Free legal clinic in Fifth Ward offers expungement help, second chances for Houston families
Read full article: Free legal clinic in Fifth Ward offers expungement help, second chances for Houston familiesOrganizers say the goal of Empower(ed) to Restore is to break down barriers, restore opportunities, and uplift communities by creating pathways to justice and second chances.
Houston’s all-lawyer musical ‘Night Court’ returns with wacky medical twist for charitable cause
Read full article: Houston’s all-lawyer musical ‘Night Court’ returns with wacky medical twist for charitable causeFor more than 30 years, Night Court has brought together Houston-area attorneys to write, produce, and perform an original musical comedy, raising over $1.6 million for local charities that provide free legal services
Was newly elected Harris County DA Sean Teare temporarily ineligible to practice law in Texas?
Read full article: Was newly elected Harris County DA Sean Teare temporarily ineligible to practice law in Texas?The State Bar of Texas’ website said Teare was not eligible to practice law, but hours later it changed. When asked, Teare’s team, told KPRC 2 Investigates it was a misunderstanding.
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Appeals court vacates order delaying woman's execution
Read full article: Appeals court vacates order delaying woman's executionFILE - This undated file image provided by Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery shows Lisa Montgomery. A federal appeals court has lifted a judges order that had blocked the execution date for Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row. The ruling was handed down Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. (Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery via AP)WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the only woman on federal death row to be executed before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Moss concluded that the under his order the Bureau of Prisons could not even reschedule Montgomery’s execution until at least Jan. 1.