The City of Fort Worth’s decades-old struggle with the “fuzzy animal” exception to state gaming laws entered a new phase Friday when a unanimous Texas Supreme Court sent its case back to the Second Court of Appeals. The state’s highest court asked the lower court to make the constitutionality of Fort Worth game rooms less…well, fuzzy. Janet Elliott explains.
DBJ: Texas Central Wins Key Legal Decision for High-Speed Rail Project
The Dallas to Houston high-speed rail project won a key legal battle Thursday. Up next? Potentially the Texas Supreme Court.
SCOTX Bill Brewer Sanctions Opinion ‘May Do Incalculable Damage to Jury System’
Four prominent trial organizations representing more than 10,000 lawyers in Texas filed a brief Friday asking the Texas Supreme Court to reverse an opinion it issued two weeks ago that tossed out sanctions against Dallas lawyer Bill Brewer for allegedly trying to taint the jury pool in one of his cases. “This opinion appears to set a new and disturbing standard,” the brief states.
Former Fifth Circuit Law Clerk Set to Make His U.S. Supreme Court Debut – By Teleconference
Texas-born Mithun Mansinghani will be making his first appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court next week as Oklahoma’s Solicitor General. Since the case will be argued via teleconference he won’t actually be appearing, but that doesn’t make the case any less important, or the pressure any less intense. Tony Mauro profiles Mansinghani and what’s at stake in the case.
High Wired: Mark Werbner’s Guide to the new SCOTUS TeleArguments
Your dog or your 4-year-old are cute additions to the office Zoom conference, but if you happen to be arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court anytime soon, you might want to get out of the house. Come Monday, the court will be taking their arguments by teleconference and the experience will be…different. We asked Dallas trial lawyer Mark Werbner for his advice on adapting the chance of a lifetime to the Age of Social Distance.
Amicus Practice at the Texas Supreme Court
Amicus involvement has grown steadily in numbers and importance at the Texas Supreme Court, according to a five-year study by Haynes and Boone. This article examines the trends and sources of amicus filings at the state’s high court.
SCOTX Tosses Highland Capital’s $211M Judgment against Credit Suisse, Upholds $40M
Any other day, a plaintiff would be thrilled that the Texas Supreme Court upheld a $40 million jury verdict in their favor. But Highland Capital is no ordinary plaintiff and its fraud case against Credit Suisse over a 2007 Las Vegas residential real estate project has been far from run-of-the-mill.
Varsity Brands Wins Again at Alabama Supreme Court
Dallas-based Varsity Brands has sealed last year’s $3.1 million Alabama jury verdict with a final win at the Supreme Court of Alabama. The court let stand a judgment against Jostens for luring 47 school clients by hiring two salesmen bearing key trade secrets from a Varsity Brands subsidiary.