Texas

Former judge reprimanded for insulting, humiliating children in court

A former municipal court judge in Texas has been publicly reprimanded for berating and demeaning juveniles and their parents in court.

Dec 16, 2025 11:02 AM CST

Lawyer and animal activist creates pet memorial for the holidays

A Texas attorney and animal welfare activist is combining her love of animals and holiday cheer to help grieving pet owners this holiday season.

Dec 15, 2025 9:38 AM CST

Texas attorney will pay fees for illegally soliciting Hawaii wildfire victims

A Texas attorney found to have illegally solicited victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires was sentenced to pay court fees, according to a report by Hawaii News Now.

Dec 11, 2025 12:36 PM CST

Supreme Court hands Trump victory in fight over Texas congressional map

The Supreme Court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump and Republicans a major political victory by clearing the way for a Texas congressional map that was drawn in the hope of flipping up to five House seats to the GOP.

Dec 5, 2025 9:45 AM CST

FTC supports end to ABA council’s ‘monopoly’ as law school accreditor

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission endorsed ending the “monopoly” of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as the country’s sole law school accreditor, citing “overly burdensome law school accreditation requirements” that raise prices and stifle attempts to offer “a differentiated, more affordable product.”

Dec 4, 2025 11:27 AM CST

Judge accused of hitting prosecutor is suspended without pay

A judge in Brown County, Texas, has been suspended without pay after his indictment stemming partly from allegations that he hit a prosecutor and tried to hinder an arrest by failing to sign an arrest warrant.

Dec 2, 2025 11:50 AM CST

Judge suspended after courthouse confrontation with delivery driver

A Texas judge has been suspended after he was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of official oppression stemming from a dispute with a delivery driver.

Nov 26, 2025 12:02 PM CST

Dissenting appeals judge in Texas redistricting case complains winners were George Soros, Gavin Newsom

A federal appeals judge used his dissent in a Texas redistricting case last week to “highlight the pernicious judicial misbehavior” of the judge who wrote the majority opinion and to complain that the main winners in the case are billionaire George Soros and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Nov 24, 2025 11:50 AM CST

Lawyer accused of BigLaw cyberstalking detained after accusation of ‘flippant’ release violations

A Texas lawyer accused of cyberstalking BigLaw attorneys must await trial in jail after a federal magistrate judge ruled last week that she violated the conditions of release.

Nov 10, 2025 10:30 AM CST

Thanks to unprecedented gerrymandering battles, redistricting lawyers are busier than ever

As critical midterms loom, legions of election law lawyers are locked in nearly unprecedented conflict. Ordinarily, redistricting occurs after a census at the start of each decade; midcycle remapping for partisan advantage has happened only twice since 1970.

Oct 30, 2025 11:42 AM CDT

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’s bid to set aside $1.4 billion verdict

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones to set aside the historic $1.4 billion jury verdict against him for defaming families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass killing.

Oct 14, 2025 1:35 PM CDT

Judge deals Trump new setback in plans to deploy troops to Portland

A federal judge late Sunday dealt another blow to the Trump administration’s plans to send troops to Portland after a weekend of heated confrontations between protesters and federal agents there, temporarily blocking hundreds of California National Guard members as they were deploying to Oregon’s biggest city over objections from Democratic governors in both states.

Oct 6, 2025 10:03 AM CDT

ABA law school accreditation should end, Texas justices say

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday tentatively approved minimizing or possibly eliminating the role of the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar in accrediting the state’s law schools, moving those powers to the court itself.

Sep 29, 2025 3:50 PM CDT

Kavanaugh lauds separation of powers as protesters criticize SCOTUS for Trump rulings

The U.S. Supreme Court will hopefully maintain respect over time if its rulings are consistent, neutral, impartial and explained, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said at a community college appearance last week.

Sep 16, 2025 2:26 PM CDT

Lawyer is accused of cyberstalking BigLaw attorneys with posts referring to sex files, sniper and silencer

Updated: A Texas lawyer is accused in a federal complaint of cyberstalking and transmitting threatening communications to a partner at an “international law firm,” as well as an associate also working at such a firm.

Sep 15, 2025 11:25 AM CDT