Austin Bar Legislative Update: What Has the Legislature Wrought?
Live Webcast: What Has the Legislature Wrought? Well, for one thing, expedited trial procedures for civil cases involving less than $100,000 in controversy. The Supreme Court of Texas has been tasked with promulgating new rules of civil procedure to make cases fast and cheap. A LINK TO THE REGISTRATION… continue reading...
Judiciary and State Bar
On July 11, the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee will hear testimony from the state agencies under its jurisdiction, including the State Bar of Texas and the Office of Court Administration. The hearing notice follows: COMMITTEE: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence TIME & DATE: 11:00 AM, Wednesday,… continue reading...
Austin Bar Legislative Update
FREE TO SPEND: This morning, the United States Supreme Court in a one page per curiam opinion reversed the Montana Supreme Court’s decision in American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock. Please see attached. The decision effectively extends the SCOTUS’s 2010 Citizens United ruling to strike down state campaign finance laws… continue reading...
Congress Avenue Chatter…..
Former President of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel and TEX-ABOTA member, Jay Old, will announce his plans tomorrow to make a run in the Republican primary for Congressman Ron Paul’s seat. Paul has said he will not seek re-election in order to focus on his presidential campaign. continue reading...