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What Does It Mean When an Indictment Is Sealed in Texas?

Perhaps over the past four years you have inadvertently learned more about the law than you realize. Who would have thought you’d ponder whether…

Texas Inmates’ Rights: Where Does Moving Dead Bodies Fit In?

A jail or prison sentence results in a restriction on legal and constitutional rights for the incarcerated individual. However, this does not mean that…

The Impact of A Federal Target Letter

Federal criminal investigations may start in different ways. They often begin when a federal law enforcement agency, such as the FBI, receives information about…

Feds Expand Texas Capital Offenders’ Chances for Death Penalty

A capital felony is the most severe felony you can face in Texas. While carrying out death sentences has actually decreased in recent years,…

Hate On The Rise In America’s Two Nations

The past four years, particularly the November 3rd presidential election and its ensuing debris, have made one fact clear and convincing: America is now…

Ken Paxton: A Continuing Embarrassment to the State of Texas

Indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton has long been a political embarrassment to the State of Texas. Paxton, a self-described Trump Republican, has served as…

Justice Demands Bail Reform

America’s incarceration systems, both jails, and prisons are in dire need of reform. This past year, we have addressed many wide-ranging need for reform…

What Is Community Supervision? (and Other FAQs) in Texas

Criminal justice in Texas includes community supervision—a form of criminal sentencing frequently employed when mitigating factors exist. Community supervision is more commonly referred to…

Five Ways Out of a Texas Sexual Assault

Most people associate sexual assault with rape. Under the Texas law, however, sexual assault covers both non-consensual sexual acts and consensual ones. That means…

A.G. Bill Barr Set to Execute 13 Federal Inmates

For nearly a hundred years, Mitchell Palmer was considered one of the worst U.S. Attorney Generals in American history. He was appointed and confirmed…

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