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  • Wharton v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Duncan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-22-00178-CR

    A jury convicted appellant of capital murder and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for life without parole.

  • Cerame v. Slack

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Margaret A. Little, on the brief, Richard A. Samp, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Emily Gait, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, Michael K. Skold, Deputy Solicitor General, on behalf of William Tong, Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT.
    Case Number: 22-3106

    Lawyers Can Mount Pre-Enforcement Challenge to CT Rules of Professional Conduct

  • In the Interest of C.C.O.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam Martinez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04-24-00268-CV

    C.C.O. was living with her grandmother while appellant, her father, was incarcerated.

  • State v. M.K.H.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A-3656-22

    State appealed the reversal of prosecutor's office's decision to reject defendant's admission into a pre-trial intervention program.

  • Y.K. v. S.N.K.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-0715-23

    Defendant appealed the entry of a final restraining order against him.

  • Estate of Matlock

    Publication Date: 2024-12-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Worthen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 12-24-00091-CV

    Jesse Odis Matlock, III died without a legally valid will on Aug. 30, 2022.

  • U.S. v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2024-12-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jessica Casey, Sandra S. Glover, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jamesa J. Drake, Drake Law, LLC, Auburn, ME, Andrew Davis, pro se, Ayer, MA.
    Case Number: 22-639

    Trial Evidence Supports Conviction for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

  • K.R.W. v. M.H.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A-3110-22

    Defendant appealed a final restraining order issued under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, challenging the trial court's findings of assault and harassment.

  • Benfer v. City of Baytown

    Publication Date: 2024-12-02
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 23-20543

    The court affirmed the district court's dismissal finding that the Officer who arrested Benfer and his wife after a traffic stop had not violated their Constitutional rights, that their state tort claims were not cognizable under Texas law, and that Benfer's complaint did not plead sufficient facts to support a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978).

  • B.W. v Austin Indep. Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Education Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Ramire
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-20158

    By reason of an equally divided en banc court, the district court's dismissal of appellant's Title VI claim based on being called a racist was affirmed.