In re Allcat Claims Service, L.P. and John Weakly, No. 11-0589

The Texas Constitution prohibits the Legislature from imposing an income tax unless the voters of [...]

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We’re expecting the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in the Allcat case soon — really soon.

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With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion, dismissed a case that had been set for argument, and granted a motion to [...]

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I’ve written before about the Allcat Claims Service, L.P. v. Susan Combs, No. 11-0589, challenge to the Texas margins tax, which was argued to the [...]

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Appellate motions for rehearing are a challenge. You need to convey that the Justices have made a critical error, without crossing an invisible line [...]

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New Fifth Circuit blog

David Coale, former head of the State Bar appellate section, has started a new blog about the Fifth Circuit. It’s called [...]

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With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court granted review in four new cases.

Earlier this month, the Court heard [...]

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Severance v. Patterson, No. 09-0387

One of the highest-profile cases last term concerned the Texas Open Beaches Act — asking if the State could claim a [...]

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As always, you can click through the docket numbers to find the underlying opinions, briefs, and other materials.

Texas Department of [...]

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It turns out, there is only one case on today’s argument calendar. Basith Ghazali M.D. v. Patricia Brown, No. 10-0232 has been removed from [...]

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Allcat Claims Service L.P. and John Weakly v. Susan Combs, No. 11-0589

The Texas Supreme Court has set a fast-track schedule for the challenge to Texas’s [...]

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These are some recent requests for full merits briefing from the Texas Supreme Court:

In re Marriage of J.B. and H.B., No. 11-0024

I wrote before [...]

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