Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Operation Peter Pan helped Yvette Ostolaza’s parents and 14,000 other Cuban children flee Fidel Castro’s regime for the U.S. in the early 1960s. But it is tenacity, grit and gratitude that have been the pixie dust for the success her family has since enjoyed.
This story is part of a special series for Hispanic Heritage Month and is published outside of our paywall courtesy of Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.
Energy companies are likely going to face a new lending environment, even when the nation exits from its current coronavirus woes, according to new reports by Haynes and Boone. Even though prices have stabilized banks are changing the rules, and O&G companies are moving toward greater self-reliance in the process.
The journey to the top for Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman has been an unusual one, filled both with obstacles and firsts. As she takes her place this fall as senior justice, Janet Elliott profiles the rise of a woman who embraces her non-traditional path as part of her belief in the law.
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said there are no “Obama” or “Bush” judges, but the Texas Constitution mandates that all judges here be elected, making Texas one of only seven states where these positions are political and partisan. There are clear and definitive differences between the Democratic and Republican judicial candidates that impact cases large and small. But if lawyers even have difficulty figuring it out, what chance does the general public have?
The U.S. Fifth Circuit once again ruled against an investor in Stanford International Bank, the notorious Houston-based Ponzi scheme. The ruling likely signals an end to at least one thread of litigation in the 11 years since its $7 billion collapse. Allen Pusey explains.
U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox said the Coppell man “exploited this terrible pandemic for personal gain.”
In the Place 8 race for Dallas’s Fifth Court of Appeals, incumbent Republican Bill Whitehill is being challenged by Democrat Dennise Garcia, the family court judge who presides over the 303rd District Court in Dallas County.
Incumbent Republican Justice John Browning holds Place 6 of the Fifth Court of Appeals as a result of a tragic circumstance: Justice David Bridges, a respected 24-year veteran of the court, was killed July 25 when his car was struck head-on by a drunken driver on Interstate 30. Dallas civil trial judge Craig Smith is Browning’s challenger. This article tells you more about each candidate and what they have in common (spoiler: it has to do with writing).
Incumbent David Evans, a longtime jurist in the Dallas courts, faces challenger Bonnie Lee Goldstein, who has been presiding judge over Dallas County’s 44th judicial district since 2015.
The judicial race pits incumbent Terry Adams, a recent Abbott appointee, against challenger Amparo Guerra, a commercial and employment litigation partner at Shackelford. (Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a Q&A with Adams.
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