Texas court weighs fate of migrant shelter

Texas court weighs fate of migrant shelter after Paxton fights to shut it down
The legal saga between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Annunciation House, a migrant-help organization, continues as the Texas Supreme Court weighs whether the shelter can continue to operate. Paxton's office is seeking to shut down the organization,
Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future
Justices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s office, which claims the shelter’s work with migrants violates state law.
Texas Supreme Court hears case on future of El Paso's largest migrant shelter network
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the future of Annunciation House, El Paso's largest migrant shelter network.
When is a business to blame for over-serving? Texas Supreme Court weighs the line in drunk driving case
The court’s ruling could boost a state law that allows drunk driving victims to sue businesses that over-serve alcohol to intoxicated individuals.
Abbott appoints new chief justice to Supreme Court of Texas
Abbott appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock to serve as chief justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, the governor's office announced Monday.
Texas Supreme Court to hear arguments later this month in SMU's bid to split from church
The church sued the university in 2019 after SMU's board of trustees voted to split from the church without approval from the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church. The conference's claim that the university breached its contract was dismissed by a trial court, but an appeals court sided with the conference.
Texas argues at state Supreme Court to revive attempt to shut down migrant aid nonprofit
Texas and Catholic ministry Annunciation House clashed in the case over religious liberty, Fourth Amendment protections and immigration.
Supreme Court to consider Texas age-verification requirement for pornography websites
Texas and 18 other states have recently enacted laws requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.
More than a dozen states have passed new laws that led to restrictions on pornography. Now, the Supreme Court will weigh in
In Texas, Florida, and more than a dozen other states, users who try to access the world’s largest pornography website are ...
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Texas law requiring age-verification for porn sites heads to Supreme Court Wednesday
A Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users before allowing them access will go before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Jimmy Blacklock named new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court
Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, the longest serving justice on the high court. Gov. Greg Abbott also appointed his general ...
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Supreme Court to review pornography age verification requirements
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in a major case that could set a precedent for the legality of age ...
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Supreme Court to hear ACA preventive care case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Braidwood v. Becerra, a case that may curtail access to no-cost preventive care.
Supreme Court takes up Biden’s proposal to expand relief for borrowers defrauded by schools
The Supreme Court decided Friday to take up the Biden administration’s appeal defending its proposal to ease applications for ...
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In reversal, Texas high court will hear Southwest Airlines pilots' suit over Boeing 737 Max crashes
Pilots say they were left in the dark about Boeing's defective 737 MAX, which their union's collective bargaining agreement ...