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With the legalization of marijuana in various states over the past several years, a problem had developed related to the ability of legitimate marijuana businesses to deposit earnings in a bank account. Banks are subject to federal regulation, oversight, and...

Update: On January 27, 2021, a federal judge in Texas granted Paxton’s request for a temporary restraining order to block President Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportations. I would anticipate this won’t be the end of the suit, and (having read the 18-page opinion...

Any time a person is arrested, whether pursuant to a warrant, or for an offense committed in the presence of a cop, police are required to justify the arrest in a written sworn document. This document is then presented to a judge/magistrate either before arrest (in...

Last week, President Trump threatened to veto the annual National Defense Authorization Act (a defense spending bill) unless Congress agrees to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Despite there being virtually no chance Section 230 is repealed,...

Update: On December 11, 2020, the United States Supreme Court dismissed Paxton’s lawsuit challenging the election results in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin for lack of standing in an opinion consisting of two sentences.   It was announced today...