It was a quiet order list from the Texas Supreme Court this week, with just a handful of petition denials. No new cases were […]

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Is Texas Really 41st in This Ranking? Seriously?

Fifty-state rankings are a creative way to lobby for change. Nobody wants to be last in […]

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[Update: As noted on the Texas Appellate Law blog, the Third Court issued two orders on Friday, which together cancelled this argument and denied the […]

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Imagine a Fifth Circuit courtroom…

Judge: What do you do about Morgan?

Phipps: I don’t, I don’t, I don’t know Morgan, Your Honor.

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It was apparently the biggest show in town: “Even with a two-story gallery in the courtroom, many students were turned away as the line stretched […]

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This week, the Supreme Court of Texas is traveling to hear oral arguments at Texas Tech in Lubbock.

Oral arguments this week

Tuesday April 22, 2008:

Kerlin v. […]

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FLDS Compound Child-Custody Cases

It’s apparently not too early to talk about an appeal. And, given the stakes involved for both sides of the litigation […]

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The Supreme Court of Texas’s last arguments of the term are to be held next Wednesday at Texas Tech. The University’s press release says […]

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