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Federal Court Update

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Fourth Court Update: Case Law Update

By Justice Marialyn Barnard

March-April 2016 On the Cover: Members of the San Antonio Lawyer Board of Editors - Bottom row: Dominic NegrĂłn, Barry Beer, Harry Munsinger, Steve Peirce, Amy Bitter; Second row: Stephen Gordon, Kala Dumont, Editor in Chief Sara Murray, Paul Curl; Third row: Johnny Thomas, Sherry Barnash, Per Hardy, David Willis; Fourth row: Erin Boren, Editor in Chief Emeritus Hon. Barbara Hanson Nellermoe, Shannon Greenan, James Rodriguez, Jason Rammel. Photo by Jeffrey W. Bryson.

Photo contributions from: San Antonio Lawyer Archives (p. 5-11), Hugh McWilliams (p. 6), SABA Archives (p. 5, 7-8), Cynthia A. Murray (p. 9), Jon Powell (p. 15) Archives of the San Antonio Lawyer are available on the San Antonio Bar Association website, www.sabar.org.

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