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Houston Matters

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee on new challenges to voting by mail, and what’s next

Joshua Zinn

Posted on February 18, 2022 · Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee spoke with Houston Matters about recent problems with mail-in voting and how money from a major opioid settlement will be distributed in Texas.

Tags christian menefee election integrity Merrick Garland senate bill 1 voter suppression voting rights

Politics

Harris County asks DOJ to intervene over Texas mail-in ballot rejections

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on February 17, 2022 · The letter, directed to U.S. Attorney general Merrick Garland, points to "an alarmingly high number" of rejections after the passage of Senate Bill 1.

Tags christian menefee isabel longoria Lina Hidalgo Merrick Garland

Politics

The U.S. Justice Department sues Texas over its new voting maps

Ashley Lopez, KUT

Posted on December 6, 2021 · The Department of Justice says lawmakers discriminated against Latino and Black voters when they redrew the maps this year.

Tags Chris Turner congressional maps Department of Justice discrimination maps Merrick Garland Texas Legislature Voting Rights Act

Abortion

Justice Department Promises To Protect People Who Seek Abortions in Texas

Jerry Clayton, TPR

Posted on September 7, 2021 · U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that the Justice Department will protect people trying to obtain or provide abortions in Texas, in the wake of the state's new restrictive abortion law.

Tags abortion FACE Act fbi Merrick Garland sb 1 senate bill 1 texas u.s. attorney general U.S. Department of Justice

Immigration

Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Gov. Greg Abbott’s Latest Immigration Order

Andrew Schneider / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on July 30, 2021 · Gov. Greg Abbott this week issued an order restricting ground transportation of migrants who could have COVID-19, a move Attorney General Merrick Garland said violates federal law.

Tags COVID-19 illegal immigration Merrick Garland Texas Governor Greg Abbott U.S. Justice Department

Criminal Justice

Justice Department Brings Federal Criminal Charges Against Derek Chauvin, 3 Others

Carrie Johnson, NPR

Posted on May 7, 2021 · Prosecutors accuse the former officer and others of using excessive force and violating George Floyd's rights. The rare federal charges follow state charges in a trial in which Chauvin was convicted.

Tags Charleston Charlottesville derek chauvin George Floyd Joe Biden Keith Ellison Merrick Garland Minneapolis South Carolina

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Houston NAACP: No Supreme Court Justice, No Peace

Florian Martin

Posted on March 21, 2016 · Protesters marched outside Sen. Ted Cruz’s Houston office Monday. Their chants of “No Justice, No Peace” took on an additional meaning this time.

Tags Antonin Scalia Barack Obama Merrick Garland naacp supreme court ted cruz

Politics

Texas Senator Reacts To Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee

Laurie Johnson

Posted on March 16, 2016 · Obama chose federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland.

Tags Barack Obama gop Merrick Garland scotus Supreme Court nominee

Politics

Video: Merrick Garland Is Named As President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee

Bill Chappell, NPR / Carrie Johnson, NPR

Posted on March 16, 2016 · Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland is President Obama's pick to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Tags Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland scotus Supreme Court nominee U.S. Supreme Court

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Other legal questions spawned by the Dobbs ruling (July 28, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 28, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Local officials take action against Union Pacific, citing pollution in Kashmere Gardens and the Fifth Ward. And we discuss some other legal questions the recent Dobbs ruling has spawned.

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Energy & Environment

Houston and Harris County plan to sue Union Pacific over 5th Ward pollution

Haya Panjwani

Posted on July 27, 2022 · Officials say they foresee a quicker resolution with the threat of a lawsuit.

Tags christian menefee harris county houston Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Kashmere Gardens union pacific

Politics

Voting, abortion and guns: Some of the issues Texas Democrats are zooming in on ahead of November

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 18, 2022 · Democrats in Texas feel they have a real chance of winning several big elections in November, including the governor’s race. But delegates want stronger, more cohesive messaging.

Tags abortion Beto O'Rourke gun control Texas Democratic Party voting rights

Houston Matters

Why the Justice Department is investigating Texas over its border initiative (July 7, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 7, 2022 · On Thursday's show: City and county leaders plan to sue Union Pacific over alleged toxic pollution from the railroad's Fifth Ward site. Plus, we learn why the Justice Department is investigating Texas over its Operation Lone Star border initiative. And we discuss how the recent Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade could lead to an erosion of privacy rights.

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