In Austin, August arrives with a weather forecast of 100-degree days. It leaves with the flurry of opinions the Texas Supreme Court traditionally issues [...]
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Getting ready for year-end orders; check your scorecard
August 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
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First observations about next year’s calendar
July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
The Court’s online calendar has now been updated to show argument sittings and conferences planned for the next term.
It shows the expected burst of conferences [...]
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Final conference today; last orders expected Friday
June 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment
According to the Texas Supreme Court’s online calendar (here), today is the last conference of the Justices until August 16th. We can expect any [...]
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It’s (apparently) time to learn a new Bluebook
June 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments
I’ve just ordered my copy of the new (and 96 pages longer) Bluebook citation guide.
I ordered from Amazon; if you like paying for shipping, you [...]
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Today’s CLE presentation on electronic briefs [updated, with slide deck]
June 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments
I’ll be speaking today with Blake Hawthorne at the UT State and Federal Appeals Conference about some recent changes in electronic briefing rules and what [...]
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How to Make PDF E-Briefs for the Texas Supreme Court
May 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments
The blog has covered the Texas Supreme Court’s new rules for electronic briefs, including a few pointers on what’s likely to trip you up.1
Today, I’m [...]
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Texas Supreme Court takes more steps toward electronic filing
May 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments
The Texas Supreme Court has issued a new order to amend and replace its original order about e-filing, which I wrote about in February. [...]
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Austin Court moves toward electronic records
March 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Yesterday, the Texas Supreme Court approved a new local rule for the Third Court (covering Austin) that provides a framework for electronic district court records. [...]
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