I have written about the terrible attack at Ft. Hood a few times. see my prior posts here and here. Nadal Hasan is a killer motivated by some sort of Islamic johad. No, his vews are from from common
Public Execution Helps the Terrorists
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Appeal of Groping Verdict
A Bexar County jury awarded $5 million to a female lawyer who had been groped at the courthouse. See my post about that trial here. Allan Manka appealed that verdict to the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio
Coach Kiffin Sought AI Legal Advice
Coach Lane Kiffin upset the sports world in a big way a couple weeks ago when he recruited two former NFL players for his LSU football team. Both of the two former NFL players, Dae Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris,
Possible Reprisal Against Rogers
Kate Rogers was fired a year ago for comments in her dissertation. See my post about that termination here. It was clear from the get-go that she was fired in violation of her First Amendment and free speech rights.
Court (Mostly) Denies Alamo Trust & Patrick Motion to Dismiss
I wrote about the motion to dismiss submitted regarding Kate Rogers, the former Executive Director of the Alamo Trust here. The motions by the three Defendants struck me as rather weak. The Western District of Texas and Judge Rodriguez appear
800 Years of the Magna Carta
We often hear about the Magna Carta and how that great document eventually led to our Declaration of Independence. But, what was the Magna Carta all about? In 2015, San Antonio’s own Prof. Vincent R. Johnson at St. Mary’s Law
Bar Complaint Against DHS Counsel
I previously wrote about the Department of Homeland Security General Counsel who started an online “Worst of the Worst” list for judges here. It was a very odd and dangerous thing to do. Now, 128 Judges have submitted a
Overwhelmed Federal Courts
When I first started practicing in the Western District of Texas (San Antonio, Austin, El Paso), the courts were overwhelmed by the war on drugs. The war on drugs cranked up in the 1980s and continued through the 1990s. But,
Attacks on Judges
It is an extraordinary step to take. James Percival, the General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, has started posting the names of Federal Judges who, in his view, most frequently oppose DHS deportation efforts. See Fox News story
Use of Artificial Intelligence not Discoverable
The courts are just starting to grapple with the use of Artificial Intelligence in regard to discovery. Discovery is the critical part of every lawsuit in which one party may “discover” the opposing party’s possible evidence. There is caselaw holding