It’s once again the season that law students apply for judicial clerkships. I clerked at the Court about a decade ago and know that […]
Clerkship applications open for the Texas Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 term
August 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Clerkship applications open for the Texas Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 term
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Briefing requests: Same-sex divorce in Texas, evidence needed to challenge tax appraisals
August 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briefing requests: Same-sex divorce in Texas, evidence needed to challenge tax appraisals
These are some recent requests for full merits briefing from the Texas Supreme Court:
Same-sex divorce
In re Marriage of J.B. and H.B., No. 11-0024
I wrote before […]
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“Common Blunders in Texas Supreme Court Briefs”
August 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on “Common Blunders in Texas Supreme Court Briefs”
Last Friday, Texas Lawyer published a helpful article: “Common Blunders in Texas Supreme Court Briefs”. It was written by Martha Lackritz, who just finished […]
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No opinions or argument grants today [Aug. 5, 2011]
August 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on No opinions or argument grants today [Aug. 5, 2011]
Today’s Texas Supreme Court orders list did not include any opinions or new cases chosen for oral argument. The Court will return from its […]
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Original proceeding that challenges the Texas business-margins tax
August 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Original proceeding that challenges the Texas business-margins tax
In re Allcat Claims Service, L.P. and John Weakley, No. 11-0589 (Petition)
Late last week, a Texas business (Allcat Claims Service, L.P.) asked the Texas Supreme […]
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SCOTX asks the Fifth Circuit to move first in resolving the mootness of the Texas open-beaches case [Jul. 29, 2011]
July 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on SCOTX asks the Fifth Circuit to move first in resolving the mootness of the Texas open-beaches case [Jul. 29, 2011]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion in a (still) pending case. It did not grant any new petitions for […]
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The Dallas Court weighs in on the scope of health-care liability
July 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment
The Dallas Court has recently decided that laser hair removal is not covered by Texas’s medical-malpractice statute.
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Case challenging Texas straight-ticket voting moves forward
July 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on Case challenging Texas straight-ticket voting moves forward
The Texas Supreme Court recently requested full briefing in Andrade v. Venable, No. 11-0008, in which a voter challenges how straight-ticket voting is conducted in […]
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