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12 cartel members, including 'top source' of supply sentenced for drug trafficking

Prison terms range from 40 years to four-and-a-half years for traffickers tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. read more

Three Texas Men Plead Guilty to Daylight Robbery of USPS Letter Carrier and Theft of Master Mail Key

Three Texas men plead guilty to robbing a USPS worker at gunpoint and stealing a key providing access to mailboxes. read more

How to Fix the Right-Wing Racket in the Texas Courts

The Fifth Circuit's become little more than a junior varsity version of the Supreme Court. Some fresh faces on the bench will help put things right. read more

North Texas woman convicted of conspiring with fiance to kill his ex-girlfriend

Holly Elkins and Andrew Beard spent “months” stalking and harassing Alyssa Burkett before the “violent murder” that took place on Oct. 2, 2020. read more

Breaking: Northern District of Texas Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Judicial Conference "Guidance" Document.

On Friday, Chief Judge David Godbey of the Northern District of Texas informed Senator Schumer that his court would not adopt the Judicial Conference's "guidance." The district judges of the ... read more

North Texas woman convicted for helping plan brutal murder of then-fiancé's former girlfriend

Beard received a 43-year federal prison sentence. Burkett was Beard's ex-girlfriend, "with whom he shared a young daughter," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas. read more

Schumer Urges Texas District Targeted For Right-Wing Lawsuits To Adopt New Rules Against Judge-Shopping

“I write to you today encouraging the District Court for the Northern District of Texas to implement the Judicial Conference’s new policy regarding judge shopping as soon as possible ... read more

Blockchain Association and Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas sue SEC

Today the Blockchain Association and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas fired a legal salvo against the SEC, marking a high-stakes battle over the agency’s Dealer Rule, which has stirred up ... read more

Texas federal court district rebuffs effort to curb ‘judge-shopping’ tactic

The US District Court of the Northern District of Texas has decided not to adopt a proposal that would change how cases with statewide or nationwide implications are assigned, Chief Judge David ... read more

Seems like Texas gets all the Texas-sized court cases of national importance. Why is that?

Why so many controversial cases get filed in Texas? Because the judicial system there is lenient on forum-shopping by lawyers. read more