Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Texas Abortion Clinic

An Appeal to the Supreme Court on Texas Abortion Clinics The hot-button and hot-topic issue of abortion has woven its way in and out of the national limelight for decades. In Texas, however, very little time passes in the conversation before the topic is reintroduced, particularly in the Texas legislature and among the state’s politicians. […]

Texas Mortician Receives Early Release From Prison After 1996 Murder

Former undertaker Bernie Tiede was released early from prison upon the recommendation of the District Attorney who prosecuted him. As a Texas criminal appeals attorney explains, Tiede’s case later inspired a 2012 feature film. The Background of the Case Former mortician Bernie Tiede shot and killed a friend of his, 81 year old widow Marjorie Nugent. As […]

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