The Law Office of Julia Bella

06/05/2023

The bill would close a loophole in state law that allows officials to withhold law enforcement records if no one was convicted in a case.

06/05/2023

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/02/texas-legislature-public-education/?utm_source=articleshare&utm_medium=social

07/22/2022

A federal judge has struck down provisions in Texas' new law that set limits on how people can help voters cast their ballots.

07/15/2022

Enforcing the laws we have would be a good thing before wasting time and money on new legislation.

Texas officials tried to require that the state report all court-ordered mental health hospitalizations to a federal gun background check system. Juveniles have been left out.

07/15/2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/15/1111383520/texas-abortion-laws-prosecutors

A Republican state legislator's proposal would allow prosecutors from around the state to step in when local DAs refuse to press charges over abortion, as at least five Texas prosecutors have vowed.

07/15/2022

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/13/texas-ivf-treatments/?utm_source=articleshare&utm_medium=social

Doctors and legal experts say Texas’ anti-abortion laws haven’t yet affected fertility treatments, and it appears an unlikely target for anti-abortion groups in the state.

07/09/2022

Do state courts have the power to interpret their own state constitutions? The Supreme Court could be poised to say “no” — at least when it comes to redistricti…

06/17/2022

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that Texas does not have the authority to regulate gaming on the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo reservation in El Paso, Texas. The case stemmed from a dispute between t...

06/17/2022

Abortion clinics, and the patients they serve, have always had to adapt to changing laws and tightening restrictions. But the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver the fatal blow they’ve been dodging for decades.

06/17/2022

Some Texas lawmakers and advocates are concerned that law enforcement authorities will use a legal loophole to block the release of further information related to the mass shooting at an elementary school.

06/08/2022

Linguists worry judges aren’t using it appropriately.

06/08/2022

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said suspects are charged by states' attorneys on “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” standard, so they need no bail.