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Austin Judges Shop For Cases With "Mutual Consent"

Cases in the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas are not "randomly" assigned.

Reason

Texas must remove floating barrier from Rio Grande, Fifth Circuit Court orders

The appeals court upheld an earlier ruling by an Austin federal judge to remove the 1,000-foot-long barrier the state deployed near Eagle Pass.

The Texas Tribune

Texas can keep buoys in the Rio Grande while legal challenge continues, federal appeals court rules

Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop building further obstructions in the river. One day later a higher court sided with Texas.

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In Scathing Rulings, Federal Courts Block Arkansas and Texas Age Verification Laws

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Reason

U.S. Justice Department argues for removal of Texas’ floating border barrier in federal court

In a court hearing over the barrier near Eagle Pass, the U.S. Justice Department argued it was installed without federal authorization, while lawyers for the state said it notified the proper authorities.

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