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Category: Law
National Legal Blog Features Big Bend Reporter Publisher’s Lawsuit Against Jeff Davis County
A federal lawsuit filed by independent journalist and Big Bend Reporter publisher David Flash against Jeff Davis County and several … More
Magistrate judge recommends denial of former county employee’s motion to dismiss in Flash civil rights lawsuit
A federal magistrate judge has recommended denying a motion to dismiss filed by former Jeff Davis County employee Lisa Dennison … More
Federal magistrate recommends excessive force, conspiracy claims proceed against Jeff Davis County deputies
A federal magistrate judge has recommended allowing several constitutional claims against two Jeff Davis County law enforcement officials to move … More
Federal magistrate judge recommends allowing core constitutional claims to proceed against Jeff Davis County judge
A federal magistrate judge has recommended allowing several of the central constitutional claims in a civil rights lawsuit against Jeff … More
Fort Davis resident files federal civil rights lawsuit against county officials, attorney
A Fort Davis resident has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court alleging misconduct by Jeff Davis … More
Rod Ponton: The Far West Texas Lawyer Who Went Viral, Then Went Back to Work
In February 2021, a Far West Texas attorney practicing hundreds of miles from Texas’ major media markets unexpectedly became one … More
Sul Ross State University hosts mock trial today at Brewster County Courthouse
The Sul Ross State University Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Department will host a mock trial today at the Brewster … More
Lawsuit seeks records on federal border wall plans in Big Bend region
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a lawsuit Tuesday against U.S. Customs and Border … More
Federal lawsuit alleges false charges, civil rights violations against Big Bend Times publisher
A federal civil rights lawsuit filed in West Texas alleges that officials in Jeff Davis County brought false charges and … More