2025 Stephen H. Philbin, II Award Recipient for Excellence in Legal Reporting
- Dallas Bar Foundation
- Oct 24, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 5
2025 Stephen H. Philbin Award Grand Prize Winner for Excellence in Legal Reporting - Mark Curriden, The Texas Lawbook
Title of Entry
President Trump v. Big Law—The First Five Turbulent Months
Aired/Publication Date(s) - January 2025 - June 2025
The Texas Lawbook reported extensively -- twenty-three articles -- and comprehensively on a subject of paramount importance to the rule of law: the administration's unprecedented executive order attacks on law firms nationwide, many with Texas offices, and the law firms' responses.
Media Organization
The Texas Lawbook
This entry includes only 2 of more than 40 reports.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/investigates/onalaska-texas-drug-plane-scandal-investigation/287-3bc11085-ce26-442a-8c69-e722c966a2f1 The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/hXBTwtt_fEo
2025 Stephen H. Philbin Award Second Prize Winners for Excellence in Legal Reporting - WFAA Investigative Reporting Team
Title of Entry
Unlicensed and Unchecked
Aired/Publication Date(s)
May 17, 2023; July 13, 2023
Media Organization
WFAA
Media Team
Tanya Eiserer
Charles Carter
John Gibson
Morgan Young
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What a terrific update thank you for sharing the 2023 winners of the Stephen H. Philbin II Award. The depth and impact of investigations like “Broken Trust : The Onalaska, Texas Drug Plane Scandal” from WFAA and the “Gun Loopholes in Texas Legislature” series from Texas Tribune really underscore how legal journalism can shine a light into parts of our system that need it most.
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