detained.”

Wendy Davis and Donna Howard, defenders of abortion access, worry the worst is yet to come after Roe decision

In interviews, the two women expressed a sense of sorrow over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban abortions, adding even more enormous obstacles to what was already an uphill battle to protect reproductive rights in Texas.

Pandemonium, then silence: Inside a Texas abortion clinic after the fall of Roe

Texas clinics immediately stopped providing abortions Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Then, they had to tell their patients.

In Roe decision, Justice Clarence Thomas invites new legal challenges to contraception and same-sex marriage rights

Experts told The Texas Tribune that Thomas’ opinion signals an openness from the court to reconsidering other settled legal precedents related to rights the court has ruled are protected by the constitution.

“We’re rejoicing”: Texas abortion foes celebrate Supreme Court ruling and say their work isn’t done

Friday was joyful for activists who have spent decades fighting to end abortion, and now they want to see abortion restrictions spread nationwide.

'I can’t have one more baby with this man': Some domestic violence victims see abortion as vital option that would be lost post-Roe

Advocates say abortion has often been the safest option for many experiencing intimate partner violence.

Supreme Court makes it harder for states to restrict guns — but ruling shouldn’t affect Texas’ loose rules

The high court found that states can’t require people to show “proper cause” for a gun permit. Texas allows people to carry handguns without a permit.

A Texas abortion clinic survived decades of restrictions. The Supreme Court may finally put it out of business.

Abortion clinics, and the patients they serve, have always had to adapt to changing laws and tightening restrictions. But the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver the fatal blow they’ve been dodging for decades.

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Julian Assange can be extradited, says UK home secretary

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to US is approved by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel.

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Supreme Court sides with tribes in fight with Texas over authorized gambling on their lands

The ruling doesn’t expand the kinds of games tribes can offer on their lands but reaffirms their autonomy to regulate gambling activities that aren’t prohibited in Texas, regardless of the state’s rules.

Judge temporarily blocks some Texas investigations into gender-affirming care for trans kids

The state has been investigating whether parents who provide access to gender-affirming health care are committing child abuse. The temporary restraining order is part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of three families and members of PFLAG, an LGBTQ advocacy group.

More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations

The ACLU and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit on behalf of three families currently under investigation, as well as more than 600 Texas-based members of PFLAG, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ families.

Judge plans to levy “substantial fines” after Texas failed to comply with court-ordered fixes to its foster care system

The judge in the 11-year federal lawsuit against Texas said the state has not properly punished or shut down unsafe child care placement facilities or curbed the rate of children who are sexually victimized while in the state’s care.

Texas AG Ken Paxton to investigate whether Twitter is understating the number of fake accounts on the platform

Twitter has said bots and fake users represent less than 5% of its accounts, but Paxton says the percentage may be higher. The inquiry comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is in negotiations to buy Twitter, is also raising questions about the number of fake accounts on the platform.

Austin police officers who were indicted over actions during George Floyd protests sue the city

Several demonstrators who participated in the protests in response to George Floyd’s murder were seriously injured when they were struck by police with “less than lethal” beanbag rounds. The officers’ suit says they did not receive training on how to use this type of ammunition.

U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas law limiting content moderation by social media companies

The 2021 law sought to prohibit social media companies from banning users based on their viewpoints.

Texas state bar files professional misconduct lawsuit against Ken Paxton for attempt to overturn 2020 presidential elections

Paxton had been under investigation for the complaint since 2021 and had called attempts to investigate him a ploy by “leftists” in the state bar association.

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Judge blocks Biden administration from lifting public health order used to quickly expel migrants

The administration was set to end Title 42, a pandemic-era rule aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, on Monday. A lengthy legal battle is likely.

Texas Supreme Court allows child abuse investigations into families of transgender teens to continue

The high court also raised questions about why the state opened these investigations in the first place, noting that the child welfare agency is not bound by directives from the governor.

Cash is piling up in Kinney County from bonds posted to free migrants arrested under Texas border crackdown

Friends, families and attorneys have posted more than $2 million to get migrants out of prison. Defense attorneys say the rural county is erecting barriers that will keep many from recovering the money when they’re entitled to it.

Texas law prohibiting social media companies from banning users over their viewpoints reinstated by appeals court

The court did not evaluate the law on its constitutionality but will allow it to go back into effect while a legal case plays out. Texas lawmakers passed the law, saying social media platforms have an anti-conservative bias.

Crystal Mason’s contentious illegal voting conviction must be reconsidered, criminal appeals court says

Mason said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote when she cast a provisional ballot in 2016, but she was sentenced to five years in prison. Now, the Court of Criminal Appeals says an appellate court that affirmed her conviction must look again at the evidence of Mason’s intent.

A minor trespassing case gives Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative its first courtroom win

The trial included four prosecutors, and so many potential jurors were summoned the town sandwich shop was shorthanded for lunch. But a Kinney County jury Monday convicted a Honduran national in the first jury trial for trespassing under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star.

T-Squared: Tickets for The Texas Tribune Festival are on sale now

Join us in Austin from Sept. 22-24 for our biggest and best ideas weekend ever. The 30 speakers we’re announcing today are only a hint of what we have planned.

Khan to quit as MP after sexual assault conviction

Imran Ahmad Khan, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy, says he will resign as Wakefield MP - triggering a by-election

bbc.co.uk

Abortion rights backers: Supreme Court’s Texas ruling shows Roe v. Wade is in danger

The court’s conservatives rejected a compromise from the chief justice, raising the stakes for a decisive showdown this fall on a Mississippi abortion law.

washingtonpost.com

A family-friendly Gaithersburg neighborhood lures back those who grew up there

WHERE WE LIVE | Whetstone offers winding streets, diverse housing styles, lakes and convenient commutes.

washingtonpost.com

Judges, attorneys seek ways to alleviate court system back-up

HOUSTON The Texas Supreme Court recently ordered no jury trials or jury selections are to take place before Aug. 1, unless a plan is submitted and approved by the Office of Court Administration. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree the system cant handle much more of a back-up and they have got to find a way to get things moving. Thiessen said only 10 people are allowed in a courtroom at a time and that includes court staff. Thiessen and Musick both were quick to say the idea of trial participants wearing masks wont work. The back-up in the courts is also leading to an increase in the population at the Harris County jail.

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