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Entries from July 2008

Preview for Week of 7-28-2008

July 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 7-28-2008

This week, the Court continues its quiet summer period. No activities are scheduled other than the regular Friday order list.

Articles from the Past Week

Order […]

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Tags: Weekly Previews

Order List of 7-25-2008

July 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 7-25-2008

Today’s order list has been posted. The Court did not grant any new petitions or resolve any submitted cases.

Interestingly, the Court did issue five per […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Oral Argument Resources from the Texas Supreme Court

July 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Oral Argument Resources from the Texas Supreme Court

I recently received a note from Blake Hawthorne, the Clerk of the Court, who thought my readers might want to know about some new resources […]

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Tags: Practice Notes

Election Case Update

July 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Election Case Update

The Kim Brimer–Wendy Davis dispute has now made it through the trial court, again, with the trial court again ruling in favor of Davis’s eligibility.

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Tags: Case Notes

Preview for Week of 7-21-2008

July 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 7-21-2008

It looks to be a typical conveyor-belt week at the Court. (( It typically only takes the interest of one Justice to keep a petition […]

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Tags: News and Links

Order List for 7-18-2008

July 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for 7-18-2008

Today’s order list was fairly quiet. The Court did not issue any opinions or grant review in any new cases.

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Tags: Order Lists

Preview for Week of 7-14-2008 (slightly belated)

July 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 7-14-2008 (slightly belated)

This week, the Court’s calendar again reflects no activity other than the regular Friday order list.

As has been noted elsewhere, mid-summer is often a quiet […]

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Tags: Weekly Previews

Order List for 7-11-2008

July 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

With today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court issued merits opinions in four pending appeals.

The Court did not add any additional cases to its argument […]

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Tags: Order Lists