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Is it Cruel and Unusual to Deny Felons the Right to Vote?
By T. Evan Eosten Fisher, Esq. | Last updated on
In Mississippi, convicted felons face not only fines and prison time, but they also lose their right to vote. A group of convicted felons challenged this law...
Fifth Circuit: Qualified Immunity for Laredo Police After Arresting Citizen Journalist for Asking a Question
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Back-channel reporting on government practices is as old as journalism itself. Journalists with an inside government source may use that source to paint a...
5th Circuit Further Restricts Access to Abortion Pills
By Eric Harvey, J.D. | Last updated on
Back in March, a Texas man filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three women he alleges assisted his ex-wife in obtaining an abortion. A resident of Galveston...
DACA Hanging By a Thread After Fifth Circuit Ruling
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
Those who qualify for protection from deportation under DACA (known as DREAMers) have been on uneven footing for years. And while the Biden administration made...
Biden Administration Can Measure "Social Cost of Carbon" for Economically Significant Regulations
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
As you might expect, not every politician agrees with using SCC when determining the economic impact of new federal regulations. But it was still surprising...
$2.3M Jury Verdict Over Brady Violation Reversed
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The Alvarez v. City of Brownsville case is one that criminal law and civil rights attorneys and advocates will want to review. In short, the matter concerns...
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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