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On Monday, the Texas Supreme Court’s calendar shows an “other session” of the Court representing the ceremony in Austin swearing new members into the Texas bar.

Tuesday and Wednesday, the Court’s calendar shows a private conference. Any petitions granted or opinions issued should be noted on the Court’s regular order list this Friday.

Articles from the [...]

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This week, the Texas Supreme Court’s calendar shows an “other session” of the Court for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I have been told this represents the Court’s participation in the Fifth Circuit Conference being held in San Antonio.

On Friday, the Court is scheduled to release its regular order list.

Articles from the Past Week

“Links on [...]

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The Court is scheduled to hold a private conference today. Any cases decided or petitions granted should be reflected on this Friday’s order list.

Articles from the Past Week

“How Does the Texas Litigation Fit Into the Clear Channel Merger Battle?” This posts links to a good analysis of the situation that includes a discussion [...]

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This week, the Supreme Court of Texas is traveling to hear oral arguments at Texas Tech in Lubbock.

Oral arguments this week

Tuesday April 22, 2008:

Kerlin v. Sauceda, No. 05-0653, from the Thirteenth Court

This case is a dispute over the ownership of part of Padre Island. As I wrote about before, the appeal largely concerns [...]

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This week, the Court has a private conference scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Any new decisions, denials, or grants should be released with the Court’s regular Friday order list.

The Court’s next oral-argument sitting is scheduled for April 22nd at Texas Tech School of Law.

Articles from the past week:

“Snippets and Links 4-13-2008″ “Does a Diverse Court [...]

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This week, the Texas Supreme Court does not have a scheduled conference or any oral arguments. The Court is, however, scheduled to issue is regular order list this Friday.

The blog should be much more active this week. I definitely have some catching up to do.

The Court’s next oral-argument sitting (and I believe the [...]

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This week, the Court has a full plate, with a private conference Monday, oral arguments on both Tuesday and Wednesday, and then the regular order list on Friday.

Oral arguments this week:

Tuesday April 1, 2008: Prodigy Communications Corp. v. Agricultural Excess & Surplus Insurance Co., No. 06-0598 [covered here], Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Chemical Lime, [...]

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Last week, the Court had a conference but no (formal) orders list.1 This week, the situation is reversed — the Court has no arguments or conference scheduled, but it is scheduled to again release orders this Friday.

Articles from the past week:

“A Good Friday for Briefing Requests”. The Court requested full briefing in 15 more [...]

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This St. Patrick’s Day week includes some entries on the Court’s calendar —

On both Monday and Tuesday, the Court is scheduled to hold a private conference. A sentence like that would normally be followed by my assurance that “any orders or decisions should be reflected on this Friday’s weekly order list.” But… This [...]

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The Court is scheduled to release its regular order list this Friday. There are no conferences or oral arguments scheduled this week.

Articles from the past week:

“Order List of 3-7-2008″ “Nuchia Loses Re-election Bid in Primary” “SCOTX Democratic Primary Results”

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