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Death row inmate Melissa Lucio 'innocent' in daughter's death, judge finds
The family of Melissa Lucio expressed hope that the death row inmate would be freed after a judge concluded that Lucio is “innocent” in the death of her daughter.
A Texas death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’ of her toddler’s murder and her conviction should be overturned, judge finds
Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an appeals court intervened in 2022. Now, a judge says Lucio never committed the crime at all.
Texas judge says death row inmate is innocent in daughter’s death
Melissa Lucio may be set free after findings that prosecutors withheld evidence that her 2-year-old died of an accidental fall.
Melissa Lucio case: Girl's death was accident, not murder, judge says
Melissa Lucio was found guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, who died in 2007. A judge now says she's innocent.
Texas inmate Melissa Lucio is ‘actually innocent’ of killing daughter, judge says
Efforts to free a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter have received a significant boost.
Death row mom Melissa Lucio found innocent 16 years after conviction for 2-year-old daughter's death
Lucio has long maintained she is innocent and her daughter Mariah died of a head injury sustained in an accidental fall down a steep staircase two days before her death
Texas judge sets overtime rule back to 2019 Trump-era level
Several business groups and the state of Texas win a battle against federal officials regarding the threshold that makes ...
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Texas Mother on Death Row 'Actually Innocent' in Daughter's Death, Judge Says: 'She Did Not Kill Her'
A Texas judge said that a mother who has been on death row since 2008 over the death of her toddler is "actually innocent ...
Texas judge blocks Biden administration's overtime protection rule
A federal judge in Texas is blocking a rule enacted by President Joe Biden earlier this year that provides overtime pay ...
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden’s Overtime Expansion
The order means that tens of thousands of college and university staffers are no longer guaranteed either a raise or overtime ...
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Texas judge overturns Biden-era overtime rule
The Texas Eastern District Court struck down the Department of Labor’s overtime rule that would have raised the overtime threshold to almost $60,000 ...
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a federal judge has blocked the new overtime rule
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers. And not only that -- ...
After Wrongful Diagnosis, Texas CPS Took This Baby Away
Last year, on Christmas Eve, Jacqueline Morales Boatright gave birth to a daughter, Evelyn. It was a traumatic experience; Jacqueline had an emergency ...
Judge Allows Donald Trump to Use His Out of State Lawyer for CBS News Lawsuit
Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk has allowed Donald Trump's out-of-state lawyer, Daniel Z. Epstein, to represent him in his lawsuit ...