This post finishes my coverage of today’s order list. The first part of the coverage — including three other decisions and the three new […]
Order List of 2-15-2008 [part 2]
February 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 2-15-2008 [part 2]
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Order List of 2-15-2008 [Rearranged]
February 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 2-15-2008 [Rearranged]
In today’s very busy order list, the Texas Supreme Court decided six cases (including two certified questions from the Fifth Circuit) and set three new […]
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Fifth Circuit declares Texas ‘obscene device’ statute unconstitutional
February 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Fifth Circuit declares Texas ‘obscene device’ statute unconstitutional
Another Texas statute may be winding its way to the United States Supreme Court.
Yesterday, in Reliable Consultants, Inc. v. Earle, a panel of the Fifth […]
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Preview for Week of 2-11-2008
February 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 2-11-2008
The Court has a two-day private conference scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. This Friday’s order list should reflect any petitions the Court chooses to […]
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Former Chief Phillips Reacts to Chronicle Editorial
February 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Former Chief Phillips Reacts to Chronicle Editorial
Former Chief Justice Phillips wrote a letter to the editor responding to the Houston Chronicle’s recent editorial (titled “Backlog”) that had criticized the Court’s practices […]
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Order List of 2-8-2008
February 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 2-8-2008
With today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one per curiam opinion explaining why it denied review in a series of child-custody cases.
The Court […]
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“Texas Lawyer Blog: Strike two” [Updated]
February 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on “Texas Lawyer Blog: Strike two” [Updated]
The Texas Lawyer blog has a post titled “Strike two” about the Third Court’s disposition of a petition for writ of mandamus filed by Karyl […]
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Audio interviews with Yanez and Criss
February 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on Audio interviews with Yanez and Criss
The Houston Chronicle has conducted audio interviews with Justice Linda Yanez of the Thirteenth Court and Judge Susan Criss of Galveston. Both are running […]
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