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Waco judge Dianne Hensley received a public warning from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for refusing to perform same-sex marriages in 2019. She’s waged a battle against the state agency.
One retail store has shut down, but new drinking and dining options are opening up along Thomasville Road.
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McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley filed a lawsuit after a state agency warned her about refusing to marry gay couples. She hopes a recent U.S. Supreme Court case about religious freedom helps her cause.
In the fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case centering on the intersection of gun rights and domestic violence. Legal experts say it could be one of several cases involving the Second Amendment the court will be called to decide following its landmark ruling on gun rights last year.
As of Saturday, the state Supreme Court requires all poor criminal defendants to have a lawyer throughout the criminal process. But few lower courts are ready to change their procedures to accomplish this.