Friday, May 4, 2012

Book review: The Torture Report

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(a)   Offense.—  Whoever outside the United States commits or attempts to commit torture shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

Freed five days too late

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Daniel Chong thought he was free to go when DEA agents told him he could leave after questioning him. What the agent meant was that he would...

Update: Texas blocked from killing inmate

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Last evening was the date the State of Texas had chosen to kill Anthony Bartee, who was convicted in 1996 of the murder of David Cook. Last ...

British to arm apartment complex during Olympics

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If this is what the Olympics have come to, I hope the games never come to the Bayou City. There are probably some residents in London thinki...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

And the news just keeps getting worse

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Life's just not getting any easier for embattled Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley. Not only is he facing what appears to...
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Cop shoots unarmed teenager

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No, the 14-year-old shouldn't have been breaking into a temporary building at a local middle school. He certainly shouldn't have bee...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Execution Watch: 5/2/2012

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The state that carries out more executions than any other state is ready to kill again... ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, TEXAS PLANS TO EXECUTE: A...

Federalism? What's that?

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Last Thursday, the US Senate renewed the Violence Against Women Act with 15 Republicans voting with their Democratic colleagues. The House i...
Sunday, April 29, 2012

Sunday morning roundup

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Yeah, Wal-Mart is everyone's favorite target. With all the piling on after the revelations that Wal-Mart bribed some officials in Mexico...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

Droning on and on

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Under the Obama Administration, the United States has upped the ante when it comes to unmanned drone attacks. And, along with the increased...
Friday, April 27, 2012

Update: One drug executions

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Once again the State of Texas tied an inmate to a gurney and pumped poison into his veins and called a murder an execution . Once again trai...

HCCLA packs METRO board meeting

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Yesterday the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association made its presence felt at the monthly Metropolitan Transit Authority's (METRO) ...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Execution Watch: 4/26/2012

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The state that carries out more executions than any other state is ready to kill again... ON THURSDAY NIGHT, TEXAS PLANS TO EXECUTE: BE...

Road trip

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Today was a road trip Wednesday. I had a client with a commercial driver's license who got a speeding ticket up in Brazos County. Since ...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

A million dollar flat fee? Why not?

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If you're a criminal defense attorney you know by now that the State Bar of Texas is none too happy that you charge your clients a flat ...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Judge decrees that defendants must waive attorney-client privilege

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"My attorney has advised me that this plea will result in the following immigration consequences for me: __________." This is th...
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Another assault on privacy

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It's just never enough. No matter how much data the US government can collect on citizens, there is always more data just out of reach. ...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Did you hear the one about the sheriff...

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Arresting over 500 illegal immigrants just for laughs? Damn, that Joe Arpaio is one fucking funny guy. While being investigated by los fed...
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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Sunday morning roundup

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Leave it to Bud Selig to fuck everything up. On Friday night the Astros wore their Colt .45 uniforms for the last time this season and hande...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Grand Prix of Bahrain to run despite crackdown on dissent

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Tomorrow morning the Formula One Grand Prix of Bahrain will be run. At the same time the Bahraini security forces will be out trying to quel...

San Jacinto Day

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On this spot, just east of downtown Houston, Texas gained its independence back on April 21, 1836. This is where I'll be with my wif...
Friday, April 20, 2012

Too much, the magic bus

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If you were thinking about hopping on that Metro bus for any reason, you might want to think again. According to an article in the Houston C...
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Closing the book

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Okay, it's time to take a little break for some baseball. Tonight I'll be at the ballpark with my youngest watching the Astros wear ...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

He just couldn't help himself

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Richard Land is the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is regarded by some as th...

It's an alternative fee structure, not a flat fee

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According to the Wall Street Journal , partners billing in the top 25% of hourly billers saw their hourly fees rise by 4.9% to an average of...