Several Republican state governors and attorneys general are considering immigration lawsuits to challenge President Obama’s executive order. The executive order would allow immigrants who have been in the country illegally for more than five years and have children who are citizens or legal residents to apply for work permits. The executive order would protect as many […]
A Northern California family law judge received an admonishment from the state’s judicial disciplinary commission for calling parents “stupid”, “rotten” and “total human disasters.” The Commission on Judicial Performance ruled that Superior Court Judge Daniel Healy, a family law judge in Solano County, violated rules regarding professional and courteous conduct. The commission agreed to issue […]
A U.S. citizen born in Jamaica is suing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency for holding him as an immigration detainee and preparing deportation proceedings against him. Davino Watson, who became a citizen in 2002, was held for more than three years before federal officials released him in 2011. Numerous other former immigration detainees, […]
Question Presented When is a homeowner-borrower an intended third-party beneficiary under a lender-placed insurance policy? Short Answer A homeowner-borrower is an intended third-party beneficiary under a lender-placed policy when the policy confers rights and or duties directly to the borrower. Discussion Third-party Beneficiaries The question of whether or not a homeowner is an intended third-party […]
A Texas child custody case in which a toddler was removed from her home and placed in foster care resulted in the child’s death. Officials with the Texas Department of Family Services removed Alexandria “Alex” Hill, a two-year-old girl, from her parents’ custody in 2013 after they found that her father had smoked marijuana in […]
Texas bar exam results were released this month and Baylor leads the pack once again. Baylor University School of Law typically boasts the state’s highest pass rate, and this year was no exception. This July, a total of 1,629 graduates from 9 Texas law schools took the exam for the first time. Of those test-takers, […]
A major issue in this week’s midterm elections is immigration reform. The immigration reform issue not only affects the Southwestern states, but nearly every state in the Union. Candidates on both sides of the aisle have made immigration reform part of their talking points. While some have attempted to entice Latino voters with their stances, […]