The Texas Supreme Court on Friday tossed out a contempt of court judgment against Shelley Luther, the Dallas hair salon owner who rose to national prominence when she was jailed last year for refusing an order to close under pandemic safety rules.
In a unanimous ruling, the court said the contempt finding was improper because it was based on a judge s temporary restraining order that was unclear on what conduct was prohibited. This is a victory for any Texan concerned about civil liberties, said state Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park and one of Luther s lawyers. When the government seeks to restrain your liberty, you should be fully informed of what the consequences are.
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Attempting to align the Texas legal system with current realities, effective December 31, 2020, Rule 106 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure is amended to allow substitute service by “social media, email, or other technology ….” Indeed, any plaintiff faced with the previous options for substitute service (essentially, publication in a
physical newspaper or posting a note on the
courthouse bulletin board) sees the value in modernizing the rules for service of process. Nonetheless, the new rule and comments to the rule are sparse in guidance and arguably create more problems.
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Goosehead Insurance associate general counsel, Paul Davis, was terminated after a live-streamed video shared to social media showed the Texas lawyer s participation in Wednesday’s breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Gooshead confirmed Davis was no longer employed in a tweet Thursday.
According to a memo to employees obtained by Bloomberg Law, Goosehead CEO and co-founder Mark Jones said the company was not aware of Davis’ plans to be part of the violent demonstration. While we support our employees’ right to vote and express themselves politically, we do not condone violent or illegal acts. This one former employee’s actions are not reflective of our company culture or values, and we are disappointed with his behavior, Jones reportedly said in the Thursday morning message. Thankfully, we have the cherished rights of assembly and free speech, but those rights do not and cann