It’ll be just another Wednesday morning on campus at UT-Austin as lawyers in Washington D.C. argue over the school’s admissions process before the U.S. Supreme Court. Past student interest in the case has drifted to other concerns.
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High Court: Texas Death Row Inmate Can’t Add Another Lawyer
The Supreme Court on Monday denied Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson III’s petition to add another attorney to his team. Roberson has one more shot at delaying his execution with a petition arguing his rights were violated.
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Cuellar: Time to Change Cuban Immigration Policy
A special U.S. immigration policy provision allows Cubans to apply for legal residency status after living in the country for a year. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar says that the provision needs another look.
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Faces of Death Row App Gets an Update
William Mason was again sentenced to death in Harris County last month after being granted a new punishment trial. He was originally sent to death row in 1992 for the kidnapping and murder of his wife. There are now 253 people in Texas living with a death sentence. See our updated database of these men and women.
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Lawyers Fight For, and Over, Death Row Inmate
Two sets of attorneys who believe their client doesn’t belong on death row are fighting not only the state of Texas but also each other as his case arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Paxton’s Attorneys Argue for Judge to Dismiss Charges
For more than six hours Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sat in a Collin County courtroom as his attorneys presented their list of reasons why securities fraud charges Paxton faces should be thrown out.
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Texas Denied 30-Day Extension in Immigration Case
The Obama Administration won a small but significant battle on Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court denied Texas’ request for an extra 30 days to respond to the White House’s petition for review of a controversial immigration case.
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As Detained Immigrants Hold Hunger Strikes, Results Aren’t Guaranteed
How effective are hunger strikes by immigration detainees? Recent evidence seems to suggest they work for some groups but make matters worse for others.
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Some Birth Certificates Issued, But Battle Over IDs Continues
At least nine undocumented immigrant families have obtained Texas birth certificates for their U.S.-born children recently, but the trickle has done little to quell a legal battle over the state’s strict policies on issuing the documents.
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Feds Counter Texas Bid to Delay Immigration Appeal
A procedural game of chess continued Tuesday between the White House and Texas over the timing of a possible U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Obama’s controversial immigration plan.
