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The negligence lawsuit against the parents of Dimitrios Pagourtzis, above, who has been charged in the May 2018 shooting that killed 10 people at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, went to court Wednesday. (The Galveston County Daily News | Jennifer Reynolds)
Aug 1, 2024

Parents face lawsuit over son’s attack at school

GALVESTON, Texas — A lawsuit accusing the parents of a former Texas high school student of negligence for not securing weapons he allegedly used in a 2018 shooting at his […]

Boeing will plead guilty to fraud for misleading federal regulators as part of an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department that was submitted Wednesday to a federal judge. (Associated Press file)
Jul 26, 2024

Boeing case now in hands of federal judge

The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 […]

Sister Norma Pimentel, director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, plays with migrant children Dec. 15, 2022, at a center in McAllen, Texas. (Associated Press file)
Jul 19, 2024

Migrant aid group asks a judge to curb Paxton probe

EDINBURG, Texas — A prominent aid group along the U.S.-Mexico border asked a Texas judge on Wednesday to push back on a widening Republican-led investigation into nonprofits that help migrants, […]

A woman holds up a sign at a protest outside a Llano County Commissioner's Court meeting April 13, 2023, at the Llano County Law Enforcement Center in Llano, Texas. (Austin American-Statesman file)
Jul 9, 2024

5th Circuit to rehear Texas library books case en banc

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own order requiring a Texas county to keep eight books on public library shelves […]

Abortion opponents protest Jan. 24, 2023, at the south steps of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (Associated Press file)
Jul 8, 2024

Kansas Supreme Court strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ highest court on Friday struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care professionals and a ban on a common second-trimester procedure, […]

A federal Bankruptcy Court trustee is planning to shut down the Infowars media platform owned by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, above, and liquidate its assets. (Associated Press)
Jun 25, 2024

Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to liquidate Jones’ assets

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court trustee is planning to shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and liquidate its assets to help pay the $1.5 billion in lawsuit judgments […]

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has rebuffed an agreement in a case about how New Mexico, Texas and Colorado must share water from the Rio Grande. (Associated Press file)
Jun 24, 2024

Supreme Court rejects settlement in Rio Grande dispute

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North America’s longest rivers. The 5-4 decision rebuffs an agreement that […]

Cases awaiting decisions this term from the U.S. Supreme Court range from presidential immunity involving former President Donald Trump to abortion to homelessness. (Associated Press file)
Jun 21, 2024

SCOTUS has much to do, little time left to do it

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with about a third of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape […]

Daniel Perry was pardoned by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in the fatal shooting of Garrett Foster during a protest in July 2020 in downtown Austin. (Austin American-Statesman file)
Jun 6, 2024

Prosecutor asks court to reverse governor’s pardon

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas governor’s pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a Black Lives Matter demonstrator undermines the state’s legal system and constitution and should be […]

Alex Jones’ media company, which includes Infowars, would be liquidated under a proposal put forward to a bankruptcy court by relatives of the victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Associated Press file)
Jun 4, 2024

Sandy Hook families ask judge to liquidate Jones’ company

Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to […]

May 15, 2024

Lawyers weigh effects of Title IX revisions

By Pat Murphy | [email protected] Attorneys representing colleges and universities face the prospect of shelving summer vacation plans to ensure that their clients comply with the reams of Title IX […]

Awa Nyambi, left, 25, Alyssa Whitaker, center, 25, and Kenadi Mitchell, 24, law students at Howard University School of Law, are part of a group of young Black lawyers working to protect voting rights during the 2024 election. (Associated Press)
May 10, 2024

Lawyers’ coalition provides new messengers to Black voters

WASHINGTON — Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general election: Meeting with Black voters in battleground states to increase turnout and […]


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