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Read moreCiv Pro: Discovery in Texas
This blog post is the first in a new series from Ex Libris Juris highlighting common topics in civil procedure (Civ Pro). This series is meant to provide general information and further resources to help you prepare to represent yourself in a civil lawsuit in Harris County.
In Texas, there are three basic phases of a civil lawsuit: Pretrial, Trial, and Post-Trial. One of the most important parts of Pretrial preparation is Discovery.
Read moreGideon’s Legacy
On March 18, 1963, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v . Wainwright that the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of counsel in criminal cases is a fundamental right, essential to a fair trial, as provided by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The court battle leading up to this ruling was truly a case of David v. Goliath. In recent years, there has been a push to advocate for a “Civil Gideon” – the right to legal counsel in civil cases. If Civil Gideon should ever come to pass as a universal Constitutional right, the legacy of Clarence Earl Gideon, whose own case was decided on this day 59 years ago, would be fulfilled for all so that “justice should be the same, in substance and availability, without regard to economic status” and irrespective of the type of offense.
Read moreLatest & Greatest - The Copyright Handbook
Be honest. How many of you have considered, or at least thought about, writing the next great American novel, or perhaps documenting your life and experiences in a memoir? If so, it has probably crossed your mind that you need some way to protect your creative effort from unwanted copying. This is the point where the law of copyright steps in and where confusion surfaces. Attorney Stephen Fishman, a recognized expert in the field of copyright, has created The Copyright Handbook: What Every Writer Needs to Know to help would-be writers navigate this somewhat puzzling area of the law.
Read moreFree CLE on 3/17/2022: Intermediate Legal Research on Westlaw
Go beyond the basics of legal research using Westlaw.
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