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Is It Time to Reform Texas Sex Offender Laws?

Two recent stories about Texas residents affected by the state’s sex offender registration laws signal that they are too restrictive. At what point do…

Texas National Guard Gets into Dirty Business of Surveillance

Digital Receiver Technology, Inc. manufactures a security surveillance device called DRT 1301C. The devices are known in law enforcement and military circles as “dirt…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and The Papadopoulos Effect

By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers John T. Floyd and Chris Choate Could U.S. Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III be on the fast track…

Courts Feud Over Constitutional, Harmless Error

There appears to be an increasing judicial feud underway between the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) and the lower appellate courts throughout the…

Give Me A Lawyer Dog

The Louisiana legal system, much like its political system, has never enjoyed a reputation for deep thinking or the ability to grasp complex constitutional…

FBI’s “Network Investigative Technique” in Child Porn Cases

Congress and the federal courts have long adhered to the premise that child pornography websites cause “significant social harm.” The U.S. Supreme Court in…

Paul Manafort and Substantial Assistance

By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers John T Floyd and Christopher Choate Between March 19, and August 19, 2016, longtime Republican political operative Paul Manafort…

The Twin Peaks Shooting Cases Beg Questions About DA

Two and one-half years after the bloody shootout between rival biker gangs at the Twin Peaks Restaurant in Waco, Texas on May 17, 2015…

Federal Cybercrime Charges: How Texans Can Fight Back

October was National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), which, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is “an annual campaign to raise awareness…

Sexual Violence and Misconduct by Police Rises

Men in positions of power and official authority who use those positions to sexually harass women or extort sex from them must be held…

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