Toluwani Osibamowo
Law and Justice ReporterToluwani Osibamowo covers law and justice for KERA News. She joined the newsroom in 2022 as a general assignments reporter. She previously worked as a news intern for Texas Tech Public Media and copy editor for Texas Tech University’s student newspaper, The Daily Toreador, before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She was named one of Current's public media Rising Stars in 2024. She is originally from Plano.
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Texas Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical that a woman who regrets her gender transition can't sue her therapist. -
Ken Paxton's office announced Friday it has issued a request for records and documents from the Screwston Anti-Fascist Committee to identify the scope of their alleged legal violations, including an alleged connection to the Prairieland ICE Detention Center shooting. -
The Texas Supreme Court decided the American Bar Association should "no longer have the final say" on which law school graduates can become licensed lawyers. Will the move foster accessibility and innovation in the legal field as advocates hope — or will most things stay the same? -
A federal judge in Fort Worth sanctioned three defense attorneys in the July 4 Prairieland Detention Center shooting case for filing "frivolous" motions to conduct discovery of evidence they say the government hasn't fully handed over. -
Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston and El Paso are among more than 50 cities suing the State of Texas over two laws they say will result in millions in lost revenue from companies that provide cable and telecommunications services to their residents. -
Justices will have to decide who has the final say on whether delta-8 THC is legal: the Texas Legislature or the Texas Department of State Health Services. -
Texas' highest civil court is set to hear and rule on cases dealing with several hot-button issues, including hemp, gender-affirming care and the state's ban on abortions after detection of cardiac activity. -
North Texas judge won’t face sanctions for declining to marry gay couples, Texas Supreme Court rulesTexas Supreme Court justices reinforced their stance that judges who decline to perform certain weddings for religious reasons won’t face state sanctions. -
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday finalized a tentative opinion issued in September that no longer requires soon-to-be lawyers to attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. The power to approve those law schools now rests with the state's highest civil court. -
The Dallas-area appeals court reversed a fentanyl dealing conviction because there's no evidence the jury had 12 people. There's also no evidence of when or why the case was assigned to another judge. -
A Dallas County judge threw out real estate investment firm Asana Partners' lawsuit that led to the controversial Deep Ellum bar's closure for months earlier this year. Rodeo Dallas reopened in Uptown last month. -
McKinney police were conducting a welfare check on the home after family members said they hadn't heard from the couple for several days. Officers shot their son who was in the home with a gun, and he's hospitalized in stable condition.
