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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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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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Order List for June 26, 2009

June 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for June 26, 2009

In a very busy order list this morning, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in nine of its pending cases. Because of the volume […]

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