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- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to resume deportation of nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants - MSN
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- Texas Supreme Court Overturns Rulings in College Station Extra Territorial Jurisdiction Case - The Texan
- Texas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit over 2018 Home Depot shooting that killed Dallas officer - KERA News
- Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts - The Texas Tribune
- Supreme Court Case on Religious Charter School Previews Fight Over National Voucher Legislation - Texas AFT
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Forum on Selection Methods for State Judges
Dallas Lawyers Chapter, 17 March 2009 – Event Audio/Video
Featuring: Wallace Jefferson, Harold F. See, Jr., Dan Morenoff
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Texas Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Private-Property Owners in Case on Public Access to Beaches
In a case of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court recently ruled in Severance v. Paterson1 that the rights of private-property owners trump the public’s right to access beaches on private property. The court held 5-3 that when an act of nature “suddenly and dramatically” pushes back the vegetation line on a beach, the public easement that state law creates on beaches does not move along with it.2 In other words, while easements may change gradually, an avulsion3 does not entitle the state to a drastic expansion of its claim over existing private property.4 This article will describe the background and decision in Severance and examine how this case fits in with coastal-property jurisprudence.
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State Court Challenges to Legislatively Enacted Tort Reforms
Over the past three decades, proponents of civil liability reform have made significant gains.1 Propelled by significant electoral gains in the 2010 cycle, it appears that the trend will continue this year, with 21 states so far enacting civil liability legislation.