Partner and Media Law Practice Group Chair Laura Lee Prather earned widespread news coverage for her successful representation of the media coalition against Texas DPS in suing for records related to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Statewide and national news outlets covered the open records lawsuit both in online web stories as well as television broadcasts.
See a full list of the coverage below:
Videos:
KSAT – DPS Appeals Judge’s Ruling to Release Videos, Investigative Material from Robb Elementary Shooting
WFAA (ABC Dallas) – Uvalde Shooting Records: Texas Judge Orders DPS to Release Robb Files
NBC (San Antonio) – Here’s What Comes Next After Texas Appeals Release of Uvalde School Shooting Records
Online Web Stories:
Texas Tribune – DPS Appeal Halts Release of Uvalde Shooting Records Ordered by Texas Judge
“DPS promised to disclose the results of this investigation once it was completed,” said Laura Prather, a media law attorney with Haynes Boone who represents the news organizations. “It was completed in February and they still haven’t provided any answers to these families.” …
Prather said an appeal would likely limit the ability of victims’ families to file federal lawsuits alleging that police had committed civil rights violations. The statute of limitations on those complaints, formally called Section 1983 claims, is two years.
“It prevents (families) from having the evidence they need,” Prather said.
ProPublica – Texas Judge Orders Release of Uvalde Shooting Records
Yahoo News – DPS Appeal Halts Release of Uvalde Shooting Records Ordered by Texas Judge
KVUE (ABC Austin) – Uvalde Shooting Records: Texas Judge Orders DPS to Release Robb Files
CBS Austin – DPS Appeal Halts Release of Uvalde Shooting Records Ordered by Texas Judge
WFAA (ABC Dallas) – Uvalde Shooting Records: Texas Judge Orders DPS to Release Robb Files
San Antonio News Express – DPS Appeal Halts Release of Uvalde Shooting Records Ordered by Texas Judge
CBS News (El Paso) – Texas Judge Orders Release of Uvalde Shooting Records, but DPS Could Still Delay
ABC News (El Paso) – DPS Appeal Halts Release of Uvalde Shooting Records Ordered by Texas Judge
Fox News (El Paso) – Texas Judge Orders Release of Uvalde Shooting Records, but DPS Could Still Delay
NBC News (Corpus Christi) – Uvalde Shooting Records: Texas Judge Orders DPS to Release Robb Files
NBC News (Bryan) – Uvalde Shooting Records: Texas Judge Orders DPS to Release Robb Files
ABC News (RGV) – Texas Judge Orders Release of Uvalde Shooting Records, but DPS Could Still Delay
Austin American-Statesman – Texas AG Ken Paxton Appeals Order Requiring DPS to Release Uvalde School Shooting Records
