Texas Supreme Court Considers Same-Sex Divorce

Should Austin couple married out of state be granted divorce here?

"...In order for a Texas to grant a divorce, must the state actually recognize a couple's marriage? And,..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texans Can't Divorce While Pregnant, Can Use IVF for Now

Divorce, fertility, and Dobbs: What's up?

"...the immediate and long-term consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in June, eliminating federal constitutional protections for..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Bill of the Week: No-Fault Divorce on the Chopping Block

Rep. Matt Krause, R-Ft. Worth, wants to make it harder to get a divorce

"...to split up. His HB 93 would eliminate no-fault divorce, a longstanding policy that allows couples to dissolve their..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Strange Case of the 353rd District Court

"Vexatious Litigant" Connor vs. incumbent Judge Sulak in Dem primary

"...primary judicial race is that for the 353rd District Court, where popular incumbent Judge Tim Sulak faces repeated stealth..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Divorce, Alamo Style

From a small north-side apartment – via toney Rob Roy, a Hays County ranch, and several sojourns in jail – Janet Kennedy keeps fighting a battle featuring all the latest in family bitterness

"...at the center of the storm. Instead, an acrimonious divorce case is driving Janet Kennedy's attempts to right the..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Judge vs. Judge in the 419th District Court Primary

This time it's personal

"...is the current Dem choice for the 419th District Court, where incumbent Judge Catherine Mauzy faces a challenge from..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

Four of Six: 3rd Court of Appeals

This year, four of the court's six seats are contested

"...little voter scrutiny, what happens at the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals – one of 14 intermediate appellate courts..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Court Orders Michael Arena Freed

Man spent a dozen years in prison for a sexual assault even the alleged victim now denies

"...released to his father's custody on June 1 per court order...."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Grief

"...in the production office of a tacky daytime TV courtroom show, The Love Judge. Though Grief marks Glatzer's debut..."

June 3, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

China Moon

"...she could have easily been in and out of divorce court with a hefty settlement in no time at..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

Women's unequal status under Israeli law is vividly conveyed in this award-winning film

"...character Viviane Amsalem. The film is a carefully calibrated courtroom drama about Viviane’s five-year struggle to attain a divorce..."

March 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Our Style Avatar gives the lowdown on the TV Judges' style (or lack thereof).

"...three hours (2-5pm) it's a veritable bonanza of trashy courtroom drama. We begin the trash-fest with Judge Mathis followed..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Bounty Hunter

In this romantic comedy, Gerard Butler is a bounty hunter charged with capturing his ex-wife, played by Jennifer Aniston.

"...a man torn asunder from within by a painful divorce from his journalist go-getter of an ex-wife, Nicole (Aniston)...."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Annals of Law and Order

Court of Criminal Appeals expands use of "circumstantial evidence"

"...have occurred. Combining two otherwise unrelated cases, the Texas Court of Crim­in­al Appeals ruled unanimously in June that "circumstantial..."

July 13, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Custody

A disturbingly honest portrayal of abuse and divorce

"...pure he said, she said in a French family court hearing, as a judge takes evidence from both sides..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Separation

Nominee for a Best Foreign Language Oscar, this Iranian film is a smart, unusual, and highly involving story about making moral choices in the absence of villains.

"...and Simin wants the judge to grant them a divorce so she can be free to leave. He does..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Woody Allen sets his latest farce into action with a cast of one-dimensional, annoying characters played by a group of terrific actors.

"...novelist husband, Roy (Brolin, boorish and frankly unbearable), to court their comely neighbor (Pinto) – but it’s a weirdly..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Courts Overturn Three Capital Murder Cases

One defendant acquitted, two sent back for possible retrials

"...Wednesday was a busy one for lawyers and court-watchers, with the state's highest court knocking down two controversial..."

Feb. 28, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

New Sentencing Hearing for Arena

Texas Supremes say no relief on actual innocence

"...A unanimous Texas Supreme Court ruled today that Michael Arena, sent to prison for..."

May 18, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Damage Done by SB 4

Court records reveal impact of the "show me your papers" bill on immigrant lives

"...152% after the ICE sweep, as revealed during recent court proceedings...."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Exhibitionism

Court 6: Bouncing Balls of Joy

"...be very surprised to discover that audience members for Court 6 are able to enter the same slow-cortical wave..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Arts Review

Waiting for Jerry

The arrangements were made, the interview set: Jerry Hall, one of the most glamorous and desirable women in the world, would be calling writer Stephen MacMillan Moser at home on his own telephone! And he waited. And waited. And waited …

"...It was easy to keep up with Jerry. Her post-divorce activities were fodder for gossip columns across the world..."

June 15, 2001 Arts Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Festival Schedule

The Seventh International Festival of Ethnographic Film

"...Divorce Iranian Style This film was the first-prize winner at..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature

TV Eye

The Mole, Temptation Island, and Survivor II -- get ready for a whole new season of watching contestants backbite, cheat, weasel, outsmart, and canoodle their way to the win.

"...airing of dirty laundry that goes on in those insta-courtroom programs like Divorce Court or The People's Court. What..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...reminiscent of Beulah and early Wilco facing off in divorce court. Löwin's building riff roar followed, lifted by Sarah..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The AggreGAYtor: June 11

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...sweet treat, the Dairy State gets weddings galore, and divorce ends in the LSS, as your AggreGAYtor pines for..."

June 11, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Ebony Stewart Kisses Fear on the Mouth

'Love Letters to Balled Fists' puts slam poetry on the printed page

"...old, and her parents were going through a messy divorce. “I went to a psychiatrist and she handed me..."

Feb. 27, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

The AggreGAYtor: January 10

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...wonder if you should be filing papers in imaginary divorce court. In an inaugural twofer, Obama’s benediction will be..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

After a Fashion

What did the drag queen teach Stephen, and when and where will he get Wilde?

"...the furniture they bought on sale at Rent-A-Center on Divorce Court, or the general mentality of the audience at..."

June 11, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

TV Eye

Zen and the art of Samurai cartoonage

"...to say about the fashion (non)sense on those TV courtroom shows (Judge Judy, Divorce Court, et al.). Read all..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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