Michael Adams-Hurta
@adams-hurta.bsky.social
Houston, Texas appellate attorney with side interests in progressive politics and making the world a better place
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They say Democrats need good candidates all the way down the ballot. They say going progressives need to run for office, too.
I checked both those boxes off today.
I just filed to run for Texas's Fourteenth Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court here in Houston.
www.adams-hurta.com
I checked both those boxes off today.
I just filed to run for Texas's Fourteenth Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court here in Houston.
www.adams-hurta.com
(I typed these out multiple times and still have a typo. 🤦♂️)
They say Democrats need good candidates all the way down the ballot. They say going progressives need to run for office, too.
I checked both those boxes off today.
I just filed to run for Texas's Fourteenth Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court here in Houston.
www.adams-hurta.com
I checked both those boxes off today.
I just filed to run for Texas's Fourteenth Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court here in Houston.
www.adams-hurta.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
(I typed these out multiple times and still have a typo. 🤦♂️)
They say Democrats need good candidates all the way down the ballot. They say going progressives need to run for office, too.
I checked both those boxes off today.
I just filed to run for Texas's Fourteenth Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court here in Houston.
www.adams-hurta.com
I checked both those boxes off today.
I just filed to run for Texas's Fourteenth Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court here in Houston.
www.adams-hurta.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
They say Democrats need good candidates all the way down the ballot. They say going progressives need to run for office, too.
I checked both those boxes off today.
I just filed to run for Texas's Fourteenth Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court here in Houston.
www.adams-hurta.com
I checked both those boxes off today.
I just filed to run for Texas's Fourteenth Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court here in Houston.
www.adams-hurta.com
My hot take is that appellate court decisions should not be so super predictable even without any knowledge of the non-surface facts or any of the underlying case law and jurisprudence.
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My hot take is that appellate court decisions should not be so super predictable even without any knowledge of the non-surface facts or any of the underlying case law and jurisprudence.
I'm just not fit to be a LinkedIn poster. Re-shared a post sharing a Texas Law Review article that sounded interesting to me & made some comments about bookmarking it.
I should have recognized why it sounded so interesting. We voted to publish it when I was a Texas Law Review Articles Editor.
I should have recognized why it sounded so interesting. We voted to publish it when I was a Texas Law Review Articles Editor.
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm just not fit to be a LinkedIn poster. Re-shared a post sharing a Texas Law Review article that sounded interesting to me & made some comments about bookmarking it.
I should have recognized why it sounded so interesting. We voted to publish it when I was a Texas Law Review Articles Editor.
I should have recognized why it sounded so interesting. We voted to publish it when I was a Texas Law Review Articles Editor.
Anyone have a theory on why SCOTUS is taking as long as it is to rule on the Texas redistricting motion to stay? (Beyond administrative stay). Just taking the time to draft opinions, or something else?
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Anyone have a theory on why SCOTUS is taking as long as it is to rule on the Texas redistricting motion to stay? (Beyond administrative stay). Just taking the time to draft opinions, or something else?
This is the type of Jewish holiday season content I come here for.
AND WHILE WE’RE AT IT: every dreidel I have ever made out of clay fails to rise to the occasion
December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is the type of Jewish holiday season content I come here for.
I've gotten way too many emails and texts from political campaigns about the end-of-month fundraising deadline. There is no such thing. (At least not in Texas!) A totally made-up deadline.
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I've gotten way too many emails and texts from political campaigns about the end-of-month fundraising deadline. There is no such thing. (At least not in Texas!) A totally made-up deadline.
I'm not sure if I've seen a single concert multiple times 🫣
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I'm not sure if I've seen a single concert multiple times 🫣
My other pie-discourse comment is that @k-adams-hurta.bsky.social and I had wedding pie instead of wedding cake, and we've never come close to regretting that decision. It was awesome.
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My other pie-discourse comment is that @k-adams-hurta.bsky.social and I had wedding pie instead of wedding cake, and we've never come close to regretting that decision. It was awesome.
I'm seeing there's some Thanksgiving pie discourse. And I'll just say what I've said before but not on this site - if you think pecan pie is bad, you're either allergic to nuts or haven't had a good pecan pie.
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I'm seeing there's some Thanksgiving pie discourse. And I'll just say what I've said before but not on this site - if you think pecan pie is bad, you're either allergic to nuts or haven't had a good pecan pie.
Reposted by Michael Adams-Hurta
I have never seen an opinion like Judge Smith’s dissent in the Texas redistricting case in public before. H/t to the election law blog
electionlawblog.org/wp-content/u...
electionlawblog.org/wp-content/u...
electionlawblog.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I have never seen an opinion like Judge Smith’s dissent in the Texas redistricting case in public before. H/t to the election law blog
electionlawblog.org/wp-content/u...
electionlawblog.org/wp-content/u...
