Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.

The justices reversed a lower court’s decision that had upheld Glossip’s conviction despite his allegations that prosecutors ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case about whether "intertwined" questions of law and fact must be heard by a ...

Lyndon Johnson would likely recognize the Republicans today who pledge unflinching loyalty to President Donald Trump.

On February 21, 2025, in Pitts v Rivas, the Texas Supreme Court finally accepted and applied the “anti-fracturing rule” to ...

Ruben Gutierrez wants the ability to sue prosecutors for DNA testing of evidence that he says will prove he's in innocent.

Fortunately, the Texas appellate system provides a means to correct these errors. Family law appeals can profoundly impact ...

Whether or not a reasonable police officer violates clearly established law when he declines to check the features and ...

The first 14 states that restricted abortion after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June 2022 delivered 22,181 ...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard from a lawyer for Valley man Ruben Gutierrez who is on death row. A jury sentenced ...

James and Karen Jimerson's home was wrongfully raided in March 2019. Courts say they can't sue the officer who led the raid ...

A federal judge found the House of Representatives' use of proxy voting to pass the 2023 federal spending law violated the ...