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Entries from January 2009

The Year End Order That Wasn’t

January 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This is a post that will likely interest only avid court watchers.

I overlooked something as last December wound to a close. In recent years, […]

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Tags: Practice Notes

“Kill the Billable Hour”

January 6th, 2009 · Comments Off on “Kill the Billable Hour”

Evan Chesler, the managing partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, has an article in Forbes with the give-away-the-conclusion title “Kill the Billable Hour”.

He proposes that […]

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Tags: News and Links

Happy New Term!

January 6th, 2009 · Comments Off on Happy New Term!

With the new calendar year comes the start of the Texas Supreme Court’s 2009 Term. It may be a formality, but for the clerk’s […]

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Tags: Case Notes

California Appeal Challenging In-State Tuition Benefits That Reach Illegal Immigrants

January 5th, 2009 · Comments Off on California Appeal Challenging In-State Tuition Benefits That Reach Illegal Immigrants

The Los Angeles Times has this story about a pending California Supreme Court case, Martinez v. Board of Regents of the University of California, that […]

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No Weekly Orders for January 2, 2009

January 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on No Weekly Orders for January 2, 2009

The Court is not issuing its normal weekly orders this week. The last orders for the 2008 Term issued on December 19th.

The Court should […]

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Tags: Order Lists