JURIST - Texas

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Salinas v. Texas that the petitioner's Fifth Amendment claim fails because he did not expressly revoke the privilege against self-incrimination. Genovevo Salinas was suspected of being involved in a murder. He consented to a search of his home, where police f....... [more]

Texas Governor Rick Perry on Friday vetoed a bill intended to prevent payment discrimination and make it easier for women to obtain equal pay. The bill was passed by the Texas House on April 25 in a 79-50 vote, and by the Senate on May 22 with a vote of 16-15. In a press release, Perry explained tha....... [more]

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann that the Red River Compact does not preempt Oklahoma water laws. The Red River Compact regulates water rights from the Red River among the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Tarrant Regiona....... [more]

Texas lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that penalizes the possession, display and distribution of any image or video captured by an illegal drone, and increases penalties to up to $10,000 if those images or videos are subsequently posted on the internet. In addition, the bill makes it a Class C mis....... [more]

JURIST Associate Editor Fangxing Li, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, explores the upcoming US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action policies in institutions of higher education and argues that these policies harm rather than help diversity in schools that employ those po....... [more]

On May 16, 2008, the Texas Border Coalition, a group of Texas-based business owners and officials, filed a class action lawsuit to enjoin the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from constructing a fence on the US-Mexico border. The group claimed that approval of the fence's construction violated....... [more]

On May 15, 2007, two advocacy groups requested a temporary restraining order from the US District Court of the Northern District of Texas in an effort to block an anti-illegal immigration city ordinance passed in Farmers Branch, Texas. The ordinance was scheduled to go into effect that same day afte....... [more]

3/25/2013: Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear new affirmative action case 11/15/2012: Sixth Circuit ruled Michigan ban on affirmative action unconstitutional 11/6/2012: Oklahoma voters approved ban on affirmative action 10/10/2012: Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University....... [more]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Salinas v. Texas the court considered the boundaries of the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent prior to arrest. Genovevo Salinas was suspected of being involved in a murder. He consented to a search of his home, where police f....... [more]

On April 8, 2011, Luis Posada Carriles, an anti-Castro Cuban militant, was acquitted of two counts of perjury and nine counts of making false statements by a jury for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. These charges were brought following his purported involvement in a 1976 bom....... [more]

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in one new case on Monday. In Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas the court will consider whether its decision in Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp. changed the standard for enforcement of c....... [more]