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New Texas Supreme Court chief justice calls for judicial raises, changes to bail laws
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock embraced constitutional originalism, a judicial philosophy tied to conservatism, in addressing ...
Factbox-Top cases now before the US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, ...
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U.S. Supreme Court to weigh future of nuclear fuel storage sites in New Mexico and Texas
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments March 5 in a Texas case with implications for a private firm’s plan to build ...
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Supreme Court divided over death row right to DNA evidence testing
The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to ...
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Supreme Court of Texas chief justice highlights judge pay raises, bail reform in capitol speech
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first ...
Nobody wants to live near nuclear waste. The Supreme Court mulls where to put it
Texas is taking a fight over the country's nuclear waste to the Supreme Court. The issue, a Not In My Backyard dilemma involving toxic radioactive nuclear waste, has been swirling for decades. The ...
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.
Supreme Court appears swayed by Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA testing
The Supreme Court appeared swayed by a Texas death row inmate’s argument he has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws ...
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 Clarifies Limits on Business Fiduciary Duties
On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of Texas delivered a significant ruling in the case of Pitts v. Rivas, addressing the ...
Supreme Court won’t reimpose death sentence for a Utah man convicted of murdering a woman in 1985
The Supreme Court has left in place a Utah state court decision that overturned the death sentence for a man convicted of ...