Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights: Texas Supreme Court Orders District Court to Rule in Lawsuit Challenging Governor's Executive Order Limiting Jail Releases
April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, April 24 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release:
Following a district court's decision to halt enforcement of Governor Greg Abbott's Executive Order, GA-13--an order prohibiting the release of certain individuals from jail on personal bond--the Texas Supreme Court today found that plaintiff judges have not been harmed by the order and therefore cannot sue to block it. The Supreme Court has directed the district court to . . .
Following a district court's decision to halt enforcement of Governor Greg Abbott's Executive Order, GA-13--an order prohibiting the release of certain individuals from jail on personal bond--the Texas Supreme Court today found that plaintiff judges have not been harmed by the order and therefore cannot sue to block it. The Supreme Court has directed the district court to . . .