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In Re Tehum Care Services, Inc.-Order Granting Motion Determining That Any Payment Obligation by YesCare Corp, CHS TX, Inc, and Corizon Health New Mexico Owed to Ward Was Not Release
Brief • September 15, 2025
Filed under: Bankruptcy
In Re Tehum Care Services, Inc.-Order Granting Motion Determining That Any Payment Obligation by YesCare Corp, CHS TX, Inc, and Corizon Health New Mexico Owed to Ward Was Not Release Case 23-90086 Document 2460 Filed in TXSB on 09/15/25 Page 1 of 5 United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of …
News in Brief
Article • August 1, 2025 • from CLN August, 2025
Filed under: Assault by Police, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Stun Guns/Tasers, Immigration, False Arrest, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of
News in Brief by Alabama: Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith faces six misdemeanor counts after a grand jury indicted him on May 30, 2025, for knowingly employing uncertified personnel. WBRC in Birmingham reported that Smith’s second-in-command, Chief Deputy Ralph Williams, was also indicted on one count of providing false or …
SCOTUS Announces Sentence ‘Has Not Been Imposed’ 
for Purposes of First Step Act Retroactivity Upon Resentencing When § 924(c) Offender Sentenced Prior to Act’s Enactment 
but Sentence Subsequently Va...
Article • August 1, 2025 • from CLN August, 2025
Filed under: Retroactivity, First Step Act, Resentencing, Recidivist Enhancements, Stacking Mandatory Minimum Sentences
SCOTUS Announces Sentence ‘Has Not Been Imposed’ for Purposes of First Step Act Retroactivity Upon Resentencing When § 924(c) Offender Sentenced Prior to Act’s Enactment but Sentence Subsequently Vacated by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States held that when an offender convicted under § 924(c) had been sentenced …
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Settlement, Censorship, 2025
Filing • July 31, 2025
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Settlement, Censorship, 2025 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER § § vs. § § GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS; TOM WATT § in his individual capacity; and WILLIAM A § BENNIE, in his official capacity …
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Settlement, Censorship, 2025
Brief • July 31, 2025
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Settlement, Censorship, 2025 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER § § vs. § § GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS; TOM WATT § in his individual capacity; and WILLIAM A § BENNIE, in his official capacity …
News in Brief
Article • July 1, 2025 • from CLN July, 2025
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Shootings, Dogs, Police--Excessive Force, Brady Violations, Home Search, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Brady Rule violations, Perjury/Perjured Testimony
News in Brief by Arkansas: The downward spiral of former Hot Spring County Sheriff Derek “Scott” Finkbeiner, 47, continued with his fourth arrest on May 2, 2025, reported KATV out of Little Rock. The arrest stemmed from Finkbeiner’s attempt to contact a witness, co-­defendant Jordan Hammond, through the Signal app, …
SCOTUS Announces Rejection of ‘Moment-of-Threat 
Doctrine’ Because It Improperly Narrows Required 
‘Totality of the Circumstances’ Analysis for Fourth 
Amendment Excessive-Force Claims
Article • May 15, 2025 • from CLN June, 2025
Filed under: Shootings, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights
SCOTUS Announces Rejection of ‘Moment-of-Threat Doctrine’ Because It Improperly Narrows Required ‘Totality of the Circumstances’ Analysis for Fourth Amendment Excessive-Force Claims by David Kim The Supreme Court of the United States held that courts may not apply the “moment-of-threat” doctrine when evaluating the reasonableness of police officers’ use of deadly …
News in Brief
Article • May 15, 2025 • from CLN June, 2025
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On March 31, 2025, in State of Alabama v. Mac Marquette, Morgan County Circuit Judge Charles Elliott denied former Decatur Police Department officer Marquette’s motion for self-defense immunity in the fatal shooting of Steve Perkins. According to the Associate Press, the denial depended legally on …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Order of Deferred Disposition Not a ‘Sentence’ Under Article 44.01(b)—Which Authorizes State to Appeal Illegal Sentence—Resolving Split Among State Courts of ...
