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The Next Generation of Potential Judges Is Losing Interest in State Supreme Courts. Here's Why

Those who have served on their states' courts of last resort say that the pay gap between private practice and public service is widening to the point of turning away attorneys who have the potential to serve their state well.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Gritting My Teeth, I Concur': Judges Conflicted as Lawyer Accused of Theft

"Gritting my teeth, I concur. The removal statutes have shifted over the years, but not enough to erase the stubborn fact that Weaver transformed a remand for waiver-by-participation into a remand for lack of federal jurisdiction," wrote Circuit Judge Stuart K. Duncan
3 minute read

National Law Journal

5th Circuit to Weigh Dueling Readings of Supreme Court's Recently Clarified Gun Test

"Because the [Supreme] Court wasn't more expressive in providing guidance, we're going to continue to see turmoil and confusion in the lower courts," said SMU Dedman School of Law professor Eric Ruben.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Criminal Regime': Miller & Chevalier Files Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Against Syria

"I know that if my father was with me right now, he would not rest until all men, women, and children are released from the Assad regime's concentration camps," said Maryam Kamalmaz, daughter of a missing American who died in Syrian custody.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Gov. Abbott's Judicial Appointee Remains in San Antonio Election Race

"This is a six-month appointment. I'm serving because we have a court that can't afford to go without a seventh Justice for six months and I'm happy to do it," Lori Massey Brissette said.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Kirkland & Ellis Team Secures $19.4M Award for Transportation Tech Company in Patent Infringement Case

Jurors in San Diego decided Platform Science willfully infringed on a patent held by Omnitracs of Texas. The former president of Omnitracs founded Platform Science in 2015.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Reed Smith Partner Moves to Egan Nelson in Dallas

Dallas trial lawyer Mark Johansen left Reed Smith to move to midsize Egan Nelson as a commercial litigation partner who will help build the firm's trial team.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Deeply Divided Court: Judges Disagree on Telecom Subsidies in FCC Case

In Consumers' Research v. FCC, plaintiffs argue Congress violated the U.S. Constitution by allowing the FCC to subdelegate the collection of funds to a private company.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Meet the Texas Lawyers Behind the Wellhead Trade Secrets Dispute

IWS and Downing are direct competitors in the market of systems and methods for controlling hydraulic fracturing operations.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Bracewell Launches Paris Office With 11-Lawyer Norton Rose Energy Team

The Norton Rose Fulbright energy and infrastructure team, led by three partners, expands Bracewell's reach into France and French-speaking Africa.
4 minute read

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