Legal Commentary

Joe Horn is a free man
A grand jury has cleared Horn, a Texas man, of charges that he was wrong to shoot two burglars in the back as they ran away from his neighbor's house. The case was seen as a test of Texas' laws...

Joe Horn Watch
Horn is the Texas man who shot and killed two suspected burglars as they ran away from his neighbor's house. (Shot in the back, it should be noted.) A grand jury is meeting to see whether Horn, who now regrets...

Neighbor Cleared in Murder of Two Burglary Suspects
A Texas man who shot and killed two men he suspected of burglarizing his neighbor's home was cleared in the shootings Monday by a grand jury.Read more....First, let's remember that this is Texas, a state that permits killing someone in defense of property and that leads the nation in executions...

Castle doctrine come home to roost
You may have heard, you may not have. A Texas grand jury has decided to “no-bill” Joe Horn (no, not that Joe Horn). Prosecutors sought to indict Horn after Horn killed two men who were fleeing after committing a burglary...

Texas man cleared of shooting suspected burglars---it all depends on who you are and who you kill
July 1, 2008 Texas man cleared of shooting suspected burglars By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 5:14 a.m. ET HOUSTON (AP) -- Ever since he fatally shot two men he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home, 62-year-old Joe Horn....

South Texas grand jury indicts Cheney and Gonzales
A hat tip to Roger Hughes for this item: McALLEN, Texas ? A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy...

Grand jury to Texas House: End ghost voting
A 299th District Court grand jury in Austin concluded in a June 26 report that, while it?s not a crime for Texas House members to vote electronically for other members, it is a violation of House rules...

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

FDA Determines Menaflex Should Not Have Been Cleared for Marketing
Menaflex Collagen Scaffold FDA Says Should not Have Been Cleared

Texas Employment Law
alleged violations of Texas labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Grand River Dam Authority
Faces Class Action over Flood Damage

Texas' KB Home Hit with Price Fixing Class Action
Texas' KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class-Action

BP to Pay $15M for Texas Refiney Violations of Clean Air Act
BP to Pay $15M for Texas Refiney Violations of Clean Air Act

Jury Awards $29M in Elder Abuse Case
Jury Awards $29M in Elder Abuse Case