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Entries from August 2011

No opinions today [Aug. 12, 2011]

August 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on No opinions today [Aug. 12, 2011]

The Texas Supreme Court did not release any opinions or choose new cases for oral argument with this week’s orders list.

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Tags: Order Lists

Clerkship applications open for the Texas Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 term

August 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Clerkship applications open for the Texas Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 term

It’s once again the season that law students apply for judicial clerkships. I clerked at the Court about a decade ago and know that […]

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Briefing requests: Same-sex divorce in Texas, evidence needed to challenge tax appraisals

August 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briefing requests: Same-sex divorce in Texas, evidence needed to challenge tax appraisals

These are some recent requests for full merits briefing from the Texas Supreme Court:

Same-sex divorce

In re Marriage of J.B. and H.B., No. 11-0024

I wrote before […]

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“Common Blunders in Texas Supreme Court Briefs”

August 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on “Common Blunders in Texas Supreme Court Briefs”

Last Friday, Texas Lawyer published a helpful article: “Common Blunders in Texas Supreme Court Briefs”. It was written by Martha Lackritz, who just finished […]

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Tags: Legal Writing · News and Links · Practice Notes

No opinions or argument grants today [Aug. 5, 2011]

August 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on No opinions or argument grants today [Aug. 5, 2011]

Today’s Texas Supreme Court orders list did not include any opinions or new cases chosen for oral argument. The Court will return from its […]

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Original proceeding that challenges the Texas business-margins tax

August 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Original proceeding that challenges the Texas business-margins tax

In re Allcat Claims Service, L.P. and John Weakley, No. 11-0589 (Petition)

Late last week, a Texas business (Allcat Claims Service, L.P.) asked the Texas Supreme […]

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