The “Texas Two-Step” Firestorm: This Is No Dance!

In recent weeks, a move dubbed the “Texas Two-Step” has leaped from coverage first in publications geared only for the professional restructuring community, then to the mainstream press, then to hearings before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, and now to a full-blown trial ongoing in a New Jersey bankruptcy court.  For those not closely following the action (perhaps thinking this was merely some new dance craze), a brief explanation of the Texas Two-Step strategy, the arguments for and against … Read the rest

Majority turns down request to send Texas abortion litigation back to federal district court

Majority turns down request to send Texas abortion litigation back to federal district court

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The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon rejected abortion providers’ request to order a federal appeals court to send their challenge to a Texas law banning almost all abortions in the state promptly back to the friendlier confines of a federal district court in that state. The providers argued that failing to do so would “derail indefinitely the timely resolution of the merits of the case” and “compound the ongoing harm to pregnant Texans under” the law, which has been … Read the rest

Capital Murder in Texas: Understanding the Crimes and Penalties – Dallas Capital Murder Defense Attorneys

Capital murder is one of the most serious crimes that can be committed in the state of Texas. Understanding the laws can help with your defense.

According to Texas law, all types and degrees of murder are classified as a criminal homicide. Any crime of murder is serious, and if issued a conviction, it can carry the most severe of consequences for criminal acts. While first-degree murder is viewed as the highest level charged, capital murder is a type of Read the rest

Sexual Assault Involving a Spouse in Texas

Dallas Sexual Assault defense lawyers – “Sexual assault of a spouse is illegal under Texas law. In Texas, “marital rape” is considered sexual assault and may be charged as aggravated sexual assault if there were aggravating factors present when the assault took place. ” Says Mick Mickelsen, Dallas criminal defense lawyer specializing in sex related defense cases in the state of Texas.

In some cases, people mistakenly believe that it is impossible to sexually assault a spouse because the couple … Read the rest