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Paxton prosecutors sue Paxton’s agency to block records

2016-01-15T15:37:11-06:00

By Chuck Lindell Austin American-Statesman Originally published Jan. 14, 2016 In an unusual and head-spinning twist, prosecutors in the criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the attorney general’s office Thursday to block the release of sensitive case information that could hinder Paxton’s defense but that his own agency ordered to be turned over to a Texas newspaper. Go ahead, read that sentence again. The latest twist began Oct. 14 when The Dallas Morning News requested copies of thousands of pages of investigative records that prosecutors had provided to Paxton’s defense lawyers in preparation for a potential trial on [...]

Paxton prosecutors sue Paxton’s agency to block records2016-01-15T15:37:11-06:00

U.S. House backs bill to update FOIA as report faults Obama administration

2016-01-12T16:00:23-06:00

By Matthew Daly Associated Press via U.S. News and World Report Originally published Jan. 11, 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation Monday making it easier to obtain government records, as a new congressional report concluded that the freedom of information process under the Obama administration is broken and in need of serious change. The bill, approved by a voice vote, would require government agencies to make information available to the public online. It also would require agencies to adopt a presumption in favor of disclosing records rather than keeping them secret. The vote came as Republicans on the House [...]

U.S. House backs bill to update FOIA as report faults Obama administration2016-01-12T16:00:23-06:00

Judge tells two newspapers to preserve emails in capital murder case

2016-01-08T14:57:50-06:00

By Claire Osborn Austin American-Statesman Originally published Jan. 7, 2015 GEORGETOWN — A Williamson County judge ordered the publishers of two newspapers Thursday to preserve any emails they had received this fall from District Attorney Jana Duty about the controversial Crispin Harmel murder case. There has been an order since April prohibiting lawyers involved in the case from talking to reporters about it. Duty has already served time in jail for talking to an American-Statesman reporter about the case while the gag order was in effect. Defense attorneys had subpoenaed the publishers of The Williamson County Sun and The Advocate to [...]

Judge tells two newspapers to preserve emails in capital murder case2016-01-08T14:57:50-06:00

Journalist entries sought for 2016 Texas Gavel Awards

2016-01-05T19:45:48-06:00

Entries sought for 2016 Texas Gavel Awards -Annual Awards Recognize Journalistic Excellence in Legal Reporting- AUSTIN — Submissions are sought for the 2016 Texas Gavel Awards, which honor outstanding journalism that fosters public understanding of the legal system. Entries published or broadcast during the 2015 calendar year will be accepted for print, broadcast, and online categories until 5 p.m. April 1. There is no entry fee. Awards will be presented at the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas annual conference in September. Texas Gavel Awards recognize excellence in journalism that educates the public about the rule of law, the legal profession, [...]

Journalist entries sought for 2016 Texas Gavel Awards2016-01-05T19:45:48-06:00

Dallas attorney files brief in First Amendment case about hip-hop

2016-01-05T15:54:17-06:00

By Texas Standard KUT-FM Originally published Jan. 5, 2016 What do three Atlanta-based rappers, a professor from the University of Richmond and a 50-year-old lawyer in Dallas have in common? No, this isn't the beginning of a bad joke – these men have all stepped up to protect the speech rights of Taylor Bell, a young man that was suspended from his high school for recording a song that alleged sexual misconduct toward female students by two of the school's coaches. Bell, who raps under the moniker T-Bizzle, was kicked out of his Fulton, Mississippi, high school in 2011 after officials [...]

Dallas attorney files brief in First Amendment case about hip-hop2016-01-05T15:54:17-06:00

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