According to a notice posted on the Texas Supreme Court’s website, true electronic filing of appellate briefs is now available in that court:
Effective […]
Entries from March 2011
Electronic filing of appellate briefs is now available in the Texas Supreme Court
March 28th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Tags: Electronic Briefs · Practice Notes
No opinions or grants today [Mar. 25, 2011]
March 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants today [Mar. 25, 2011]
It was a very short orders list this week. The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or choose any new cases for […]
Tags: Order Lists
Two opinions, one grant [Mar. 18, 2011]
March 18th, 2011 · Comments Off on Two opinions, one grant [Mar. 18, 2011]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued two decisions and granted review in one new cases.
Cities do not have sovereign immunity against suits […]
Tags: Order Lists
Rehearing granted in the Open Beaches Act case; five other decisions and one new grant [Mar. 11, 2011]
March 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court granted rehearing in the Texas Open Beaches Act case Severance v. Patterson. (You can read more […]
Tags: Order Lists
An important opinion about agency deference in Texas [Mar. 11, 2011]
March 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on An important opinion about agency deference in Texas [Mar. 11, 2011]
Railroad Commission of Texas and Pioneer Exploration, Ltd. v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future and Clean Water and James G. Popp, No. 08-0497 DDB.
A […]
Tags: Case Notes
Can a worker who was fired for refusing to do an illegal act recover exemplary damages? [Mar. 11, 2011]
March 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment
That’s the question in the Safeshred, Inc. v. Louis Martinez, III, No. 10-0426 (DDB), which has now been chosen for oral argument by the Texas […]
Tags: Case Notes
Voluntary e-filing hits a speed bump
March 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Voluntary e-filing hits a speed bump
I got an email today from the Clerk of the Court noting that the voluntary e-filing the Court announced last week had hit a small […]
Tags: Electronic Briefs · News and Links
Compensation for wrongfully convicted prisoners [Mar. 4, 2011]
March 4th, 2011 · 1 Comment
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion and did not select any new cases for review.
Compensation for wrongful imprisonment when the […]
Tags: Case Notes · Order Lists
