You know there is a need for “reform” when all sides of the political spectrum join forces in demanding it. The staggering expense of…
We recently posted a piece about bail which is an essential component of our criminal justice system but which is too often abused by those in…
The recent dust up between former President Bill Clinton and the activist from Black Lives Matter raised the serious, and quite relevant, question about…
This past February the Texas Forensic Science Commission (TFSC) recommended that Texas courts discontinue allowing prosecutors to introduce bite mark evidence in criminal trials…
Keeping African Americans off juries in criminal case is not a new phenomenon. In fact, currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court is the case of…
A stun gun is more commonly known as a Taser. It is a device or weapon from which an electrical current may be fired…
In September 1994, four San Antonio women—Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Anna Vasquez, and Kristie Mayhugh—were arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two nieces, ages 9 and…
Qualified immunity is generally the first defense invoked by a police officer when faced with a lawsuit alleging that he or she intentionally violated…
In 2011, DNA results completely exonerated Michael Morton as the killer of his wife. Morton had spent nearly 25 years in the Texas prison…
FORMER TEXAS GOV. RICK PERRY GETS FREE PASS ON ABUSE OF POWER INDICTMENT On February 24, 2013, the Texas Court of Appeals put an…
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