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5 days agoTexas Supreme Court Takes On Role As Law School Accreditor - Above the Law
Welp. They've done did it. The Texas Supreme Court has officially ended its overt reliance on the ABA to accredit its law schools. From now on (or until they outsource the responsibility onto someone else), the Lone Star State's Supreme Court will call the shots on which law schools are qualified to crank out its future lawyers. Bloomberg Law has coverage:
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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months agoTexas will now let judges refuse to marry same-sex couples if it goes against their religion - LGBTQ Nation
Texas Supreme Court amended the judicial conduct code to allow judges to publicly refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on sincerely held religious beliefs.
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2 months agoTexas judges can refuse to perform same-sex marriages, court rules
Texas Supreme Court permits judges to refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on sincerely held religious beliefs, amending Canon 4 of the Judicial Code.
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fromAdvocate.com
2 months agoTexas Supreme Court rules that judges can refuse to marry same-sex couples
Texas Supreme Court allows state judges to refuse performing weddings, including same-sex marriages, citing sincerely held religious beliefs, raising concerns about equality and judicial impartiality.
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