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Entries from April 2008

Cases in the News 4-21-2008

April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Cases in the News 4-21-2008

FLDS Compound Child-Custody Cases

It’s apparently not too early to talk about an appeal. And, given the stakes involved for both sides of the litigation […]

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Details on Texas Tech’s New Courtroom

April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Supreme Court of Texas’s last arguments of the term are to be held next Wednesday at Texas Tech. The University’s press release says […]

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Order List of 4-18-2008

April 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 4-18-2008

The Texas Supreme Court issued six decisions with today’s order list.


Medical-malpractice sanctions

Three of today’s six decisions involved the question whether a defendant in a medical-malpractice […]

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Preview for Week of 4-14-2008

April 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 4-14-2008

This week, the Court has a private conference scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Any new decisions, denials, or grants should be released with the […]

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Snippets and Links 4-13-2008

April 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Snippets and Links 4-13-2008

In re H.V.

The Court’s juvenile-justice case In re H.V. was, as the opinion acknowledges, a first for the Court. It also marks a “first” […]

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Does a Diverse Court Attract More Followers?

April 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Does a Diverse Court Attract More Followers?

I’m impressed.

I posted a few weeks ago about a study of state supreme court influence that ranked California first — and Texas well down the […]

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Order List of 4-11-2008

April 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 4-11-2008

With today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court issued 11 decisions.

Medical Malpractice

A glance at the list of cases shows a strong medical theme — and, […]

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New Texas SG

April 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on New Texas SG

The Texas AG’s office has formally announced the hiring a new Solicitor General — Jim Ho. Actually, for now Texas has two-and-a-half SGs. […]

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