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To protest Texas’ bail reform law, Harris County District Court Judge Joshua Hill set a $2 bond for convicted felon Aubrey Andre Taylor, who is accused of beating, kidnapping and attempting to strangle a woman. Taylor is back behind bars after violating his bond just two days later.

“It’s not really the court’s job to try to balance that kind of evidence, particularly because the proponents of the benefits of social media might not be in the courtroom… That’s what legislators are supposed to do.”

Six law professors have urged a federal appeals court to take an expansive view of public nuisance law as the court considers whether to revive a lawsuit filed by a West Virginia city and county against top U.S. drug distributors over their role in the opioid crisis.

A New York federal judge has recommended throwing out a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit filed against the NFL, New York Jets, New York Giants and Metlife Stadium, claiming they mislead fans because the teams actually play in New Jersey.

Increasingly, public nuisance lawsuits are being used to try to regulate a variety of legal activities—from oil and gas production to car manufacturing. Courts have repeatedly recognized that elected state legislators—not courts or unelected plaintiff’s lawyers—are responsible for creating public policy and laws.

Passing common-sense lawsuit reforms is moot if we don’t have competent, fair, experienced judges to apply the laws. It’s time to pay attention to where Texas judges are falling short.

Whether they’re claiming strawberry Pop-Tarts don’t contain enough strawberries or that Wendy’s burgers don’t look as nice in real life as in ads, unnecessary litigation continues to flood courts across the country.

The report asserts the Fifth Court has developed a reputation for being pro-plaintiff and pro-liability expansion, repeatedly misapplying established U.S. Supreme Court and state precedents and procedures, which then require review and reversal by the Texas Supreme Court.

Henry’s firm continues to deny it records all phone calls, claiming the allegations are a conspiracy and the lawyer who made the statement was “mistaken.” The alleged tapes, however, have raised questions about whether the firm is coaching witnesses, among other allegations.