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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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Tags: Practice Notes

Cattle rustling and exemplary damages [Jun. 25, 2010]

June 25th, 2010 · Comments Off on Cattle rustling and exemplary damages [Jun. 25, 2010]

The Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in three cases with today’s orders list. It also chose one new petition to be argued this fall.

The […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Yesterday’s program on appellate issues for corporate counsel

June 25th, 2010 · Comments Off on Yesterday’s program on appellate issues for corporate counsel

Yesterday afternoon, the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section hosted a seminar for in-house and counsel and appellate lawyers. There were six panels covering […]

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Tags: Electronic Briefs · Legal Tech

What’s different about this picture?

June 21st, 2010 · Comments Off on What’s different about this picture?

The Court’s website doesn’t have a more formal announcement that Justice Lehrmann has been sworn in, but the large photograph on the Court’s home page […]

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Child forced into prostitution below the legal age of consent is a victim, not an offender; net-worth discovery [June 18, 2010]

June 18th, 2010 · Comments Off on Child forced into prostitution below the legal age of consent is a victim, not an offender; net-worth discovery [June 18, 2010]

The Texas Supreme Court issued two opinions and accepted one new case for oral argument with today’s orders list.

Today’s list was Justice O’Neill’s last on […]

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The “back” button for Adobe e-briefs

June 14th, 2010 · Comments Off on The “back” button for Adobe e-briefs

For all the work Adobe has done to make PDF documents hyperlinked, it has not included a basic navigational feature — the back button.

This weekend, […]

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Tags: Electronic Briefs · Legal Tech

Sexual harassment torts found preempted by TCHRA; homeowners policy doesn’t cover water-leak mold-damage to structure [Jun. 11, 2010]

June 11th, 2010 · Comments Off on Sexual harassment torts found preempted by TCHRA; homeowners policy doesn’t cover water-leak mold-damage to structure [Jun. 11, 2010]

The Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in six cases today. The Court did not accept any new cases for review.

With Justice O’Neill’s final day […]

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Tags: Order Lists

It’s (apparently) time to learn a new Bluebook

June 10th, 2010 · 3 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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Tags: Practice Notes