State police arrested a man in upstate New York who lawfully possessed a registered handgun with a magazine capable of holding nine bullets — two more than a new New York law permits.

The complaint cites affidavits filed by several people who attended the lecture and were offended by Jones’ comments. But the complainants have been unable to locate a video or audio recording of Jones’ lecture, says Chuck Herring. Herring says he advised the Texas Civil Rights Project in drafting the complaint, in cooperation with other lawyers.

At the call of sine die on May 27, the final day of the 83rd Legislature?s regular session, the dust settled on many bills of interest to lawyers and judges.

Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg claims in a May 24 original answer that an attempt to remove her from office for drunk driving, and parts of the Texas statute governing removal, are unconstitutional.

With no significant tort reform initiatives in the 83rd Legislature and a recent history of cooperation, groups representing plaintiffs’ lawyers, defense counsel and tort reformers found some common ground this session on bills impacting the civil justice system. TTLA president Brad Parker and TADC president Dan Worthington both say their groups have cooperated more in … Read More »