· 6/8/2012
Kerry Heckman, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Williamson County
Citations
- 369 S.W.3d 137
- 55 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 803
- 2012 WL 2052813
- 2012 Tex. LEXIS 462
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that constitutional harms are sufficient to satisfy the injury prong of standing
- “[C]ourts have an obligation to take into account intervening events that may render a lawsuit moot.”
- “A case becomes moot if . . . the issues presented are no longer ‘live,’ or if the parties lack a legally cognizable interest in the outcome.”
- analysis of a plea to the jurisdiction begins with the live pleadings
- “[C]ourts always have jurisdiction to determine their own jurisdiction.”
- court must dismiss case that is or becomes moot
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Judges: Willett
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