Legal Opinion
In Re Nolo Press/Folk Law, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1999No. 98-0724PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hecht
in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice OWEN, Justice BAKER, Justice HANKINSON, Justice O’NEILL, and Justice GONZALES join.
In this original proceeding, Nolo Press, Inc., a publisher of self-help legal books and computer software, petitions for a writ of mandamus compelling the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee to produce documents and information related to the Committee’s operations in general, and in particular, to its current investigation into whether certain of Nolo Press’s publications constitute the unauthorized practice of law in Texas. Alternatively, Nolo Press requests…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Johnson v. Fourth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Sperry v. Florida Ex Rel. Florida BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- The State Bar of Texas v. GomezTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Eichelberger v. EichelbergerTexas Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Crain v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee of the Supreme Court of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
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- Brennan v. City of Willow ParkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012
- Ex parte JohnsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
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