Per capita, incarceration rates in the United States are incredibly high when compared with other countries. In dealing with the accused, prison or jail time is a common form of punishment across the US. There are, however, many other ways
Professor Robert Chesney, James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas School of Law, and Danielle Keats Citron, Professor of Law
In a 6-3 opinion, a divided Supreme Court of Texas has affirmed an Amarillo appellate court’s order stating a dispute must be arbitrated despite that a trial was already completed and judgment was entered in the case. In Bonsmara Natural
On Thursday, the Austin Bar Association hosted the first of two free webcasts regarding options that are currently being considered for a Civil Courts Remote Jury Trial Pilot Program that will be offered soon in Travis County, Texas. An Austin
S.I. Strong, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Law School, has published “International Commercial Courts in the United States and Australia: Possible, Probable, Preferable?,” AJIL Unbound (Forthcoming 2021); Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 20/37. The
University of Alberta Faculty of Law Assistant Professor Tamar Meshel has published “GE Energy v. Outokumpu: Non-signatories Can Now Enforce International Commercial Arbitration Agreements on Equitable Estoppel Grounds,” Harvard Business Law Review Online, Forthcoming. In her scholarly work, Professor Meshel
The National Center for State Courts (“NCSC”) recently assisted in conducting yet another useful webinar for Texas attorneys titled, “Jury Service & Accessing Court Services Remotely in a (Post) Pandemic Texas: Results from a New Texas Public Opinion Poll &
The Supreme Court of the United States has once again agreed to resolve a circuit split regarding whether it is up to a court or an arbitrator to decide questions related to arbitrability in the ongoing saga of Henry Schein,
The Myth—Trial Lawyers Can Read Non-Verbal Cues
For those who practice litigation, the narrative of the trial lawyer is part of our psyche. It is part Atticus Finch, a dash of Clarence Darrow, and a whole smattering of our local
On Thursday, the National Center for State Courts (“NCSC”) conducted a useful webinar titled, “Jury Service and Accessing Court Services Remotely in a (Post) Pandemic America: Results From a New National Public Opinion Poll.” The webinar was designed to address
