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Income tax: The one-sentence 16th Amendment has been a boon for bureaucracy

Which single sentence in American law has had the most far-reaching impact on the everyday lives of people in the United States of America? One of the leading candidates for the distinction is the Sixteenth (16th) Amendment to...

Child victim wins in Texas Supreme Court, but obstacles remain for victims of human trafficking

The decision by a majority of the Supreme Court of Texas in the case of In the Matter of B.W. brought good news for victims of human trafficking. In an opinion that was issued on June 18, 2010, six...

Texas Supreme Court considers whether child prostitute is offender or victim of human trafficking

The case of In the Matter of B.W. has forced the Supreme Court of Texas consider the question of whether a child prostitute is an offender or a victim. Although legal terms such as "statutory construction...

Lawsuits challenge marketing practices for drugs used in hormone-replacement therapy

Two lawsuits in Houston’s United States District Court question the marketing practices that prominent pharmaceutical manufacturers used to promote drugs for hormone-replacement therapy (HRT). In a broader context, the lawsuits set forth a scathing indictment of the...

The eyes of human-trafficking victims should be on the Texas Supreme Court

The case of a 13-year- old prostitute has forced the Supreme Court of Texas to consider the manner in which law enforcement and prosecutors should deal with children who may be victims of human trafficking. In the Matter of...

Bank robbers have been busy in Houston

In a January 8, 2010, press release, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that the number of reported bank crimes during the third quarter of 2009 decreased from the same time period during 2008. The same statistical report, an...

Federal judicial vacancies almost doubled during 2009

There were 53 vacant judgeships in the federal district courts and the federal courts of appeals of the United States on January 1, 2009. That number climbed to 101 by January 1, 2010. The January 1st numbers for...

Haiti: FBI warns of email scams following earthquake

The recent earthquake in Haiti has prompted a constructive response from many people around the world. For an example of the relief efforts in Houston, see the January 14, 2010, article by the Houston Public Policy Examiner, Marc Pembroke...

Sex-trafficking trial is delayed until March 2010

The criminal trial of Naim Jorge-Tovar, who allegedly forced a teenage girl to work as a prostitute in Houston, has been postponed until March 29, 2010. December 21, 2009, had been the date for jury selection and trial, but...

Guilty plea by Willie D shows reason for FBI warnings about Internet scams

When William James Dennis pled guilty yesterday to one count of wire fraud, the plea brought us closer to the end of another celebrity-gone-bad story. The plea also provides an occasion to highlight efforts to prevent, investigate, and...

Income tax: The one-sentence 16th Amendment has been a boon for bureaucracy

Child victim wins in Texas Supreme Court, but obstacles remain for victims of human trafficking

Texas Supreme Court considers whether child prostitute is offender or victim of human trafficking

Lawsuits challenge marketing practices for drugs used in hormone-replacement therapy

The eyes of human-trafficking victims should be on the Texas Supreme Court

Bank robbers have been busy in Houston

Federal judicial vacancies almost doubled during 2009

Haiti: FBI warns of email scams following earthquake

Sex-trafficking trial is delayed until March 2010

Guilty plea by Willie D shows reason for FBI warnings about Internet scams

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