Several Possibilities for Fixing How Judges Are Picked in TexasThomas R. Phillips
In a democracy to whom is the government responsible? How are district court judges selected? Is the electoral process an oligarchy? How are the Electoral College votes allocated in most states? How does a constitutional republic work? In the United States, who elects the legislature?
"Sir, the bloody and untilled fields of the ten unreconstructed States, the unsheeted ghosts of the two thousand murdered negroes in Texas, cry [...] for the punishment of Andrew Johnson," wrote the abolitionist Republican Representative William D. Kelley from Pennsylvania. ...
Shall Chapter VIII, Section 6 of the Dallas City Charter be amended to clarify the terms of associate municipal judges and state that associate municipal judges are appointed by city council, receive assignments from the administrative judge or the administrative judge’s desig...
competitor after leaving employment. This new rule is one of the centrepiece items of President Biden’s economic agenda. It becomes effective 120 days after its formal publication and has been subject to a legal challenge by several plaintiffs in the US Eastern District of Texas district court....
The Conversation U.S.askedTexas A&M law professor Michael Z. Greento explain what’s behind this case and how the court’s eventual decision, expected by the end of June, could affect the right to organize unions in the United States. ...
Texas A number of states, including Alabama, recently abolished the statutes allowing for common law marriage.3 Special Considerations As judges present the precedents which apply to a case, they can significantly influence the criteria that a jury uses to interpret a case. Historically, the traditi...
Yet other lawmakers are confident Vance, who served in the Senate for two years, can help carry out Trump’s agenda. Vance has strong ties in the House, such as with Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). Other House members like Reps. John Duarte (R-Calif.) and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis...
A legal separation is as serious as a divorce because both are orders of the court, containing duties and obligations that each party must legally uphold. If the couple later divorces, judges may consider the details of the separation agreement when ruling on a divorce. ...
Local media in Erie reported that roughly300 voters received incorrect ballotsand 750 ballots had beendelayed by the Postal Service. The suit notes that only 52 percent of the county’s mail ballots had been returned as of Monday, which is “among the lowest” in the state and...