David Lee

Nov 20, 2024 | courthousenews.com | David Lee

SHERMAN, Texas (CN) — A federal judge in Texas sentenced a business jet executive to 16 years in federal prison Wednesday for her role in audaciously smuggling tons of cocaine on planes she oversaw for cartel-tied foreigners and for a $550 million Ponzi scheme involving up to 100 fake airplane sales, sparing her a life sentence. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in the Eastern District of Texas sentenced Debra Lynn Mercer-Erwin, 61, of Oklahoma City, during a nearly four-hour sentencing hearing.

Nov 8, 2024 | courthousenews.com | David Lee

The Biden administration implemented the Keeping Families Together program in August to let undocumented members of mixed-status families stay in the country. But Republican states were quick to protest it. TYLER, Texas (CN) — A Texas federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s "Keeping Families Together" program late Thursday evening, concluding the plan to keep over 550,000 undocumented spouses and stepchildren in the country is illegal. U.S. District Judge J.

Nov 5, 2024 | courthousenews.com | David Lee

Texas seeks to stop a program that could allow 500,000 undocumented spouses and 50,000 stepchildren to stay in the United States while applying for permanent residency.

Oct 16, 2024 | courthousenews.com | David Lee

Jurors declined to award any damages for trademark infringement, which the primary cause of action American stressed to jurors during the five-day trial. FORT WORTH, Texas (CN) —  A Texas federal jury awarded American Airlines $9.4 million on Tuesday from a travel website behind the controversial “skiplagging” hack of booking cheaper tickets to a connecting city and then abandoning the subsequent flight on the ticket to a final destination.

Oct 11, 2024 | courthousenews.com | David Lee

Victim families asked the judge to appoint an independent monitor, voicing little confidence in the Justice Department's monitoring of Boeing. FORT WORTH, Texas (CN) — Relatives of the 346 people killed in two Boeing 737 Max crashes implored a Texas federal judge Friday to reject a $940 million criminal plea agreement reached with federal prosecutors, calling it a “rotten deal” for the families.