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Entries from July 2010

Recent Fifth Circuit decision about Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act

July 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Recent Fifth Circuit decision about Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Last summer, the Texas Supreme Court issued its first decision about the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

In Pastor Rick Barr and Philemon Homes, Inc. v. […]

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Tags: News and Links

Fall argument schedule announced [Jul. 16, 2010]

July 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Fall argument schedule announced [Jul. 16, 2010]

With today’s otherwise quiet orders list, the Texas Supreme Court announced its fall argument calendar for September and October.

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September 14, 2010

Anglo-Dutch Petroleum International, Inc. and […]

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Tags: Order Lists

No opinions; Green Party ballot-access challenge dismissed as moot [July 9, 2010]

July 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on No opinions; Green Party ballot-access challenge dismissed as moot [July 9, 2010]

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list.

One order of note: The Green Party of Texas’ mandamus petition (In […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Study compares reading on e-readers, monitors, and paper

July 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Jakob Nielsen has released a study of how people experience reading on different devices — the iPad, the Kindle, a computer screen, and a paper […]

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Tags: Electronic Briefs

Stay issued allowing the Green Party to (at least temporarily) be listed on the ballot

July 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Stay issued allowing the Green Party to (at least temporarily) be listed on the ballot

In re Deb Shafto, Herb Gonzales, Jr., Edward Lindsay, Art Browning, Christine Morshedi, and the Green Party of Texas, No. 10-0487 (docket)

This afternoon, the Texas […]

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Tags: Case Notes

Busy orders list before the summer break: 8 sets of opinions, 2 new grants [Jul. 2, 2010]

July 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Busy orders list before the summer break: 8 sets of opinions, 2 new grants [Jul. 2, 2010]

The calendar does not lie. It hinted that the Court might have a flurry of activity before the summer break. And it did, […]

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Tags: Order Lists