Dumbocrat Dan Morales, who got into Harvard under affirmative action, was AG of Texas when Hopwood was decided. He then read the decision more expansively than necessary and thus banned various state AA programs (scholarships etc) that Hopwood didn't speak to. He ran for governor running, in part, against AA and lost in the primary. It took a conservative Republican, John Cornyn, to reverse his asinine opinion and reinstate the programs Morales declared illegal.
He left office as AG under a cloud, that has grown into a storm as it's pretty clear besides having shitty politics, he's a sleazebag. This morning I heard on the news about his jailing and my schedeufreude-ometer pegged!
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Dan Morales jailed Judge revokes former attorney general's bond By David Pasztor
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Former Texas Attorney General Dan Morales was jailed Wednesday after federal prosecutors claimed he broke the law after he was indicted in March on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, tax fraud and lying on a loan application.
At the close of a hearing on the status of the case against Morales, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks temporarily revoked Morales' bond and called marshals to the courtroom to take Morales away.
Sparks scheduled a hearing for 1:30 Thursday to decide if Morales will be released on bond again or remain in jail while awaiting trial. Officials would not say where Morales would be held over night
"We'll see you tomorrow," Morales said as was being led away.
The dramatic turn of events came near the close of a routine "status conference" in the federal case against Morales and longtime friend Marc Murr. The two men were indicted in early March and have been free on bond since.
Near the close of Wednesday's hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Blankinship rose to ask Sparks to revoke Morales' bond, saying prosecutors had new evidence showing that Morales may have committed new offenses since his indictment.
Blankinship presented Sparks with documents that he said showed Morales had purchased two used cars -- a Mercedes and a Lexus -- within days of filing a sworn affidavit with the court indicating that he had no income.
Morales is being represented by an appointed public defender, although he has said the arrangement is temporary until he can finalize arrangements with private lawyers.
According to Blankinship, Morales paid about $70,000 for the Mercedes and Lexus, both 2000 models. On loan applications to buy the cars, Morales listed his income as either $20,000 a month or $20,800 a month.
But the sworn statement Morales signed when he received a court-appointed attorney indicated that Morales had no income, Blankinship said.
After taking a brief recess to study the documents, Sparks announced from the bench that the evidence seemed to show "inconsistent" statements by Morales.
Sparks then ordered Morales taken into custody.