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Entries from May 2009

That Jurisdiction Bill… Vetoed

May 30th, 2009 · Comments Off on That Jurisdiction Bill… Vetoed

I wrote earlier this week about S.B. 2038, which had quietly passed the Legislature by overwhelming margins and would have provided new, confusing rules for […]

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Order List of May 29, 2009

May 29th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List of May 29, 2009

In this holiday-shortened week, the Texas Supreme Court’s order list was fairly quiet. The Court did not issue any opinions or select any new […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Amendment to SCOTX Jurisdiction

May 28th, 2009 · 3 Comments

My last post buried the lede. My apologies. Here’s another try:

The Texas Legislature just passed an amendment to the statute governing the jurisdiction […]

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Entergy Bill Apparently Dead

May 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on Entergy Bill Apparently Dead

So reports Mary Alice Robbins of the Texas Lawyer on the Tex Parte blog in this post today. Few details are provided, but the […]

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What Do Questions at Oral Argument Mean?

May 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on What Do Questions at Oral Argument Mean?

In Monday’s paper, Adam Liptak of the New York Times wrote about some recent studies about predicting the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court case […]

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Tags: Practice Notes

Preview for Week of 5-25-2009

May 25th, 2009 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 5-25-2009

The Court is closed today for the Memorial Day holiday. There are no other events scheduled before this Friday’s regular order list.

Articles from the […]

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Tags: Weekly Previews

Order List for May 22, 2009

May 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for May 22, 2009

With today’s order list, The Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in three new cases and granted rehearing to issue a substituted opinion in another. […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Weekly Preview for 5-18-2009

May 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on Weekly Preview for 5-18-2009

The Court’s calendar shows an event that may take several Justices’ time this week (an American Law Institute (ALI) meeting Monday through Wednesday). Because […]

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