SCOTX and 15th Court Arguments, 15th Court Jurisdiction
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Plus, more on pre-merits-briefing grants, and a new podcast episode. Texas Appellate Counsel DigestTexas Supreme CourtThis week, the Supreme Court heard nine oral arguments over three days, concluding with three arguments at Baylor Law School. The cases involve family law, civil procedure (proportionate responsibility, summary judgment, evidentiary sufficiency, and dismissal), oil and gas, public information requests to the Governor and Attorney General, workers’ compensation, and the TCPA. The Court's Oral Argument Advisory has the details, including links to case summaries and documents. Videos of the arguments and a Q&A with Baylor law students are available on the Court's YouTube channel. This week's Supreme Court orders include two new opinions (summarized here, courtesy of the Court), one adopting the anti-fracturing rule for professional malpractice claims and the other deciding when the deadline to object to a condemnation award began to run. Fifteenth Court of AppealsThe Fifteenth Court heard three arguments last week at UT Law School. After holding its first argument sessions at the Court of Criminal Appeals—the Fifteenth Court has no permanent courtroom—UT will host further arguments over the spring. This article from Texas Law News has the details. Bloomberg Law recently reported on an issue with the Fifteenth Court's jurisdiction that is now before the Supreme Court: The legislation creating the Court of Appeals, Fifteenth District, gives an appealing party the choice of filing a case there or in the district associated with the trial court that decided the matter, the justices concluded in a stunning, split decision last month. From the Texas Appellate Counsel BlogI wrote about a development mentioned here last week: changes on the horizon to how the Texas Supreme Court considers and decides petitions for review. The post links to a podcast interview with Justice Evan Young discussing potential changes to the petition process, among several other topics. From the Texas Appellate Law PodcastIn a new episode, we sat down with Chris Dove to explore the intriguing saga of Judge Pauline Newman and delve into the system that polices federal judges.
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