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Texas chief justice rejects 'living Constitution,' urges rule changes to streamline courts
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Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock told a joint session that the Texas Supreme Court will interpret the Constitution by originalist principles and pursue administrative rule changes including ending rotating dockets and considering changes to briefing practices to reduce litigation costs.
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock told lawmakers at a joint session that the Texas Supreme Court will follow constitutional originalism and pursue procedural changes intended to make litigation more predictable and less expensive.
“In Texas, under this supreme Court, the living Constitution is dead,” Blacklock said, declaring originalism the court’s guiding approach to constitutional interpretation. He told legislators that judges should…
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