Now that the Texas Supreme Court’s 2009 season is over, (( The Court’s year ends in August. We’re now starting on the fiscal 2010 […]
Opinion Stats for the Texas Supreme Court’s 2009 Term
September 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments
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Researching Unpublished COA Opinions in Texas
June 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments
I came across a tweet talking about unpublished opinions in Texas and whether practitioners, to be safe, have to use Westlaw and Lexis to search […]
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On Dissents from the Denial of Review
February 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on On Dissents from the Denial of Review
In today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court denied the petition for review in Jerry Gurkoff, D.O. v. Jersak, No. 08-0398 (DB). But two […]
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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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The CVSG Comes to Texas
December 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on The CVSG Comes to Texas
In today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court broke some new ground in how it interacts with the executive branch.
SOLICITOR GENERAL INVITED TO […]
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When Can Amici Expect To Get Oral Argument Time?
November 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on When Can Amici Expect To Get Oral Argument Time?
That’s a question I have been asked about the Texas Supreme Court. The answer is, “When you can convince the Court that you are […]
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Submarine Report: Other Thoughts on Friday’s Orders
June 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Submarine Report: Other Thoughts on Friday’s Orders
Last Friday was interesting for the Texas Supreme Court’s “submarine docket” — the set of cases that the Court resolves without oral argument and without […]
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