The following is a short guide on how to find Supreme Court cases and opinions that discuss the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution using freely available online resources.
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Date/Time: Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 2 p.m.
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Civ Pro: Commonly Requested Records
When you are part of a court case, you are entitled to information and documents related to your case, even if they were prepared and submitted by an attorney. You also have the right to access certain state and local government records that are public information under the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA). However, because the Texas Judiciary is exempt from the TPIA, access to court records is determined by the Supreme Court of Texas. The following are answers to questions commonly asked by self-represented (pro se) litigants who are trying to retrieve information about their case or other personal, judicial, or government records.
Read moreFree CLE Tomorrow: Westlaw Basic Legal Research
Title: Westlaw Basic Legal Research
Presented By: Dayne Tracy, Customer Trainer - Government
Event Type/Location: Virtual (Teams)
Duration: 60 minutes
Date/Time: Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 2 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Earn: Texas - 1 hour of CLE
Program Description: Learn the basics of legal research using Westlaw.
Civ Pro: How do I serve someone?
TexasLawHelp.org has several articles on how to serve someone with court papers, as briefly covered in a previous Ex Libris Juris post. For this post in the Civ Pro series, we would like to highlight frequently asked questions by pro se litigants who are serving court documents. TexasLawHelp and TexasCourtHelp are two excellent resources to start with when learning about civil procedure in Texas. For the complete procedure on serving someone in Texas, read Rules (99-124) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
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