Supreme Court of Texas Blog: Legal Issues Before the Texas Supreme Court
SCOTXblog

Entries from March 2012

The original Texas open-beaches holding survives rehearing – three other cases decided – six new grants [Mar. 30, 2012]

March 30th, 2012 · Comments Off on The original Texas open-beaches holding survives rehearing – three other cases decided – six new grants [Mar. 30, 2012]

From the title of this post, you can tell there was quite a bit of activity on today’s orders list.

Due to my own poor planning […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Order Lists

No opinions – stay denied in the El Paso election case [Mar. 23, 2012]

March 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off on No opinions – stay denied in the El Paso election case [Mar. 23, 2012]

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

The Court did issue two preliminary orders related to the El Paso mayor-recall […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Case Notes · Order Lists

CVSG in a Texas Supreme Court case about parental-termination orders

March 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on CVSG in a Texas Supreme Court case about parental-termination orders

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court requested the views of the Texas Solicitor General in a case about the constitutionality of a Texas […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Case Notes · Order Lists

Four decisions, two grants, and another rehearing wish is granted [Mar. 9, 2012]

March 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Four decisions, two grants, and another rehearing wish is granted [Mar. 9, 2012]

With Friday’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued four decisions, granted two petitions for argument this fall, and granted rehearing of one previously denied […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Order Lists

Takings by pipelines for private use (still not permitted); Petition about shareholder oppression gets a second chance [Mar. 2, 2012]

March 2nd, 2012 · Comments Off on Takings by pipelines for private use (still not permitted); Petition about shareholder oppression gets a second chance [Mar. 2, 2012]

All the action on this week’s orders list involved motions for rehearing.

The Court granted rehearing of two cases that it had previously declined to review, […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Case Notes · Order Lists