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Entries from June 2008

Republican Convention Skirmish in First Court

June 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Republican Convention Skirmish in First Court

The First Court of Appeals has ordered expedited briefing in the Medina v. Benkiser litigation challenging how the Texas Republican Party will be conducting its […]

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Finally, a Good Reason to Read the Footnotes

June 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The dissenters seem to have been having all the fun.

A few weeks ago, Justice Wainwright began a dissenting opinion with an extended quotation from the […]

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Preview for Week of 6-9-2008

June 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 6-9-2008

This is the second week of the Court’s long summer period. For the next three weeks, its calendar looks like this:

On Monday, the Court […]

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Submarine Report: Other Thoughts on Friday’s Orders

June 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Submarine Report: Other Thoughts on Friday’s Orders

Last Friday was interesting for the Texas Supreme Court’s “submarine docket” — the set of cases that the Court resolves without oral argument and without […]

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Order List of 6-6-2008

June 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 6-6-2008

In today’s order list, the Court decided three cases and also dismissed as moot the pending Clear Channel mandamus petition.

Three merits decisions

Two of them are […]

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Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386 -and- Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788

June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386 -and- Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788

Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386,
<br/ >consolidated with,
Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788

Decided: May 23, 2008

The Court split 5-1-3 in this tort-causation case.

Dowell visited a […]

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Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073

June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073

Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073

Briefing Requested: May 30, 2008

In a case about automotive insurance, this is not the usual way for […]

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Four New Briefing Requests

June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Four New Briefing Requests

The Court has requested merits briefing in four cases:

Progressive County Mut. Ins. Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073. This insurance case raises a couple […]

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