"CBS exhausted the Texas courts. They went from the trial court to the intermediate court to the highest court"

This quote by Floyd Abrams is referring to the legal fight between CBS and the state of Texas. CBS was trying to challenge a Texas law that restricted the broadcast of a documentary about the previous president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson. CBS exhausted all of the legal alternatives available to them in the Texas court system. They started by submitting a lawsuit in the trial court, then appealing the decision to the intermediate court, and finally appealing the decision to the highest court in the state. This quote is an example of how far CBS wanted to go to challenge the law and safeguard their right to complimentary speech. It also reveals the importance of the court system in protecting the rights of citizens.