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How to Oppose Petition-Driven Charter Amendments the Wrong Way I'm writing this blog post to ensure that the residents of Arlington understand our firm’s representation of Zack Maxwell in Maxwell v. ...

The Third Court of Appeals issued its Judgment today reversing the trial court’s opinion regarding jurisdiction of Amy Hedtke’s suit against Rep. Byron Cook regarding his offensive no-recording rule. ...

Today, this October 5th, 2017, an Austin district court denied the Plea to Jurisdiction filed by Byron Cook, the Department of Public Safety, and the House Sargeant of Arms David Sauceda. Filling in ...

In a chapter 7 case, the general rule is that after-acquired property (property that you acquire after the petition date of your case) is not property of the bankruptcy estate. This means that you get ...

Post-Petition Proceeds from Homestead are Unconditionally Exempt in Ch. 7 Bankruptcy Cases. Until recently, confusion existed as to whether the post-petition proceeds from a homestead or distributions ...

CELEBRATING THE BETAMAX VCR CASE Thirty years ago this week, the Supreme Court decided in the Betamax case (464 U.S. 417), that consumers could lawfully record television programs using newfangled ...

While processing trademark applications for our clients, I often run into interesting tidbits of intellectual property fun, about which I am just sure other people would enjoy knowing. This weekend I ...

How to Oppose Petition-Driven Charter Amendments the Wrong Way I'm writing this blog post to ensure that the residents of Arlington understand our firm’s representation of Zack Maxwell in Maxwell v. ...

Young Americans for Liberty has filed suit against the City of Dallas, its hotel corporation, and the Omni Hotel for damages suffered when Dallas forced the Omni to cancel YAL's "Mobilize 2020" event ...

After weeks of working with folks who are suffering with the loss of loved ones due only to Gov. Abbott's top-down edicts shutting down visits to nursing homes, the relatives of loved ones imprisoned ...

We are often contacted by media for the legal status of the Shelley Luther case. Introduction: Shelley Luther was one of several plaintiffs that was part of the first effort we made to push back on ...

Young Americans for Liberty has filed suit against the City of Dallas, its hotel corporation, and the Omni Hotel for damages suffered when Dallas forced the Omni to cancel YAL's "Mobilize 2020" event ...

After weeks of working with folks who are suffering with the loss of loved ones due only to Gov. Abbott's top-down edicts shutting down visits to nursing homes, the relatives of loved ones imprisoned ...

NATURAL-BORN CITIZENSHIP AND THE CONSTITUTION This absurdly long blog post is a summary of the conversations in which I’ve participated about the “natural-born citizen” eligibility requirement to be ...

CELEBRATING THE BETAMAX VCR CASE Thirty years ago this week, the Supreme Court decided in the Betamax case (464 U.S. 417), that consumers could lawfully record television programs using newfangled ...

Many people do not like to contemplate their death and in the case of avoiding writing a Last Will and Testament, this is almost always to the detriment of those left behind. The two most frequent ...

The Asian-American band known as “ The Slants ” has been fighting to register its name as a trademark with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) since 2011. The USPTO denied the ...

THIS WEEK, TEXAS A&M AND TEXAS WESLEYAN FILED THE EXPECTED MOTIONS TO DISMISS. HERE ARE THE FILED MOTIONS AND SUPPORTING BRIEFS: Doc010-TWU-MotDismiss Doc011-TWU-MotionDismiss-Brief ...

Finally, after nearly two years of talking about it, and trying to cajole Texas A&M University School of Law to reissue degrees reflecting our law school’s new name, we have filed our Original ...

The Second Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court and ruled that Arlington's term limits remain intact! Judge Walker heard the case and ruled against the plaintiffs who sought to ...

The City Council scuttles their rule-bending shenanigans. In mid-August, Norred Law agreed to represent Zack Maxwell in Maxwell v. City of Arlington, et al ., Cause No. 352-301689-18, and obtained a ...

The Asian-American band known as “ The Slants ” has been fighting to register its name as a trademark with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) since 2011. The USPTO denied the ...

THIS WEEK, TEXAS A&M AND TEXAS WESLEYAN FILED THE EXPECTED MOTIONS TO DISMISS. HERE ARE THE FILED MOTIONS AND SUPPORTING BRIEFS: Doc010-TWU-MotDismiss Doc011-TWU-MotionDismiss-Brief ...

This summer, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) cancelled the registrations of five trademarks belonging to the Washington Redskins, finding that they were disparaging to “Native ...

THE DISMISSAL OPINION On January 14, 2016, Judge McBryde issued his Final Judgment and Memorandum Opinion and Order . In short, Judge McBryde decided that sovereign immunity protected A&M from a ...

As expected, Texas A&M and Texas Wesleyan have filed their revamped motions to dismiss on December 7th. Responses are due no later than December 28th. The schools’ arguments and quick responses are ...

This last Monday, November 9th, on behalf of the pre-acquisition graduates of Texas A&M School of Law, we filed the First Amended Complaint in the case against Texas Wesleyan University and Texas A&M ...

Young Americans for Liberty has filed suit against the City of Dallas, its hotel corporation, and the Omni Hotel for damages suffered when Dallas forced the Omni to cancel YAL's "Mobilize 2020" event ...

After weeks of working with folks who are suffering with the loss of loved ones due only to Gov. Abbott's top-down edicts shutting down visits to nursing homes, the relatives of loved ones imprisoned ...

We are often contacted by media for the legal status of the Shelley Luther case. Introduction: Shelley Luther was one of several plaintiffs that was part of the first effort we made to push back on ...