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Friday, October 23, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Ranger immunity

DALLAS — A federal judge in Texas finds that a Texas Ranger is immune from the false imprisonment claims brought by a partygoer who was told he would “receive the needle” for allegedly shooting people at a homecoming event; the arrested man had left the party before the shooting occurred, but remained in jail for nine days on capital murder charges.

Read the ruling here.

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