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The article discusses the court case between Rossana Alvarez-Diemer and the University of Texas-El Paso. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals maintained the ruling of the District Court in favor of the university regarding the Title VII discrimination claim of Alvarez-Diemer. It also cites the summary of the case proceedings of Alvarez-Diemer as well as the implications of her case.

The article discusses the case Alfonso R. ex rel. Patricia M. versus El Paso Independent School District, which dealt with a dispute on attorney's fees. The school district claimed that the attorney's fees requested by a parent, who prevailed in her due process hearing against the district, were unreasonable. A federal district court rejected the school district's claim and ruled that the district's offer to settle the attorney's fees dispute was unreasonable.

Reports on the criticisms against the election of Arturo Huerta as chairman of the El Paso Community College board of trustees in El Paso, Texas. His career and professional background; Details on the domestic violence and sexual harassment charges filed against Huerta; Views of the board members regarding the election.

The article informs that El Paso, Texas may issue revenue bonds worth 50 million U.S. dollars for a downtown baseball stadium after a favorable ruling in a bond validation lawsuit. According to Tim Sulak, District Court Judge from Travis County, Texas, the city complied with all applicable state laws in asking voters to enhance the hotel tax to support the bonds.

The article focuses on the case Ponce v. Socorro Independent School District. It involves Enrique Ponce, a high school sophomore at Montwood High School in El Paso, Texas. The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has struck down the rights of students to free speech in cases involving potential threats of violence.

The article discusses the ruling on the case University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) v. Moreno that the university was immune from liability for its failure to control a crowd at a football game. Gabriel Moreno, who allegedly suffered injuries when he attended a football game at the university, filed a suit against UTEP and the University of Texas System under the Texas Tort Claims Act alleging that they were negligent. Since the defendants were governmental units, the appellate court ruled that they could not be sued.

Reports on the judicial decision ordering a subsidiary of Hospital Corp. of America (HCA) in El Paso, Texas to pay damages for a fraud case. Details of the case; Comments from Joseph Hood Jr., an attorney representing HCA hospitals.

Presents news briefs concerning environment-related cases in Oregon and Texas, as of April 2004. Sentence given by a court in Oregon to a head of a computer recycling company for unlawful storage of hazardous waste; Decision of a federal grand jury in El Paso, Texas to return a seven-court indictment on March 22, 2004 against an environmental services company and two managers for allegedly setting up a fraudulent billing scheme involving the collection and disposal of household hazardous wastes.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by the El Paso County Hospital District in Texas, against hedge fund providers Credit Suisse Financial Products Ltd. and Alex Brown & Sons Inc. Hedge agreement between the parties which led to the suit; Market professionals included as defendants in the case; Overview of the case.

Reports on the uproar among newspaper photographers in El Paso, Texas over a judge's decision allowing a single photographer to take the pictures of serial killer suspect Angel Resendez at a trial hearing on July 13, 1999. Judge James Carter's permission for `El Paso Times' newspaper photographer to share his pictures with other pool photographers; Refusal to hand over copies to other news agencies.