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Too-tall Dallas home can stand after city mistakenly approved permit, Texas Supreme Court rules
The high court ruled despite the city's unintentional oversight in greenlighting plans for a townhome that was 10 feet too ...
Defenders of Brittany Holberg must respond to court on reopening of case
The defenders of death row inmate Brittany Holberg have until May 12 to respond to a federal appeals court considering ...
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Texas’ highest criminal court rehears Houston-area case that could impact enforcement of ethics laws
The case hinges on whether the Texas Ethics Commission has the sole authority over certain campaign finance, lobbying and ...
US wants to move Georgetown scholar’s deportation lawsuit to Texas. Judge appears skeptical
The Trump administration wants a federal judge to dismiss a Georgetown scholar’s lawsuit against deportation because it's in ...
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Attorneys for Palestinian student protestor held in North Texas file challenge in court
Attorneys for Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman arrested in New Jersey and being detained in an ICE facility in Alvarado, are ...
Supreme Court to decide if Texas woman who says mail wasn’t delivered because she is Black can sue USPS
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments in a case against the US Postal Service filed by a Texas woman who claims ...
Judge denies effort by US Rep Cuellar of Texas to move bribery trial to hometown of Laredo
A judge has denied efforts by lawyers for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas to move his trial on federal bribery and conspiracy charges from Houston to his hometown of Laredo, Texas.
With ‘DExit’ Top of Mind, Judges in Nevada and Texas Pitch Their Business Court Bona Fides
Justice Lidia Stiglich of the Supreme Court of Nevada and Judge Sofia Adrogué of the newly formed Texas Business Court spoke ...
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Latest Texas Supreme Court ruling highlights the high bar on proving police recklessness
The high court's Friday ruling sets an even higher standard in proving whether governments can be sued over 911 responses.
Newest Texas High Court Member Seeks Austin Federal Judgeship
Justice James Sullivan, the newest member of the Supreme Court of Texas, has applied and interviewed to become a US district ...
Millions of asylum-seekers left waiting in immigration court backlog
Immigration courts overwhelmed, asylum seekers left in limbo 04:56. On a Thursday in April, Venezuelan immigrants Natanel and ...