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Order List for August 7, 2009

August 7th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for August 7, 2009

It was another quiet summer order list from the Texas Supreme Court this week.

This quiet spell is nearly over. Next week, the Court begins […]

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Justice O’Neill decides to leave the bench

August 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Justice Harriett O’Neill released a statement today through the Court’s public information officer:

This week I met with Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson and informed him that […]

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Important Louisiana case about legal advertising on the internet

August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on Important Louisiana case about legal advertising on the internet

There is a pending case in Louisiana that could become very significant for lawyer advertising in Texas. In Public Citizen, Inc., et al. v. […]

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Who owns your appellate briefs?

August 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

There was a really interesting recent thread on the Volokh Conspiracy about whether West or Lexis selling access to appellate briefs was copyright infringement.

Both sides […]

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Blogging on Pause

July 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Some of you may have tuned in on Friday to see my coverage of last week’s extensive order list.

I left town very early Friday for […]

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Tags: SCOTXblog Announcements

Fall Argument Dates Announced

July 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on Fall Argument Dates Announced

The Texas Supreme Court’s online calendar has been updated. The days for oral argument this fall are:

September 8, 9, 10 (Tue/Wed/Thu)

October 6, 7, 8 […]

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Clerkship Job-Hunting Bulletin Boards

June 29th, 2009 · Comments Off on Clerkship Job-Hunting Bulletin Boards

I was recently told about the Clerkship Notification Blog, which offers a forum to share information about federal and state clerkship offers.

This very specialized job […]

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Disciplinary Appellate Panels Can Deviate Slightly From the Required 2-to-1 Ratio of Lawyers to Laypersons

June 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on Disciplinary Appellate Panels Can Deviate Slightly From the Required 2-to-1 Ratio of Lawyers to Laypersons

In re Boma O. Allison, No. 08-0705 (Jefferson, C.J.) (DocketDB)

The lawyer in this disciplinary appeal appeared before a six-member hearing panel. Only four members […]

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