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Supreme Court Justice

San Antonio, TX 78212

Ivy League Justice

By Mark Pulliam | Tuesday, Mar 8, 2022 @ 12:14pm

Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ill-informed comments and questions at the recent oral argument in the challenge to the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccination mandate case (National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor) provide a timely reminder that the hyper-elite legal talent on the nation’s High Court is not always what it is cracked up to be.
Gov. Abbott appoints Bash and Young to Texas Judicial Council

By Staff reports | Monday, Oct 25, 2021 @ 12:22pm

AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Zina Bash and reappointed Evan Young to the Texas Judicial Council for terms set to expire on June 30, 2027, a press release states.
Patent Trolls Fuel a “Renegade Jurisdiction”

By Expose Patent Trolls | Tuesday, Aug 10, 2021 @ 11:58am

Our regular readers will recall our extensive coverage of the patent troll problems in the Western District of Texas, but it’s fair to say patent trolls find fertile ground in courts across the Lone Star State.
Litigation boutique Lehotsky Keller LLP adds 5th SCOTUS clerk and establishes office in Denver

By David Yates | Tuesday, Jul 27, 2021 @ 9:37am

The national litigation boutique Lehotsky Keller LLP has added Katherine C. Yarger as a partner in Denver, CO. The firm, started Feb. 1, has already grown to ten lawyers across three offices—Washington, D.C., Austin, TX, and Denver—and five of the firm’s lawyers clerked at the U.S. Supreme Court.