"The only thing stopping a hallway of dedicated officers from entering Room 111 and 112 was the on-scene commander who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children."
You’d think drag brunches are why we’re paying $6 a gallon for gas.
Transparency advocates say police could invoke a notorious loophole that allows them to hide records of deaths in custody and police killings.
Michael Lowe is suing the company in Texas, saying its negligence led to a life-changing ordeal.
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"She was holding back from sharing her story until now."
Politicians respond to often unfounded fears with aggressive laws that interfere with individual and family choices.
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While that impulse is understandable, it can lead to policies that do more harm than good.
The ruling is not a final decision on the merits. But it likely signals that at least five Supreme Court justices believe the law is unconstitutional.
The lawsuit over Timpa's deadly prone restraint, initially blocked by qualified immunity, was revived by the 5th Circuit.
No hollow promise can replace our attachments to our children, spouses, friends, and our own lives.
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Neither expanded background checks nor a federal "assault weapon" ban can reasonably be expected to have a meaningful impact on such crimes.
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The law forces social media firms to host and promote speech they oppose, and would set a dangerous precedent if upheld by the courts.
If you put infants in federal custody, you're obliged to feed them.
Abortion is likely to remain legal in most states, and workarounds will mitigate the effects of bans.
The state claimed she beat a 2-year-old to death. But evidence may show it was the result of a fall down stairs.
Forcing private companies to host speech violates the First Amendment.
Meanwhile in South Carolina, the state Supreme Court delays a planned execution by firing squad.
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The inspections caused great economic harm, and may also have violated the Dormant Foreign Commerce Clause of the Constitution.
The new inspection initiative duplicated screenings that were already being carried out, irking trade officials and truckers—even those who have supported Abbott up until this point.
Starr County District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez has yet to explain how this egregious error escaped his notice.
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As Starr County District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez belatedly conceded, that charge is explicitly prohibited by the Texas Penal Code.
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Juan Guzman spent nearly six weeks in jail based on unreliable field tests that have resulted in hundreds of other wrongful arrests.
Given his track record, it isn’t surprising that Abbott would opt for a blusterous anti-migrant spectacle that comes at the expense of Texas taxpayers.
The argument for loosening restrictions on armed self-defense goes beyond the measurable impact on public safety.
The officer used a "pain compliance maneuver" to force information from the boy's sister, who was recording the encounter.
Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement.
Opponents of this dangerous law have a variety of options left to pursue in state and federal courts, despite their recent defeat in the Texas Supreme Court.
The experience in Texas shows that workarounds pose daunting obstacles to such laws.
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Azael Sepulveda is suing the city of Pasadena, Texas over its requirement that his autobody shop add 23 parking spaces he insists he doesn't need and can't afford.
ACLU: “The agency’s new rule substitutes parents’ judgment as to what medical care is in the best interests of their children for the judgment of the government.”
These orders aren’t about safety. They’re a complete rejection of the legitimacy of these procedures, and a denial of individual liberty.
Police seized more than $100,000 in cash from a 25-year-old Chicago woman for not correctly describing what her suitcase looked like.
Bianca King argues in a new lawsuit that Lakeway, Texas, zoning officials illegally deprived her of her right to earn a living by denying her a permit for her home day care business.
Brandon Krause has spent $30,000 trying to legalize a business that the city said for years was all up to code.
But he still had to drive two hours to do it in a legal state.
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