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Order List for 6-27-2008

June 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for 6-27-2008

In today’s order list, the Court issued four decisions and granted two new cases to be argued this fall.

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Catching Up on Links 6-27-2008

June 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on Catching Up on Links 6-27-2008

Spanking

“Justice of peace has immunity over spankings” from today’s Houston Chronicle.

State District Judge Abel Limas issued the ruling after a one-hour hearing involving […]

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Preview for Week of 6-23-2008

June 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 6-23-2008

On Monday, the Court is scheduled to hold a private conference. Any cases decided or petitions set for argument should be noted on the […]

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Former Justice Baker Has Passed Away

June 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Former Justice Baker Has Passed Away

The sad news that former Justice James A. Baker has passed away has just been reported by Quorum Report. (Here is coverage from the […]

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Cases in the News 6-21-2008

June 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Fort Worth Court Grants Newspapers Access To Sealed Court Records in Settled Sex-Abuse Case

Today’s Fort Worth Star-Telegram has a story titled “Sex abuse records on […]

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Order List for 6-20-2008

June 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for 6-20-2008

In today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court issued two decisions in mandamus cases and accepted a third mandamus petition for oral argument this fall.

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Cases in the News 6-20-2008

June 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Cases in the News 6-20-2008

This week’s “We’re taking it to the Supreme Court!” case

The Times Record News of Wichita Falls has an article today titled “Sent back: Court reverses […]

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Preview for the Week of 6-16-2008

June 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for the Week of 6-16-2008

On Monday, the Court is scheduled to hold a private conference. Any cases decided or petitions set for argument should be noted on the […]

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