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Breaking: Northern District of Texas Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Judicial Conference "Guidance" Document.

This court will not "make any change to our case assignment process at this time."

Reason · Apr 1, 2024

Federal Court In Texas Rejects Policy To Curb Judge Shopping

Federal court in Texas rejects new policy to prevent 'judge shopping' in conservative lawsuits.

Senators McConnell, Cornyn, and Tillis Send Letters To Chief Judges About Judicial Conference "Policy"

"It is Congress that decides how cases should be assigned in the inferior courts and Congress has already spoken on this issue in an enacted statute."

Reason · Mar 14, 2024

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Legal challenge to Dallas County’s cash bail system ends after U.S. Supreme Court declines to step in

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals previously held that federal courts can’t weigh in on the constitutionality of the county’s pre-trial processes.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 8, 2024

Lawsuit Against Netflix Over Use of Man's Photo in The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Can Go Forward

From Judge David Godbey's opinion today in Hazlewood v. Netflix, Inc. (N.D. Tex.): This case arises from the use of a photograph of Plaintiff Taylor Hazlewood in the film The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker ("the Film"), published by Defendant Netflix, Inc. in early 2023. The Film is a true crime documentary…

Reason · Oct 12, 2023

Seven Years Since He Died Under a Cop's Knee, His Mom Is Getting Her Day in Court

Tony Timpa's story shows how far the government goes to prevent victims of abuse from seeking recourse.

Reason · Sep 18, 2023

Wesley Ruiz execution: Man who killed cop put to death despite 'racist jury' appeal

Wesley Ruiz, 43, who shot and killed Dallas policeman Mark Nix in 2007, has been executed in Texas as a battle continues to rage in the state about the ability to use out of date drugs for lethal injections

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

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Man who fatally shot Dallas officer in 2007 faces execution

A man convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago is facing execution

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

SCOTUS Lets Tony Timpa's Family Pursue Claims Against Cops Who Killed Him While Supposedly Trying To Help Him

The lawsuit over Timpa's deadly prone restraint, initially blocked by qualified immunity, was revived by the 5th Circuit.

Reason · May 31, 2022

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