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Friday, March 29, 2024

David Yates News


Federal court finds CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Order unconstitutional, ruling already on appeal

By David Yates |
EAST TEXAS – Keeping property owners from booting tenants who don’t pay their rent out of fear of spreading COVID-19 is not enough a reason to sidestep the U.S. Constitution, a federal court recently opined.

Republicans more likely to show up for jury duty in new COVID-19 world, research shows

By David Yates |
HOUSTON – For the most part, courthouses are still pretty vacant. But when jury services do fully resume, new research shows there may be more Republicans determining the outcome of civil trials.

DOJ: A company created to file lawsuits has wasted 1,500 hours of the government's time

By David Yates |
TEXARKANA – The U.S. Department of Justice is asking federal judges around the country to dismiss lawsuits it says are brought by shell companies that misrepresent their true purposes - filing meritless litigation against health care companies.

Texas federal judge slaps hold on Obama administration's new Overtime Rule

By David Yates |
A Texas federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor’s “unlawful” new Overtime Rule.