| Take 60 seconds to vote NOW! | TTLA encourages all members to take 60 seconds right now and cast your ballot in the run-off election for State Bar President-Elect. You can vote in this important run-off election whether or not you voted in the first election. Click on the headline and vote now!
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| TTLA 2013 Annual Conference - Reinventing The Rules With Rick Friedman | June 12 - 14, Sheraton Downtown Hotel - Austin Register Now! The TTLA CLE Committee is proud to have Rick Friedman present Reinventing the Rules during the Annual Conference. Additionally, we are fortunate to have Paul Begala as a Keynote Speaker for the June 14th Annual Conference Luncheon. A Texas native, Paul is a Democratic strategist and most of you know him as a Special Contributor to CNN. You will want to reserve the date and book early as we expect that this will be the most heavily attended seminar in TTLA history and space will be limited. Click on the headline to learn more!
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| Suit: FBI Illegally Monitored Website |  | The political website Antiwar.com has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, claiming the bureau put the site under surveillance and then refused to turn over documents requested by the site. The lawsuit says Antiwar.com is a "legitimate news-gathering site and FBI surveillance violates First Amendment freedom of the press rights."
Wire Report, San Francisco Chronicle 05/21/2013    | | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle |
| Miami Police Fired 100 Shots at Man, Suit Says | | The fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man by Miami police has prompted a lawsuit by the victim's family against two Miami area police departments. Police fired more than 100 shots at the man in his vehicle because he was "driving erratically" during Miami Beach's Urban Beach Weekend. Police said the man fired shots first, but analysis of a gun found in the man's car showed it had not been fired. Four bystanders were injured in the shooting. The suit accuses police of using excessive force and is seeking unspecified damages.
Staff Report, Reuters 05/21/2013 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Florist Files Countersuit over Gay Marriage Refusal | | A florist in Washington state who is being sued for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding has filed a countersuit, saying her right to religious freedom gives her the right to refuse. The Washington attorney general filed a consumer protection suit against the florist, which she says is a violation of her 1st Amendment rights. "Everyone knows that plenty of florists are willing to assist in same-sex ceremonies, so the state has no reason to force [the florist] to violate her deeply held beliefs," the woman's lawyer said in a statement.
Kim Murphy, LA Times 05/21/2013 | | Read Article: LA Times |
| Border Patrol Agent Hit with Wrongful Death Suit over Shooting | | The family of a woman who was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Chula Vista has filed suit against the agent and the agency, calling the killing unjustified. The police report says the woman hit the officer with her car and fled with him on the hood while leaving an apartment complex, but witnesses at the scene say the officer jumped on the woman's car to stop her from leaving, and then shot her five times as she tried to reverse and drive away. The suit also claims the agent had a history of disciplinary issues as a sheriff's deputy and should have never been hired.
Greg Moran, San Diego Union Tribune 05/21/2013 | | Read Article: San Diego Union Tribune |
| MN Prison Department Settles Inmate Death Suit | | The Minnesota Department of Corrections has agreed to settle a $400,000 lawsuit over the death of a mentally ill inmate in a state prison in 2010. The inmate died while suffering a series of seizures in his cell after being left alone by a senior nurse. Records show the nurse was suspended five days without pay after the incident for "violating nursing protocol for dealing with seizures."
Wire Report, Houston Chronicle 05/22/2013 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
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