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for the Public

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Recent Opinions and Vote Breakdowns New Requests for Full Merits Briefing New Petitions Filed With the Court Cases Broken Down by Court of Appeals Community-Driven List of Pending Issues Top Amicus Curiae Groups and Cases Cases Mentioned in News Stories and Blogs

“Who Is Filing Amicus Briefs To Weigh In
On the Texas Supreme Court's Docket?”

These are the most frequent filers. The full list of 197 current amicus filings is available to registered users, as well as personalized tracking features to learn about new amicus filings.

“Which Cases Have Drawn
the Most Amicus Filers?”

The cases below have attracted five or more amicus briefs. The full list of 63 cases with at least one amicus brief is available only to registered users.

With 45 amici:

CAROL SEVERANCE v. JERRY PATTERSON, COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE; GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND KURT SISTRUNK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 09-0387.


A Hectic Week on the Takings Front Environmental Law Prof Blog (April 6, 2012)
Beach ruling is not in public interest Austin American-Statesman (April 3, 2012)
Ruling favors landowners over Texas Open Beaches Act Brownsville Herald (April 2, 2012)
35 More Articles...

With 25 amici:

THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS v. BURRELL DAY AND JOEL MCDANIEL, No. 08-0964.
37 days since a motion for rehearing was filed on April 11, 2012

Texas Farmers Battle Ogallala Pumping Limits Texas Tribune (March 18, 2012)
Groundwater decision leaves a lot of unanswered questions Lufkin Daily News (March 18, 2012)
Taking a Deeper Look at the Texas Supreme Court’s Ruling on Water State Impact NPR (March 1, 2012)
12 More Articles...

With 12 amici:

ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (EAST TEXAS) L.P. v. AVINGER TIMBER, LLC, No. 10-0950.
81 days since oral argument was held on February 27, 2012

Chosen for argument: Oil and gas duties, valuing property taken by a pipeline company, child support enforcement, tort claims act, and family law mediation SCOTXblog (January 27, 2012)

With 7 amici:

ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC v. DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT AND FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, No. 11-0079.
128 days since oral argument was held on January 11, 2012

With 6 amici:

CENTOCOR, INC. v. PATRICIA HAMILTON AND THOMAS HAMILTON, No. 10-0223.
162 days since oral argument was held on December 8, 2011

Opinion about gas rates; Upcoming argument about how direct-to-consumer advertising affects drug-maker liability [Nov. 18, 2011] SCOTXblog (November 18, 2011)
Already DTC (Done Through Causation) - More Thoughts About A DTC Exception Drug and Device Law (January 20, 2011)
Top Ten Best Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions Of 2010 Drug and Device Law (December 29, 2010)