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The Supremes
Judging the three Texan candidates for the nation's highest court.
June 1, 2001 | by John Spong | Law
Law and Disorder
During his lifetime, he captivated Houston with his courtroom brilliance, outsized ambition, and high-dollar lifestyle. But in the year since John O’Quinn’s tragic death, a bitter estate battle has revealed who he really was.
February 1, 2011 | by Mimi Swartz | Feature
North Toward Home
As surprising as our immigrant-friendliness may be to many, it speaks to who we are. To be a Texan is to inhabit a vast bicultural frontera, one that extends far beyond the Rio Grande.
April 1, 2006 | by Michael Ennis | Michael Ennis
The Great Texas Prison Mess
Something stinks in the Department of Criminal Justice, and it’s a lot more than VitaPro. A special report on the worst state scandal in decades.
May 1, 1996 | by Robert Draper | Feature
The Judgment of Sharon Keller
Her decision to close the door on a death row inmate’s final plea has earned the state’s top criminal judge lasting infamy and a misconduct investigation that goes to trial this month. But was she wrong?
August 1, 2009 | by Michael Hall | Feature
Hurt? Injured? Need a Lawyer? Too Bad!
What tort reform has done to Texans in need would be grounds for a lawsuit—if there still were any lawsuits.
November 1, 2005 | by Mimi Swartz | Feature
The Outsider
In the post-Washington game, former attorney general Alberto Gonzales has fared worse than any other member of the Bush administration. Why?
July 1, 2010 | by Mimi Swartz | Feature
The Not So Happy Campers
For more than seven decades, Camp Mystic has been one of the prettiest, happiest, and most exclusive destinations in Texas. But after a bitter, multimillion-dollar legal battle, the very thing that the owners cherished—family—may be the force that tears the camp apart for good.
July 1, 2011 | by Mimi Swartz | Feature

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