Back in June, I wrote about the Texas Supreme Court’s religion clause decision in Pleasant Glade Assembly of God v. Schubert, No. 05-0916, a case […]

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When Tom Phillips was Chief Justice, he spent a substantial amount of energy pushing for reform of how Texas picks judges.

It looks as if Chief […]

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Congratulations to Kent C. Sullivan, who has just been appointed by the Governor to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston. He will be […]

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In this week’s order list, the Court did not issue any opinions or grant new petitions for argument. (( The Court did formally grant […]

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Trying to make sense of close election results can be like trying to explain a small daily move in the stock market. What looks […]

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Douglas K. Brocail v. Detroit Tigers, Inc., No. 08-0926 (DocketDB) (direct link to COA opinion)

A petition for review has been filed involving a major league […]

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Last night, all three incumbents on the Texas Supreme Court won re-election rather handily. Full results are available from the Texas Secretary of State.

As […]

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This week’s order list was also quiet, with no opinions issued and no new petitions granted.

Election Day is November 4th. The Court’s next argument […]

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