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ADF comment on developments in El Paso recall election case at TX Supreme Court
?Churches and ministries shouldn?t live in fear of being punished by the government for engaging in free speech protected by the First Amendment. The substance of our argument in that regard is alive and well at the Texas Supreme Court...

Texas Toast: El Paso Church Loses Legal Case Over Political Intervention
Rob BostonWall of SeparationA heap of trouble for a political pastor in Texas. An El Paso church?s brazen effort to remove the mayor and two members of the city council has been brought to a screeching halt...

No opinions stay denied in the El Paso election case [Mar. 23, 2012]
The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list. The Court did issue two preliminary orders related to the El Paso mayor-recall [...]

"Supreme Court denies execution stay for Cal Brown"
"Supreme Court denies execution stay for Cal Brown": The Seattle Times provides this news update.

ADF: Will El Paso citizens call for mayors recall stand
Alliance Defense Fund Senior Legal Counsel Joel Oster will be available for media interviews following a hearing Tuesday in which he will argue that a Texas appeals court should not grant El Paso Mayor John Cook?s request to stop a recall election against him and two city council members...

Texas DA Looking Into Pastor's Role In Circulating Recall Petitions
In El Paso, Texas, Pastor Tom Brown and his Word of Life Church are under investigation by El Paso County district attorney Jaime Esparza for violation of state election laws. Brown is the leader of a recall drive aimed at the city's mayor and two city council members for their votes to restore health benefits to same-sex and unmarried domestic partners of city employees...

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

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Bausch Lomb Renu Moistureloc Linked to Eye Infection Fusarium Keratiti
Contact Lens Solution Product Recall

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

Cell Phone Use
Can Increase Risk of Brain Cancer 5 Times

Negligent Death
Family of New York Times reporter awarded undisclosed settlement for medical malpractice.

Crest Pro-Health Rinse
Associated with Brown Stains on Teeth

Mr. Brown Instant Coffee
Possible Melamine Contamination Prompts Canadian Agency to Issue Warning

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