A new law clarifies that Family Court appeal deadlines are triggered by either mailing or electronic transmission of an order, resolving confusion caused by email service practices.

Appeals from indigent defendants have fallen precipitously in recent years. Experts aren’t sure what’s behind the "really ...

This may be a bit of a “law geek” admission, but whenever I know I’ll be driving alone for at least thirty minutes, I make a habit of listening to Supreme Court arguments. Now that the Court posts ...

AUSTIN, TEXAS, Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ryan Clinton, a nationally recognized appellate lawyer who formerly served as an assistant solicitor general for the state of Texas and has extensive ...

The trial is over. The jury has spoken – or the judge has ruled – and the outcome wasn’t what you hoped. Now what? At that moment, many litigants turn to the idea of an appeal as a second chance, a do ...

The inaugural LLEAP 3 Appellate Practice course is well underway with second-year students completing appellate briefs and preparing for oral arguments in a problem involving Fourth Amendment privacy ...

Johnston Tobey Baruch is pleased to announce that managing shareholder Chad Baruch has been selected for the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list, securing a place for the fourth time in the ...

The George Allen Courts Building pictured in 2023. The Dallas civil courthouse also houses Texas' Fifth District Court of Appeals, where a hearing over fake citations took place Thursday, May 8, 2025.