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Texas Supreme Orders for October 16, 2009 (no opinions)

October 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on Texas Supreme Orders for October 16, 2009 (no opinions)

The Texas Supreme Court issued another quiet weekly order list this morning, denying review and rehearing in a handful of cases.

Since the Texas Supreme Court’s […]

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Order List for October 9, 2009 (orders only)

October 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for October 9, 2009 (orders only)

The Court did not issue any opinions or grant any petitions for review with today’s order list.

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Currently pending cases involving new Justice Eva Guzman

October 8th, 2009 · Comments Off on Currently pending cases involving new Justice Eva Guzman

Now that we know Justice Eva Guzman of Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals will be joining the Texas Supreme Court, we can start to figure […]

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Justice Eva Guzman named to Texas Supreme Court

October 8th, 2009 · Comments Off on Justice Eva Guzman named to Texas Supreme Court

My phone started buzzing a few minutes ago with news that Justice Eva Guzman of Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals will be named to the […]

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After Hall Street, does the Texas Arbitration Act let the parties agree to judicial review?

October 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments

NAFTA Traders, Inc. v. Margaret A. Quinn, No. 08-0613 (docket info)

Today, the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about a critical case for arbitration […]

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At least 27 applicants for the open SCOTX seat

October 7th, 2009 · Comments Off on At least 27 applicants for the open SCOTX seat

While I was out of town, I missed this list of 27 applicants for Justice Brister’s now open seat on the Texas Supreme Court, compiled […]

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US Supreme Court asks for views of Texas SG

October 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments

This morning, the US Supreme Court has asked for the views of the Texas Solicitor General about a pending petition. At least in my […]

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SCOTUS petition challenging Texas’s parental-termination system

October 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The San Antonio Express News has an article about a cert petition pending in the U.S. Supreme Court that challenges the Texas parental-termination system. […]

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