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Will IOLTA Programs Be Victims of the Wall Street Crisis?

January 14th, 2009 · Comments Off on Will IOLTA Programs Be Victims of the Wall Street Crisis?

The Texas Supreme Court issued an advisory today about setting a new interest rate for IOLTA accounts.

IOLTA programs — “Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts” — […]

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SCOTUS Takes Texas Election Case

January 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on SCOTUS Takes Texas Election Case

The U.S. Supreme Court today granted review in an election case that began in Texas, Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Mukasey.

The case […]

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Order List for January 9, 2009

January 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for January 9, 2009

The Court issued opinions in four cases today, set one other case for argument, and issued a slew of other orders.

Opinions

Graber v. Fuqua, No. 05‑0303.

In […]

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Is SCOTX Bucking the Trend Toward More Oral Arguments?

January 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The Texas Appellate Law Blog and Texas Lawyer have mentioned that some intermediate appellate courts are trying to hold more oral arguments.

The Texas Supreme Court, […]

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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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“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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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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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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