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Entries from July 2010

Another quiet summer orders list [Jul. 30, 2010]

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Today brought another quiet orders list during the Court’s summer break.

The Court’s next scheduled conference begins on August 16, 2010.

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Tags: Order Lists

Judge Sharon Keller’s petition to the Texas Supreme Court

July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In re The Honorable Sharon Keller, No. 10-0566

Today, Judge Sharon Keller filed a petition asking the Texas Supreme Court to vacate and expunge the “public [...]

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Tags: Case Notes

Certified question about oil & gas royalties

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

O. Lee Tawes III v. Doris Barnes (In re Moose Oil & Gas Co.), No. 08-40840 (5th Cir.) (per curiam) certified as O. Lee Tawes III v. [...]

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Tags: Case Notes

First observations about next year’s calendar

July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

The Court’s online calendar has now been updated to show argument sittings and conferences planned for the next term.

It shows the expected burst of conferences [...]

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Tags: Practice Notes

Quiet orders list [Jul. 23, 2010]

July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

As expected, it was a quiet orders list today.

The Court’s next scheduled conference begins on August 16, 2010.

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Tags: Order Lists

Don’t Mess With Texas Supreme Court Justice Medina

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments

If you think sparring with a judge during oral argument is tough, try sparring with a judge in a gym, in a sport featuring spin [...]

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Tags: News and Links

Some blog design changes for easier reading

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments

As regular readers know, the Texas Supreme Court is on its summer break. The fall calendar is set, and the next conference of the [...]

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Tags: SCOTXblog Announcements

Federal lawsuit against the Texas Supreme Court goes out with a whimper

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Earlier this year, the Marketing on Hold case (DocketDB) got some unusual attention when the Respondent (a putative class representative) filed a federal lawsuit, arguing [...]

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Tags: News and Links

Recent Fifth Circuit decision about Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Last summer, the Texas Supreme Court issued its first decision about the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

In Pastor Rick Barr and Philemon Homes, Inc. v. [...]

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Tags: News and Links

Fall argument schedule announced [Jul. 16, 2010]

July 16th, 2010 · No Comments

With today’s otherwise quiet orders list, the Texas Supreme Court announced its fall argument calendar for September and October.

September September 14, 2010

Anglo-Dutch Petroleum International, Inc. and [...]

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Tags: Order Lists

No opinions; Green Party ballot-access challenge dismissed as moot [July 9, 2010]

July 9th, 2010 · No Comments

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list.

One order of note: The Green Party of Texas’ mandamus petition (In [...]

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Tags: Order Lists

Study compares reading on e-readers, monitors, and paper

July 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Jakob Nielsen has released a study of how people experience reading on different devices — the iPad, the Kindle, a computer screen, and a paper [...]

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Tags: Electronic Briefs