!!!
BREAKING: A three-judge court blocks Texas from using the congressional map passed by its Republican-controlled legislature in August for the 2026 midterms as part of the gerrymandering fight sparked by President Trump. An appeal to the Supreme Court is expected
www.courtlistener.com/docket/60654...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/60654...
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction – #1437 in Leagu...
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
www.courtlistener.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
!!!
Reposted by Michael Adams-Hurta
Random brag: we have four oral arguments this week in Texas courts of appeals, including two by our associates Conor Harvey and Kyle Steingreaber.
Small(ish) firms, y'all, it's where the arguments are at.
www.wrightclosebarger.com/attorneys/ky...
www.wrightclosebarger.com/attorneys/co...
Small(ish) firms, y'all, it's where the arguments are at.
www.wrightclosebarger.com/attorneys/ky...
www.wrightclosebarger.com/attorneys/co...
Kyle Steingreaber - Wright Close Barger & Guzman
Kyle represents clients at every stage of the appellate process: from crafting pre-trial strategies to appealing final judgments and everything in
www.wrightclosebarger.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Random brag: we have four oral arguments this week in Texas courts of appeals, including two by our associates Conor Harvey and Kyle Steingreaber.
Small(ish) firms, y'all, it's where the arguments are at.
www.wrightclosebarger.com/attorneys/ky...
www.wrightclosebarger.com/attorneys/co...
Small(ish) firms, y'all, it's where the arguments are at.
www.wrightclosebarger.com/attorneys/ky...
www.wrightclosebarger.com/attorneys/co...
Oops. Just got the date of a child's birthday party wrong. I'm sure that will happen about a million times more in parenting.
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Oops. Just got the date of a child's birthday party wrong. I'm sure that will happen about a million times more in parenting.
🤯
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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pretty cool #appellatejobs category (if you live in DC or NYC areas)
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Careers at ACLU
Join our team! We’re looking for committed, passionate people for open roles at the ACLU.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
pretty cool #appellatejobs category (if you live in DC or NYC areas)
Reposted by Michael Adams-Hurta
General advice for oral advocates (not only Sauer): The goal is not to win debaters' points or to stuff in as many answers as you can before an interjection--it's to have the sort of conversation you would have with a trusted, wise friend or colleague if you were actually trying to convince them.[7]
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
General advice for oral advocates (not only Sauer): The goal is not to win debaters' points or to stuff in as many answers as you can before an interjection--it's to have the sort of conversation you would have with a trusted, wise friend or colleague if you were actually trying to convince them.[7]
TIL the new Mayor-elect of New York City once did some organizing work in Houston.
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
TIL the new Mayor-elect of New York City once did some organizing work in Houston.
Reposted by Michael Adams-Hurta
A broader point: don’t let people tell you SCOTUS level issues only show up in some kind of special case. They’re everywhere, and if you litigate knowing that, you can bring them to the fore.
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A broader point: don’t let people tell you SCOTUS level issues only show up in some kind of special case. They’re everywhere, and if you litigate knowing that, you can bring them to the fore.
I can't wait for these arguments in my household.
Talking to the 5-year-old about the election tomorrow has backfired spectacularly because she asked if she gets to vote, and I explained to her that she needed to be 18, and she is now crying and vigorously arguing that you should be allowed to vote “whatever age you are”
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I can't wait for these arguments in my household.
Reposted by Michael Adams-Hurta
If we can expand game 7 we can expand the Supreme Court, no?
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
If we can expand game 7 we can expand the Supreme Court, no?
Astros legends* let me down
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Astros legends* let me down
Reposted by Michael Adams-Hurta
You missed the signed order. The jurisdictional deadline passed. Even diligent lawyers hit this trap—until now. Texas launched automatic case notifications October 1. Every attorney of record gets alerts on orders, motions, filings. Details on what changed here.
No More Missed Orders: Texas Launches Statewide Case Notices
On October 1, 2025, Texas launched automatic case notifications for attorneys statewide, finally solving a problem that had tripped up even diligent
www.texappcounsel.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You missed the signed order. The jurisdictional deadline passed. Even diligent lawyers hit this trap—until now. Texas launched automatic case notifications October 1. Every attorney of record gets alerts on orders, motions, filings. Details on what changed here.
Reposted by Michael Adams-Hurta
This would NEVER happen to the Savannah Bananas.
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This would NEVER happen to the Savannah Bananas.
While I wish the Astros were here instead of the Blue Jays, this is much more relaxing.
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
While I wish the Astros were here instead of the Blue Jays, this is much more relaxing.