Year: 2022
What You Should Know About Suspended Licenses
A license suspension can drastically impact an individual’s life. If an individual is facing a license suspension, it could be on both administrative and criminal accounts. It...
Texas Criminal Justice System Struggles with Abortion Ban
District attorneys for Kaufman, Fort Bend, and Harris counties have voiced concerns about Texas’s abortion ban. The new abortion restrictions are complex and there are...
Texas Pushes Back Against Federal Marijuana Pardon
President Biden announced his plan to grant blanket pardons to those convicted of minor marijuana possession crimes which prompted debate among state governors and representatives as to...
Are Prescription Drugs Dangerous?
When measuring drug crimes against one another, prescription medications seem less sordid and almost acceptable in comparison. However, when it comes to criminal law, prescription...
Are Field Sobriety Tests Always Accurate?
When an officer pulls someone over for a suspected DWI, they will look for signs of impairment. Oftentimes, part of this process is conducting field sobriety...
What Is Self-Defense?
The claim of self-defense is often overreferenced and misunderstood. Protecting yourself from harm is not illegal, but there are limited circumstances in which physical or...
What Are The Penalties for Multiple DWIs?
It is possible for individuals to incur multiple DWI charges over time. In fact, in the United States, it is fairly common for one person...
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Texas Death Penalty Review Despite Racial Prejudice Among Jurors
The United Stats Supreme Court has declined a review of death row prisoner Andre Thomas who was sentenced to death by a racially biased jury. This case...
Uvalde, Texas: What Happens Now?
The horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX resulted in 21 deaths and several severe injuries. The community of Uvalde is beginning to...
Law and Literature: Shakespeare Part II
In our first part of the Law & Literature: Shakespeare series, we discussed the basis of Shakespeare’s writing and the historical context for his works....
Important Questions for DWI Attorneys
After being arrested for a DWI in Texas, the first thing you should do is retain an experienced attorney. You will certainly have many questions...
The Texas Abortion Law: Six Months Later, Two Steps Back
Texas has been at the center of a national debate on abortion rights that culminated in an extremely restrictive law that deputized the public and...