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Entries from May 2008

Preview for the Week of 5-12-2008

May 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for the Week of 5-12-2008

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 […]

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Tags: Weekly Previews

Order List of 5-9-2008

May 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 5-9-2008

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or grant any petitions with today’s order list.

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Rule 13 Case from the CCA

May 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments

There is an interesting guest post on the Texas Appellate Law Blog about a case out of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

In Vasilas v. […]

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“Report says most Texas Supreme Court opinions anonymous”

May 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on “Report says most Texas Supreme Court opinions anonymous”

The Houston Chronicle has an online article titled “Report says most Texas Supreme Court opinions anonymous”.

The “report” of the headline is from Texas Watch. […]

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Macias election case update

May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

In re Nathan Macias, No. 08-0339

A few weeks ago, the blog had a brief note about the election case involving Representative Macias, who is contesting […]

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News and Links for 5-5-2008

May 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on News and Links for 5-5-2008

Ted Cruz chooses his new law-firm home; another firm launches a “national appellate practice”

Morgan Lewis & Bockius (former holders of one of the early outstanding […]

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Preview for the Week of 5-5-2008

May 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for the Week of 5-5-2008

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 […]

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Tags: Weekly Previews

Links on Perry Homes

May 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

The press reacted very quickly to the Perry Homes decision, getting stories onto their online editions:

“Texas Supreme Court rules against Mansfield couple in battle with […]

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