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The federal courts sitting in Texas apply state law when the case is not controlled by federal law or by the law of another jurisdiction based contractual choice of law or other basis for application of another's jurisdiction's law. Not infrequently the federal district courts sitting in Texas and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals make ...
Republic v. Skidmore, Dallam 581 (1844).Concerning headwright certificates issued to families residing in Texas on the date independence was declared. [1]Herbert v. Moore, Dallam 592 (1844).
Every year, each of the 50 United States state supreme courts decides hundreds of cases. Of those cases dealing with state law, a few significantly shape or re-shape the law of their state or are so influential that they later become models for decisions of other states or the federal government, or are noted for being rejected by other jurisdictions.
In the new year, blockbuster legal cases will play out in US courts. Major criminal cases include Sean "Diddy" Combs and Luigi Mangione. In the civil arena, the DOJ's list of antitrust lawsuits ...
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State First filing date Case Court Docket no(s). Outcome Comments References Federal: December 7, 2020: Texas v. Pennsylvania et al. US Supreme Court (original jurisdiction) 22O155 Denied Lawsuit filed by Texas attorney general against Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Denied due to lack of standing. [60] [61] [62] District of ...
[citation needed] Applied for reinstatement in Maine in 2013, and approved by a judge of the state's Supreme Judicial Court, but decision appealed by the state Board of Bar Examiners, requiring a rehearing by the entire court. Case heard by the full court on January 14, 2014; [6] the court announced on April 10 that it had voted 4–2 to deny ...
A Texas state court authorised an emergency order allowing a pregnant woman to get an abortion — flying in the face of the state’s strict anti-abortion bans and the first case of its kind ...