Many Texans own firearms. Some shoot or hunt as a hobby. Others have concerns about personal or family safety. Most people buy a gun for positive reasons. They know the importance of storing guns safely and keeping guns out of children’s reach. These law-abiding citizens also know it’s necessary to obtain a license to carry a gun. Gun owners must be at least 21 years of age to carry a permitted firearm in Texas. In other words, unlicensed students younger than 21 years old ca

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Justice Department will end its partnership with independent scientists to improve forensic science standards, and ended the review of FBI testimony for several scientific techniques that have been recently questioned on their validity. Both of these programs began under the Obama administration, and were framed as a process to better improve the criminal justice system with more accurate use of scientific data. The main issue

Amidst a climate of deep political divide, the United States Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch to be the 113th Supreme Court Justice on Friday, April 7. 2017. The ninth seat on the United States Supreme Court remained empty for fourteen months, one of the longest vacancies in Supreme Court history. Many are wondering what the new Justice Gorsuch will mean for criminal law jurisprudence. While we can look to decisions from his days as judge on the Tenth Circuit, case law does