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How the Supreme Court of the United States and federal courts work and affect Texans
Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.
Supreme Court to hear Texas nuclear waste storage case March 5
U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments March 5 in a dispute over disposal of high-level nuclear waste in West Texas. At issue is a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission exceeded its authority under federal law in granting a license to a private company to store spent nuclear fuel at a dump in West Texas for 40 years.
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 latest flashpoint, which hits the Supreme Court on Wednesday, involves a proposed storage site in West Texas.
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 a temporary storage facility for spent nuclear
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.
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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 ...
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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Supreme Court to consider death row plea for DNA testing
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Texas Senator says Ten Commandments in classrooms offer good guidance for students
Rockwall, thinks the Ten Commandments should be displayed in all public school classrooms in Texas. “They’re pretty good ...