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Jim Simons : Judge Bill Kilgarlin Was a Different Kind of Friend
Judge William Wayne Kilgarlin. Image from the Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas at Austin.Bill Kilgarlin:A different kind of friend On the Texas Supreme Court he showed his values and commitments had not changed and Texas was better for it. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kilgarlin, Deaths, Jim Simons, Judiciary, Liberal Democrats, Texas History, Texas Politics, Texas Supreme Court
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Steve Russell : On Being ‘Outed’ as an American Indian
Tribal secrets:Carrying the freight of being an Indian Being outed as an American Indian changed my professional life, starting with an overnight 20 point drop in my IQ. By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2010 Steve … Continue reading
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Tagged American Indians, Austin, Bigotry, Judiciary, Native Americans, Racism, Rag Radio, Sixties, Steve Russell, Texas, The Rag
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Judge Wiliam Wayne Justice : Hispanics and The Right to Vote
Top, Austin polling place. Photo by T hom / Flickr. Below, Judge William Wayne Justice. Photo from Dallas Morning News.Judge Justice and single member districts:Bringing voting power to all TexansBy George Korbel / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2009 … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Hispanic, Judiciary, Texas, Voting Rights, William Wayne Justice
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David Richards : The Judge Who Brought Justice to Texas
Justice William Wayne Justice. Photo by Michael O’Brien / School of Law / UT Austin William Wayne Justice, Judge Who Remade Texas, Dies at 89 William Wayne Justice, a federal district judge who ruled on ground-breaking class-action suits that compelled … Continue reading
Steve Russell : Let Us Now Praise (Not) Famous Women
There’s a little “Wonder Woman” in all women. Image from the Wonder Woman Museum.Let us now praise womenAnd the roles they play in our lives By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / October 14, 2009 I just came from … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Domestic Violence, Judiciary, Native Americans, Women
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Sen. Sessions : Alabama Hypocrite Would Sit in Judgment
Graphic: US News & World Report, June, 16, 1986. Click on image to enlarge. There is great irony here in the once rejected nominee [for federal judge] now trying to sharpen his claws on Judge Sotomayor. But she is lots … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Civil Rights, Judiciary, Racism, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, U.S. Senate
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