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Texas Man's Obituary Takes Internet By Storm: He 'Muttered His Last Unnecessary Curse'

A Texas man wrote his late father a humorous obituary memorializing his quirks and idiosyncrasies, even causing the Facebook post sharing his obituary to go viral.

Latin Times

"The Amended Complaint Alleges a Sprawling Tapestry of Ethical Lapses by Major Players in the Nation's Bankruptcy System"

From Van Deelen v. Jones, decided Friday by Chief Judge Alia Moses (S.D. Tex.) (for more on the underlying scandal, see here): The Amended Complaint alleges a sprawling tapestry of ethical lapses by major players in the nation's bankruptcy system. The Defendants insist that these accusations, however salacious, create no…

Reason

Who are the top uncommitted players in the 2025 recruiting class?

Big decisions still ahead for these top-rated recruits from the class of 2025.

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"Stealthing" #TheyLied Libel Case Can Go Forward

From Luke v. Schwartz, decided yesterday by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.); of course, as usual, keep in mind that at this stage of the lawsuit these are only allegations: Plaintiff David Luke … alleges the following facts …. Luke dated [defendant Jeffrey] Schwartz's daughter, Emma Schwartz …, … while…

Reason

Texas’ Republican old guard mobilizes to protect Dade Phelan from the far right

Phelan’s primary has emerged as a last stand for the Republican Party’s business-minded establishment against an insurgency primarily motivated by social and cultural issues.

The Texas Tribune

Judges Encouraging Oral Argument Opportunities for Junior Lawyers

Various district courts have put out such orders; here's the most recent I've seen, a Standing Order on Requests for Hearings and Oral Arguments from Magistrate Judge David Horan (N.D. Tex.): With regard to possible oral argument or an evidentiary hearing, the Court notes a trend today in which fewer…

Reason

Don't Forget Your First-Year Civil Procedure Lessons on Personal Jurisdiction

From Castro v. Doe, decided Monday by Judge Mark Pittman (N.D. Tex.): John Anthony Castro filed this lawsuit on June 16, 2023, alleging that former President Donald Trump, among others, conspired to publish defamatory, verifiably false statements about him on his Wikipedia page. These supposedly false statements include the notion…

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SCOTUS welcomes a Texas dictatorship

Donald Trump isn't the only far-right character the Supreme Court could bless with dictatorial powers

Salon

Spacex Tentatively Acquires Land In Texas For Rocket Expansion

SpaceX nears acquisition of public land in Texas through a land-swapping deal despite opposition, aiming to enhance rocket-launch capabilities near Boca Ch...

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Key Highlights From Trump And Biden's Border Visit

Biden arrived in Brownsville, Tex., where he met with federal Border Patrol agents and local law enforcement officials. In contrast, Trump's visit to another city along the U.S.-Mexico border portrayed a different tone. He met with Border Patrol officials and the Texas National Guard, walking by a wall of razor…

International Business Times

Abortion-Funding/-Supporting Groups' Challenges to Texas Abortion Laws Can Proceed for Now

The district court just dismissed certain procedural objections to them, though it wasn't asked to consider the substantive arguments.

Reason

Court Denies Plaintiff Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Libel Suit Stemming from Alleged Stealthing by 17-Year-Old

From a decision last week by Judge Robert Pitman in DL v. JS (W.D. Tex.): Plaintiff dated ES from September 2021 to January 2022 when they were both in high school. On December 18, 2021, Plaintiff and ES were having intercourse when Plaintiff removed his condom without ES's knowledge. ES,…

Reason

Texas AG Paxton proves MAGA loves crooks

Like Trump, the ridiculously corrupt politician talks smack on social media, but won't testify in his own defense

Salon

Texas Revenge Porn Statute Doesn't Apply to Evidence Introduced in Court

The Texas nonconsensual pornography statute (chapter 98B of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code) provides: A defendant is liable … to a person depicted in intimate visual material for damages arising from the disclosure of the material if: (1) the defendant discloses the intimate visual material without the effective…

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The Hill Country’s Lost Utopia

Castell was once Bettina, Texas, a Utopian community named for a German author and activist who championed the oppressed underclasses.

Reason

ABA House of Delegates Adopts Resolution Opposing Single-Judge Divisions (Updated)

Long before Judges Kacsmaryk and Tipton, there was Judge William Wayne Justice.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Cooperative subjects, an unwanted text message, and hunting in a national forest.

Axios

Scoop: New "Lose Cruz" PAC to funnel millions in 2024 race

The Texas Senate race will be one of the most closely watched in 2024.

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Bigotry Is Bigger in Texas

52 bills and counting. A civil rights attorney reflects on the current legislative session's attacks on transgender and LGBTQ+ rights.

Reason

"Professor Sues University of Texas for First Amendment Violations"

This is just a complaint at this stage (Lowery v. Mills (W.D. Tex.)), so these are only the plaintiff's allegations, but he's being represented by the people at the Institute for Free Speech, whose work I've generally found quite reliable. (I e-mailed UT on Thursday to ask if they had…

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: Mike Leach showed Texas Tech, and all of football, what is possible with a few passes

In college football, where cliche coach speak floods ear drums, Mike Leach made us listen.

Sports Illustrated

SBLive/SI Power 25: Montverde Tops Preseason High School Boys Basketball Rankings

After winning back-to-back GEICO Nationals, the Eagles reloaded and debut as the top team in the nation heading into the 2022-23 season.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Pretextual stops, consular nonreviewability, COVID on cruise ships.

Reason

No Money for a Pure Jane Doe: Totally Unidentified Defendant Can't Recover Sanctions and Attorney Fees

Allison Publications, LLC v. Doe, decided last week by the Texas Court of Appeals (Fort Worth), in an opinion by Justice Brian Walker, joined by Justice Wade Birdwell and Judge Ruben Gonzalez, involves a rare libel lawsuit by a publisher: Allison publishes regional and specialty publications in Texas, such as…

Salon

Pressed on guns, Ted Cruz gets huffy

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican, scurries away when asked about gun reform and calls journalist a "propagandist"

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