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Entries from July 2008

Cases in the News 7-8-2008

July 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on Cases in the News 7-8-2008

Restlessness over a long-pending oil and gas case

“Dispute has industry, mineral owners nervous”.

The Fort Worth Business Press takes a closer look at a long-pending oil […]

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Tags: News and Links

Preview for Week of 7-7-2008

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

Last week, the Court held a private conference but didn’t issue its regular Friday order list due to the holiday. The last time that […]

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Tags: Weekly Previews

More Election Cases in the Pipeline

July 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on More Election Cases in the Pipeline

Two legislative races have sparked what sound like twin cases that might wind their way up to the Texas Supreme Court. Both turn on […]

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Perils of Fifty-State Surveys: Kennedy v. Louisiana [Updated x2]

July 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Perils of Fifty-State Surveys: Kennedy v. Louisiana [Updated x2]

In cases raising common law questions (or questions under uniform laws such as the UCC), it’s become very common (and often expected) for litigants in […]

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Tags: Practice Notes