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The U.S. Justice Department says that Texas juvenile detention centers have violated children's Eighth and 14th Amendment rights, as well as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and ...
On September 9, 2021, the DOJ filed a civil action [b] against the State of Texas in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The complaint, brought in the name of the United States of America, avers that "the law is invalid under the Supremacy Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment , is preempted by federal law, and violates the ...
Sec. 29 provides that "no power of suspending laws in this State shall be exercised except by the Legislature. Article II of the Constitution of Texas mandates the separation of powers in to three distinct department, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. Article III of the Constitution of Texas is specifically dedicated to the Legislative ...
The Texas Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and eight justices. All nine positions are elected, with a term of office of six years and no term limit. The Texas Supreme Court was established in 1846 to replace the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas. It meets in downtown Austin, Texas in an office building near the Texas State Capitol.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the city of Dallas over a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana, arguing it violates state law. Texas AG sues ...
The Justice Department inspector general outlined the FBI’s use of confidential sources ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack in a report issued Thursday. No FBI informants were authorized to enter ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is probing Trump's months-long efforts to overturn the 2020 election. This includes efforts by Trump and his allies to: set up the Save America PAC following the election loss [14] falsely declare that the election was rigged; pressure the Justice Department to assist in declaring him president
There were no undercover FBI agents on the National Mall on Jan. 6, 2021, as then-President Trump encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol, according to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ ...