{"id":292,"date":"2020-04-21T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/600hemphill.com\/?p=292"},"modified":"2020-04-25T17:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T17:08:00","slug":"vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/600hemphill.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/21\/vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A case about state education policy became moot after the plaintiff nonsuited (after a favorable court of appeals opinion, and during the course of merits briefing before the supreme court). The Court dismissed the appeal and vacated the court of appeals opinon, nothing the general Texas rules on the subject and observing: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/600hemphill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gogos-vacation.jpg?resize=252%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" width=\"252\" height=\"247\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Vacatur removes the opinion\u2019s binding precedential nature but does not strike it from case reporters or foreclose litigants and courts in future cases from relying on it as persuasive authority. Thus, while we use the term &#8216;vacated&#8217; to describe the court of appeals\u2019 opinion in this case, the practical effect of today\u2019s action is to remove from the opinion any formal precedential effect. Again, we previously compared the precedential status of a court of appeals opinion after the judgment has been vacated to a case bearing the notation &#8216;writ dismissed.&#8217; Whatever the precise import of that notation, &#8216;vacating&#8217; such an opinion simply eliminates any binding precedential effect it may have. This ensures the path is truly clear for relitigation by indicating to lower courts and future panels of the court of appeals that they are under no obligation to follow the opinion in future cases. It does not, however, eliminate altogether &#8216;the public nature of the court of appeals opinion.'&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/600hemphill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Morath-v.-Lewis.pdf\">Morath v. 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