With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one long-awaited decision about water rights in Texas. It did not grant any other cases […]
Landmark Texas water rights case may lead to future takings claims or legislative fixes: Edwards Aquifer v. Day [Feb. 24, 2012]
February 24th, 2012 · Comments Off on Landmark Texas water rights case may lead to future takings claims or legislative fixes: Edwards Aquifer v. Day [Feb. 24, 2012]
Tags: Case Notes · Order Lists
New class action says all appellate briefs and trial papers are copyrighted
February 22nd, 2012 · 4 Comments
If legal publishers can’t resell appellate briefs and pleadings without offending copyright, can courts give them away?
Tags: Legal Writing · News and Links
El Paso mayor recall-election appeal is on a fast track… to somewhere
February 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment
On the Friday before this holiday weekend, the El Paso Court of Appeals issued its decision in a hotly contested local election case. The […]
Tags: News and Links
This month in tea leaves: Are opinion releases now on a regular schedule?
February 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on This month in tea leaves: Are opinion releases now on a regular schedule?
When I started this blog, it seemed like every Friday orders list brought the possibility of a new opinion.
To be sure, the odds did not […]
Tags: Practice Notes
SCOTX denies review in the Mike Leach case; grants review in two others
February 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on SCOTX denies review in the Mike Leach case; grants review in two others
If you rationalize your time watching ESPN as a way to supplement your legal news — and believe me, I’ve been there — you will […]
Tags: Order Lists
Court rejects second challenge to the Texas franchise tax [Feb. 10, 2012]
February 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on Court rejects second challenge to the Texas franchise tax [Feb. 10, 2012]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court turned away the second recent challenge to the Texas franchise tax.
In November, the Court upheld the tax […]
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Motions to reset oral argument – No opinions today [Feb. 3, 2012]
February 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off on Motions to reset oral argument – No opinions today [Feb. 3, 2012]
With its orders list today, the Texas Supreme Court did not choose any new cases for argument or issue opinions. But it did reshuffle […]
Tags: Order Lists · Practice Notes
Chosen for argument: Oil and gas duties, valuing property taken by a pipeline company, child support enforcement, tort claims act, and family law mediation
January 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment
With today’s orders list (earlier post), the Court also chose six cases for oral argument.
February 27, 2012
Wendell Reeder v. Wood County Energy, LLC; Wood County […]
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