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Entries from October 2008

Order List for October 31, 2008

October 31st, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for October 31, 2008

This week’s order list was also quiet, with no opinions issued and no new petitions granted.

Election Day is November 4th. The Court’s next argument […]

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Order List for October 24, 2008

October 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This week’s order list was relatively quiet, with no opinions issued and no new petitions granted.

Election Day is November 4th. The Court’s next argument […]

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We Welcome Another Texas Appellate Blog

October 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on We Welcome Another Texas Appellate Blog

The folks at Cowles & Thompson have a new blog covering state and federal cases of interest to Texas lawyers. It’s called Reverse and […]

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Order List for October 17, 2008

October 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for October 17, 2008

The Court issued one opinion with today’s order list.

That case is DiGiuseppe d/b/a Southbrook Development Co. v. Lawler, No. 04-0641.

In this 5-4 decision, the tiebreaking […]

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Update on Cornyn’s Amicus Brief

October 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Update on Cornyn’s Amicus Brief

Yesterday, Senator Cornyn released a press statement about the amicus brief he submitted in the City of Dallas v. Abbott case being argued before the […]

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Justice v. Justice

October 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Justice v. Justice

In re Justice Jan P. Patterson, Justice, Third District Court of Appeals, in Her Official Capacity, No. 08-0858

A few weeks back, the Third Court released […]

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Ex-Justices Weighing In

October 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Ex-Justices Weighing In

Former Justice Craig Enoch wrote an op-ed piece for the Austin American-Statesman about the upcoming election, “Enoch: Why electing good judges matters”.

Enoch note the drop […]

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The Texas Tolling Statute, Kerlin, and Cadles

October 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today’s revised opinion in Kerlin v. Concepcion Sauceda, No. 05-0653 addresses the Texas tolling statute — under what conditions the statute of limitations is tolled […]

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