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SCOTX extends its electronic-briefing order to motion practice

November 15th, 2010 · Comments Off on SCOTX extends its electronic-briefing order to motion practice

Effective Monday, virtually all papers filed with the Texas Supreme Court must be accompanied by a PDF. (Only motions to extend time are excluded.)

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Tags: Electronic Briefs · Practice Notes

No opinions or new grants [Nov. 12, 2010]

November 12th, 2010 · Comments Off on No opinions or new grants [Nov. 12, 2010]

The Texas Supreme Court issued a quiet weekly orders list today, with no opinions or new grants.

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Tags: Order Lists

This week’s oral argument sitting [Nov. 9-10, 2010]

November 12th, 2010 · Comments Off on This week’s oral argument sitting [Nov. 9-10, 2010]

This week, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases. On Tuesday, the Court sat in Austin; on Wednesday, the Court had […]

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Tags: Case Notes

Public easements do not always “roll” with the beachfront; grandparent visitation order overturned [Nov. 5, 2010]

November 5th, 2010 · Comments Off on Public easements do not always “roll” with the beachfront; grandparent visitation order overturned [Nov. 5, 2010]

Two decisions today: (1) there isn’t a “rolling” easement on Texas beaches after a hurricane and (2) a grandparent visitation order is overturned.

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Tags: Order Lists

Texas Supreme Court election returns, and other Texas judicial races

November 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Texas Supreme Court election returns, and other Texas judicial races

Texas Supreme Court election returns (wins by incumbents Green, Guzman, and Lehrmann). An incumbent loses in Corpus Christi. And Third Court results.

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Tags: Elections

Early election returns favor all three Texas Supreme Court incumbents

November 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Early election returns favor all three Texas Supreme Court incumbents

Today is election day for three members of the Texas Supreme Court, and the early returns (with 23% of the vote counted at 9:15 p.m.) […]

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Tags: Elections

No opinions today [Oct. 29, 2010]

October 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on No opinions today [Oct. 29, 2010]

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or grant any new cases for review with today’s orders list.

The next argument sitting begins November […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Six merits decisions (including the Robinson asbestos case); an improvident grant; and three new grants [Oct. 22, 2010]

October 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

The Texas Supreme Court issued six merits decisions with today’s orders list, ordered that a previously granted petition had been improvidently granted, and chose three […]

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Tags: Order Lists