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  • April 14, 2020 | Law.com

    Why Are Asian Americans Passing on Law School? New Report Offers Theories

    A new report co-authored by California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu projects that the number of Asian American lawyers in the U.S. will stagnate by 2030.

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  • Matzen v. McLane

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
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    Case Number: 03-18-00740-CV

    In an underlying case involving appellant Matzen's civil commitment under the sexually violent predator statute, the district court granted in part appellees' plea to the jurisdiction.

  • Texas Dept. of Ins. v. Texas Association

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Litigation
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Goodwin
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    Case Number: 03-19-00185-CV

    In this interlocutory appeal, appellant Texas Department of Insurance challenged the trial court's denial of its plea to the jurisdiction on two claims brought by appellee Texas Association of Health Plans

  • Wendt v. Weinman Associates

    Publication Date: 2020-02-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Fee Disputes
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
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    Case Number: 03-19-00036-CV

    Appellant Wendt hired appellee Weinman to represent him in a child custody modification suit.

  • January 29, 2020 | The Recorder

    Justices Set Up Working Group to Study Bias in Jury Selection

    "Some states have adopted or begun to consider additional measures designed to address perceived shortcomings in the practical application of the Batson framework." The court added: "Today we join this dialogue."

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  • Chacon v. Gribble

    Publication Date: 2019-12-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
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    Case Number: 03-18-00737-CV

    J.L.C. was born in 2016 and within months, the Attorney General filed a petition to establish the parent-child relationship, alleging appellee mother's then-husband and the presumed father was not the biological father and that appellant, with whom appellee had an extra-marital relationship, was the biological father.

  • Paxton v. Escamilla

    Publication Date: 2019-11-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Baker
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    Case Number: 03-18-00346-CV

    Appellee, the Travis County Attorney, received a Public Information Act request for each deferred prosecution agreement his office executed in domestic-violence cases since 2015.

  • State Of Texas v. City Of Double Horn

    Publication Date: 2019-11-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Government
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Baker
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    Case Number: 03-19-00304-CV

    The State of Texas complained that the trial court erred in denying its petition for leave to file an information in the nature of quo warranto, seeking to invalidate and void the incorporation of the City of Double Horn for failure to comply with statutory requirements for incorporation and to remove the officers of the City of Double Horn from office.

  • In Re Bertucci

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Goodwin
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    Case Number: 03-19-00245-CV

    The probate court denied relator's motion to exclude the court appointed auditor's report based on his exceptions to the report and ruled that the report was "conclusive as to the accounts stated therein."

  • Davis v. Morath

    Publication Date: 2019-10-28
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Education Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
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    Case Number: 03-18-00377-CV

    Appellants, who are teachers employed with the Dallas Independent School District, filed a collective grievance challenging their appraisals under the DISD's newly adopted teacher-appraisal system, which the Commissioner of Education dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.