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SCOTX again clears its docket of argued cases

July 1st, 2018 · Comments Off on SCOTX again clears its docket of argued cases

With this past week’s orders, the Texas Supreme Court finished issuing opinions in the cases that were argued during its 2018 term. All the recent […]

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Today’s grants and the shape of next year’s argument calendar [Jun. 1, 2018]

June 1st, 2018 · Comments Off on Today’s grants and the shape of next year’s argument calendar [Jun. 1, 2018]

With the first orders list of summer, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in four cases, chose twelve new cases to be argued in the […]

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Tags: Order Lists · Practice Notes

Final Orders for June 2017

June 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on Final Orders for June 2017

Earlier today, the Texas Supreme Court issued decisions in its final four argued cases from the term.

The Court’s official website has been struggling to recover […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Are the SCOTX dissents coming in June?

May 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on Are the SCOTX dissents coming in June?

I’ve been publishing voting stats about the Texas Supreme Court since 2010, but my first project was a look back at four years in which […]

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Tags: Practice Notes

School finance: The State wins; the ISDs lose; the Legislature now has a wider range of options to reform the system

May 13th, 2016 · Comments Off on School finance: The State wins; the ISDs lose; the Legislature now has a wider range of options to reform the system

Today, the Court issued its ruling in the Texas school finance case. The public information officer’s summary is more than 3000 words. I tried it […]

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Tags: Case Notes

No opinions or grants [Mar. 11, 2016]

March 11th, 2016 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants [Mar. 11, 2016]

The Court again had a quiet orders list this week, with no opinions or grants.

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No opinions or grants [Mar. 4, 2016]

March 5th, 2016 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants [Mar. 4, 2016]

The Court did not issue any opinions with this week’s orders list.

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Personal jurisdiction in a defamation case that crosses borders; interpreting an oil-and-gas agreement [Feb. 26, 2016]

February 26th, 2016 · Comments Off on Personal jurisdiction in a defamation case that crosses borders; interpreting an oil-and-gas agreement [Feb. 26, 2016]

With this week’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in five cases. It did not select any new cases for future argument.

Looking at […]

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Tags: Order Lists