Article • April 15, 2025 • from CLN May, 2025
Filed under: Summary Disposition, Speedy Disposition
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Order of Deferred Disposition Not a ‘Sentence’ Under Article 44.01(b)—Which Authorizes State to Appeal Illegal Sentence—Resolving Split Among State Courts of Appeals by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas held that a deferred disposition or adjudication is …
NEWS IN BRIEF
Article • March 15, 2025 • from CLN April, 2025
Filed under: News in Brief
NEWS IN BRIEF by Alabama: On February 19, 2025, a grand jury called for the immediate abolition of the Hanceville Police Department for its “rampant culture of corruption” that turned it into a criminal enterprise. The New York Post reported that an investigation followed the death of dispatcher Christopher Willingham, …
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Stipulated Oder for Permanent Injunction, Censorship, 2025
Filing • March 13, 2025
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Stipulated Oder for Permanent Injunction, Censorship, 2025 Case 4:24-cv-00828-ALM Document 31 Filed 03/13/25 Page 1 of 4 PageID #: 503 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:24-cv-00828-ALM GRAYSON …
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Stipulated Oder for Permanent Injunction, Censorship, 2025
Brief • March 13, 2025
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Stipulated Oder for Permanent Injunction, Censorship, 2025 Case 4:24-cv-00828-ALM Document 31 Filed 03/13/25 Page 1 of 4 PageID #: 503 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:24-cv-00828-ALM GRAYSON …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic...
Article • February 15, 2025 • from CLN March, 2025
Filed under: COVID-19, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Practitioner Exception
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Court of Criminal …
News in Brief
Article • February 15, 2025 • from CLN March, 2025
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alaska: In a rare move, federal prosecutors asked an Alaska judge to vacate the 2019 assault conviction of long-time felon Johnny-Lee Preston Burk, citing a concealed relationship between the presiding judge and a prosecutor in the case. The Alaska Beacon reported that United States District Judge …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Habeas Relief in ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case
Article • February 1, 2025 • from CLN February, 2025
Filed under: junk science, Habeas Corpus, Forensic Sciences, Child Abuse/Abusers, Evidence - Admissibility
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Habeas Relief in ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Criminal Court of Appeals of Texas, the state’s highest court in criminal cases, granted a prisoner’s habeas corpus petition based on advances in science that undermined the validity of evidence …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Prosecution’s Duty to Provide Discoverable Evidence Upon Request Applies to Discoverable Items in Law Enforcement Agencies’ Possession Unbeknownst to Prosecut...
Article • December 1, 2024 • from CLN December, 2024
Filed under: Brady Violations, Evidence - Admissibility
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Prosecution’s Duty to Provide Discoverable Evidence Upon Request Applies to Discoverable Items in Law Enforcement Agencies’ Possession Unbeknownst to Prosecution and Exclusion Is Appropriate Remedy for Violation by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, that state’s highest court of …
News In Brief
Article • December 1, 2024 • from CLN December, 2024
Filed under: News in Brief
News In Brief by Alabama: A former Tuscumbia police officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on August 24, 2024, after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with a fatal pedestrian accident. The incident occurred in October 2022 when James “Jay” Keith Steward’s vehicle struck and killed 60-year-old Terry …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Trial Court Violated Defendant’s ‘Due Process’ Right to Be Present During Zoom Probation Revocation Hearing by Muting Him
Article • October 1, 2024 • from CLN October, 2024
Filed under: Video/Closed Circuit TV Testimony, Revocation Proceedings
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Trial Court Violated Defendant’s ‘Due Process’ Right to Be Present During Zoom Probation Revocation Hearing by Muting Him by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, that state’s highest court of review in criminal cases, held that a trial court …
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Complaint, Censorship, 2024
Filing • September 12, 2024
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Complaint, Censorship, 2024 Case 4:24-cv-00828 Document 1 Filed 09/12/24 Page 1 of 27 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. COMPLAINT JURY DEMANDED GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS; and TOM WATT, …
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Complaint, Censorship, 2024
Brief • September 12, 2024
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Grayson County, TX, Complaint, Censorship, 2024 Case 4:24-cv-00828 Document 1 Filed 09/12/24 Page 1 of 27 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. COMPLAINT JURY DEMANDED GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS; and TOM WATT, …
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