A Legal Curiosity Without Boundaries
Second-year law student Elizabeth Simper’s undergraduate study on two topics — space policy and international atrocities — stoked a boundless curiosity that led her to study at the University of…
Texas fetal heartbeat law faces legal challenges one day before taking effect
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A day before Texas’ new fetal heartbeat law is set to take effect, a judge in Travis County granted several temporary restraining orders preventing certain lawsuits from…
Texas faces $6.8 million legal tab for parties who challenged voter ID law
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas remains responsible for nearly $6.8 million in legal fees…
Attorney Describes Legal Strategies Which Could Counter Restrictive Abortion Laws : NPR
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with women’s rights attorney Kathryn Kolbert on longstanding efforts to chip away at Roe v. Wade and the strategies abortion rights supporters could use to fight…
Lyft, Uber will pay legal fees for drivers sued under new Texas abortion law
Lyft and Uber will cover the legal fees of drivers on their respective ride-sharing platforms who get sued under Texas’ new restrictive abortion law. The law, which went into effect…
Texas abortion clinics put at legal disadvantage by 2021 law
The new law that bans most abortions in Texas was written by abortion opponents in the Legislature to place clinics and providers at a distinct disadvantage in the legal system.…
Latest Trends in the Legal Industry
The ABA recently released a report on July legal trends. It covers 11 vital subject areas, including metrics on the job market, diversity, the impact of the pandemic and overall…
It’s the Law: The legal responsibilities of common-law partners to their children | Local News
Q. I do a lot of work on my genealogy, and feel it is just as important to keep the records of my living ancestors current as well as my…
As Artificial Intelligence Expands, So Do Legal Protections
“What’s past is prologue.”—Shakespeare, “The Tempest” “History is more or less bunk.”—Henry Ford Like the disputants in the old Certs commercial, they’re both right. The law of intellectual property relating…
Employer vaccine mandates are legal
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Companies are starting to require proof of vaccination against the coronavirus to stay on the job. Is that legal? Some say no. People are protesting against…