National Adoption Day is an annual event, celebrated since 2000, that has placed more than 75,000 children living in foster care with forever families. In 400 cities across the nation, policymakers, advocates, and key players in the family court system have collaborated to plan events in furtherance of the event’s shared goals: calling attention to the large number of children in the foster care system, reducing the backlog of adoption cases in family courts across the nation, and celebrating the successful adoption of foster children by loving parents. On November 19, 2021, four Harris County Judges will host private adoptions as well as adoptions with the Department of Famliy and Protective Services. Events start at 9:00 am.
Read moreFifth Circuit Holds State Bar of Texas May Not Mandate Membership as It Is Currently Structured
On July 2, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion related to mandatory membership in the State Bar of Texas. Among other things, the Court held: “[t]he Bar is engaged in non-germane activities, so compelling the plaintiffs to join it violates their First Amendment rights.” The case is McDonald v. Longley, No. 20-50448.
Read moreA Matter of Statutory Interpretation: Texas Supreme Court Declares Amazon.com Is Not a Seller Under Texas Products Liability Law
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On June 25, 2021, the Texas Supreme Court stated that Amazon.com is not “a ‘seller’ under Texas law when it does not hold title to third-party products sold on its website but controls the process of the transaction and delivery.” Read more about the majority opinion and the dissent in this blog post.
Read moreUpheld: NCAA Cannot Limit College Athletes’ Access to Certain “Education-Related Benefits”
The US Supreme Court case National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston upholds a prohibition on NCAA limiting certain “education-related benefits” for college athletes. Read more about it and the underlying federal district court case in this blog post.
Read moreTexas Eviction Resources for an Uncertain Time
On March 28, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended the order halting certain residential evictions through June 30, 2021. However, an emergency order from the Texas Supreme Court “that instructed judges across Texas how to follow the federal mandate expired March 31.” This blog post features resources for residents of Texas who are facing eviction.
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