I first wrote about attacks on judges in 2011 and 2012. Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the U.S. House, even joined in on attacks on Judge Fred Biery in San Antonio. That was in 2011 and 2012. See those posts here. Those attacks have continued. Candidate and later Pres. Trump has now raised attacks
I first wrote about threats against judges here. Since then, one Donald Trump appeared. He has threatened and publicly attacked judges almost daily. Judge J. Michael Luttig has expressed concern about how Mr. Trump has almost normalized threats against judges. As the very conservative Judge has pointed out:
“We all have to understand that
I wrote a post the other day stating that mere fear of contracting the COVID19 virus is not a disability for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act. See that post here. But, in a similar lawsuit concerning mail-in balloting, the Western District of Texas has found that anxiety over the coronavirus does indeed
Judge Fred Biery is a wonderful asset to the San Antonio legal community. Recently, he demonstrated again why he is the right judge at the right time. One of the costliest and most time-consuming lawsuits in recent memory is the House Canary v. Quicken Loans, Inc., No. SA-18-CV-0519 (W.D. Tex. 8/14/2018) lawsuit. A few
Judges are easy targets. They rule on issues that affect everyone. They are limited by ethical rules in how or even if they can respond to political attacks. So, sure, Newt Gingrich attacks Judge Fred Biery as part of his campaign for president. Mr. Gingrich says he would "do no more than eliminate Judge Biery
During the 1960’s many federal judges had to seek safety because they enforced constitutional law regarding integration in Southern states. These Southern judges did not necessarily advocate integration. Instead, they were simply fulfilling their duty to enforce the law as it had already been decided by a higher court.
Our own Judge Fred Biery has