Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
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Texas Supreme Court Rejects Repackaging of Professional Claims
On February 21, 2025, in Pitts v Rivas, the Texas Supreme Court finally accepted and applied the “anti-fracturing rule” to professional liability claims. The rule “limits the ability of plaintiffs to ...
A SWAT Team Raided This Innocent Family's Home. The Supreme Court Won't Hear Their Case.
Whether or not a reasonable police officer violates clearly established law when he declines to check the features and ...
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An armed SWAT team burst in the wrong door — but this North Texas family can't sue
James and Karen Jimerson's home was wrongfully raided in March 2019. Courts say they can't sue the officer who led the raid ...
Texas Lawmakers Warn Court on Paralegal Services 'Grave Mistake'
Weeks before the Texas Supreme Court paused a plan—championed by then Chief Justice Nathan Hecht—to let paralegals practice ...
Supreme Court Seems Divided Over Condemned Man's Request for DNA Testing
The Supreme Court is considering whether Ruben Gutierrez, on death row for his role in a 1998 murder of an elderly woman, has ...
Texas Supreme Court Could Make Greg Abbott's Text Messages Public
The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether to compel the governor and attorney general to release emails and texts.
Texas Supreme Court aggressively quizzes 2021 winter storm lawyers
Oncor Electric Delivery and CenterPoint Energy should not face thousands of wrongful death, personal injury and property ...