/tags/courts Courts en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:02:45 GMT /crime-justice/2024-04-22/bernie-tiede-richard-linklater-lawsuit-texas-prison-heat Bernie Tiede, whose murder of a Texas widow was immortalized by Richard Linklater, is suing the state over what he calls its “cruel and unusual� treatment of inmates in hot prisons. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:02:45 GMT /crime-justice/2024-04-22/bernie-tiede-richard-linklater-lawsuit-texas-prison-heat Lauren McGaughy /politics/2024-02-16/judge-rejects-attempts-to-toss-indictments-against-texas-ag-ken-paxton-keeps-april-trial-on-course Paxton, a Republican who’s been under indictment for securities fraud since 2015, is scheduled to face a jury in April. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:12:31 GMT /politics/2024-02-16/judge-rejects-attempts-to-toss-indictments-against-texas-ag-ken-paxton-keeps-april-trial-on-course Lauren McGaughy, Lucio Vasquez /politics/2023-05-26/texas-gets-sued-a-lot-a-new-abbott-appointed-court-may-soon-handle-those-lawsuits The court could circumvent local appeals courts in lawsuits against Texas. So, what does that mean for everyday Texans? Fri, 26 May 2023 11:07:00 GMT /politics/2023-05-26/texas-gets-sued-a-lot-a-new-abbott-appointed-court-may-soon-handle-those-lawsuits Andrew Weber /crime-justice/2022-05-02/many-texans-are-too-poor-to-afford-a-lawyer-but-not-poor-enough-for-courts-to-provide-one A new report finds that Texas courts use very different yardsticks to decide who’s poor enough to get a court-appointed lawyer. That patchwork often leaves people without the legal defense in a criminal trial that the Constitution promises. Mon, 02 May 2022 12:52:43 GMT /crime-justice/2022-05-02/many-texans-are-too-poor-to-afford-a-lawyer-but-not-poor-enough-for-courts-to-provide-one Christopher Connelly /health/2021-09-30/the-justice-department-will-argue-against-texas-abortion-law-friday-heres-what-you-need-to-know The U.S. sued Texas after the Biden administration vowed to oppose Texas� new near-total abortion ban. The lawsuit joins several legal challenges already in progress. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:25:01 GMT /health/2021-09-30/the-justice-department-will-argue-against-texas-abortion-law-friday-heres-what-you-need-to-know Reese Oxner | The Texas Tribune /covid-19/2021-09-21/abbott-and-local-officials-are-fighting-in-court-over-mask-mandates-heres-what-you-need-to-know As dozens of legal battles play out, Texas parents have found themselves caught in confusion about whether their children have to mask up at school. Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:35:05 GMT /covid-19/2021-09-21/abbott-and-local-officials-are-fighting-in-court-over-mask-mandates-heres-what-you-need-to-know Joshua Fechter | The Texas Tribune /health/2021-09-07/justice-department-promises-to-protect-people-who-seek-abortions-in-texas U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that the Justice Department will protect people trying to obtain or provide abortions in Texas, in the wake of the state's new restrictive abortion law. Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:47:30 GMT /health/2021-09-07/justice-department-promises-to-protect-people-who-seek-abortions-in-texas Jerry Clayton /health/2021-09-03/texas-planned-parenthoods-seek-restraining-order-against-anti-abortion-group-over-new-law The law allows private citizens to sue anyone who performs or helps someone get an abortion after roughly six weeks. If successful, the plaintiff could be awarded at least $10,000. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:00:56 GMT /health/2021-09-03/texas-planned-parenthoods-seek-restraining-order-against-anti-abortion-group-over-new-law Paul DeBenedetto, William Menjivar, HPM Intern /health/2021-08-30/texas-abortion-providers-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-block-six-week-abortion-ban The law would allow private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone who provides any kind of support to a woman who gets an abortion after six weeks. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:20:17 GMT /health/2021-08-30/texas-abortion-providers-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-block-six-week-abortion-ban Ashley Lopez /texas/2021-08-04/federal-judge-blocks-texas-governor-greg-abbott-order-vehicles-migrants The U.S. Justice Department sued Abbott and Texas after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland called the order “dangerous and unlawful.� Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:10:45 GMT /texas/2021-08-04/federal-judge-blocks-texas-governor-greg-abbott-order-vehicles-migrants Reese Oxner | The Texas Tribune