Civil Law

Defense Contractor Prohibition on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosures

Department of Defense contractors are not permitted to “disclose a greenhouse gas inventory or any other report on greenhouse gas emissions.”

As governments across the United States are beginning to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, looking at the back story and teasing out the broad impact of this prohibition is worth our time.

We blogged, Government Proposes Federal Contractors and Their Suppliers Disclose GHG Emissions describing the November 14, 2022, proposed Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule that proposed to … Read the rest

Criminal Law

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

Criminal Law

Dallas Murder Defense Lawyer Attorney Mick Mickelsen – US Law Tends to Support Vigilante Justice

Many State Laws Tend to Support Vigilante Justice: How the Law Helped Kyle Rittenhouse and Travis McMichael

  In the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse there were few facts in dispute. Rittenhouse, who has demonstrated some white supremacist inclinations, traveled from Illinois to Kenosha, Wisconsin. He brought an assault rifle with the ostensible purpose of defending business property from looting and destruction related to ongoing protests stemming from the previous shooting of an unarmed black man by police in Kenosha.

Wisconsin … Read the rest

Criminal Law

What Defendants Need to Know About Tax Fraud Crimes – Dallas Tax Fraud Criminal Defense Lawyer

Tax Fraud Criminal Defense Lawyer – Tax fraud crimes in Dallas include some forms of tax evasion. Learn the distinctions between these two offenses.

Public perception of tax fraud crimes is impacted by the fact that many people view this as a victimless crime.

After all, many people hate paying taxes, so the idea that someone tried to get away with not paying the government doesn’t generate a lot of attention.

However, federal prosecutors do take these crimes very seriously, … Read the rest