In June, I wrote about a proposal before the Texas Supreme Court to adopt a word-count rule for Texas appellate briefs instead of the current […]
SCOTX moves one step closer to requiring word counts for all Texas appellate briefs
August 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Tags: Legal Writing
Certified question accepted; another on the way [Aug. 10, 2012]
August 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on Certified question accepted; another on the way [Aug. 10, 2012]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court agreed to answer a certified question about at-will employment status. The case is Gary Sawyer, Doug […]
Tags: Order Lists
Treating the internet like a giant amicus brief: Judge Alsup’s order, from an appellate perspective
August 8th, 2012 · Comments Off on Treating the internet like a giant amicus brief: Judge Alsup’s order, from an appellate perspective
When I saw this tweet last night, my first thought was that I’ve clearly been blogging about the wrong things.
Federal Judge orders Google/Oracle to disclose […]
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Another quiet summer orders list [Aug. 3, 2012]
August 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off on Another quiet summer orders list [Aug. 3, 2012]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or choose any new petitions for oral argument.
Tags: Order Lists
Certified question about at-will employment status in Texas
July 29th, 2012 · Comments Off on Certified question about at-will employment status in Texas
As noted over on 600camp.com, the Fifth Circuit has just certified a question to the Texas Supreme Court about the at-will employment doctrine in Texas.
The […]
Tags: Case Notes
New blog about the Dallas Court of Appeals: ‘600 Commerce’
July 27th, 2012 · Comments Off on New blog about the Dallas Court of Appeals: ‘600 Commerce’
There is a new blog covering commercial cases in the Dallas Court of Appeals, with a name inspired by the courthouse address: 600 Commerce.
If that […]
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Quiet orders list [Jul. 27, 2012]
July 27th, 2012 · Comments Off on Quiet orders list [Jul. 27, 2012]
The lull of the summer recess continues. The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or choose any new cases for argument with […]
Tags: Order Lists
How big is 14 point font? That nerdy question is now before the Michigan Supreme Court.
July 26th, 2012 · Comments Off on How big is 14 point font? That nerdy question is now before the Michigan Supreme Court.
I saw a tweet on Thursday from Matthew Butterick about a state supreme court case that turns, believe it or not, on whether a party […]
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