AUSTIN, TX – In light of the recent controversy over stickers placed on business walls and windows that read “Exclusively for white people,” community leaders in East Austin are pushing to narrow the gap between those that “have” and those that “have not.” Change has occurred over the past 20 years, but that change has benefited some while leaving others on the fringe. According to Nelson Linder with the Austin NAACP, change must include increased job training, job openings, and affordable housing for everyone. “What we call affordable housing in… Read More
Article originally published at The Dallas Morning News. You can read the original story here. Number of civil jury trials declines to new lows in Texas by MARK CURRIDEN Judge Patrick Higginbotham of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in 1997 that civil jury trials were headed to extinction. “There are certain elites in this country who don’t trust juries,” Higginbotham, a Reagan appointee from Dallas, said at the time. “The future of our jury system is very much in danger.” Most lawyers and judges scoffed at the suggestion. After all, no state in the… Read More
We were proud to represent Noe Niño de Rivera’s family in their pursuit of justice. We are very pleased with the result—we secured a settlement of $775,000. This settlement represents resolution for the family and could have implications for future TASER cases. The case began when Noe was tasered by Deputy Randy McMillan. A video clip of the incident shows Noe falling and hitting his head on the concrete floor. He was not disobeying, fighting, holding weapons, hitting anyone, or behaving aggressively. Noe was in a coma for fifty-two days. He sustained severe traumatic brain injuries,… Read More
