UNBELIEVABLE: 2 | History Defined

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.

Texas Observer · Aug 10, 2023

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

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

Reason · Aug 10, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

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

Reason · Jul 28, 2023

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.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 20, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Pretextual stops, consular nonreviewability, COVID on cruise ships.

Reason · Oct 7, 2022

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…

Reason · Aug 23, 2022

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"

Salon · May 26, 2022

"Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing" in Netflix Lawsuit Over Cuties Prosecution

From this morning's Supplemental Order on Grand Jury Discovery by Judge Michael Truncale (E.D. Tex.) in Netflix, Inc. v. Babin, a follow-up to Monday's decision (in which Netflix got discovery of grand jury materials in challenge to prosecution over Cuties): In his most recent filing, [Tyler County D.A. Lucas] Babin…

Reason · May 12, 2022

Prof. Michael Dorf (Cornell), Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern), and Me on Texas Anti-BDS Law

We just filed this amicus brief in A&R Engineering and Testing, Inc. v. Paxton, which is much like the briefs we filed in a couple of previous cases (Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip and Amawi v. Pflugerville Independent School District). Here's the Summary of Argument and the Conclusion: Decisions not…

Reason · Apr 20, 2022

5 Best Oil & Gas Stocks to Buy in April

The U.S. and its allies have already levied severe sanctions against Russia–with more sanctions in the offing–in response to its alleged killing of civilians in its war with Ukraine, leading to energy supply concerns and higher oil prices. Also, conflict in the Middle East is adding to oil supply concerns,…

StockNews.com · Apr 6, 2022