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Entries from January 2008

Looking Ahead: Will There Be New Grants for the February Sitting?

January 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on Looking Ahead: Will There Be New Grants for the February Sitting?

This post looks ahead slightly past next week’s argument sitting to see how the Court’s February argument calendar is shaping up.

The Court has set only […]

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Tags: Practice Notes

Briefing on the Merits Requested in Brookshire Merits Appeal

January 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on Briefing on the Merits Requested in Brookshire Merits Appeal

It does not appear that the Court’s private conference yesterday led to any new briefs-on-the-merits requests. But, last Friday, the Court did request full […]

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Tags: Case Notes

An Unusual History of Women Serving on the Texas Supreme Court

January 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

An article in Monday’s Fort Worth Star-Telegram highlights some of the political groups organized to support women running for office and, along the way, mentions […]

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Tags: Elections

Preview for Week of 1-7-2008

January 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 1-7-2008

Today, the Court will hold its first scheduled private conference of 2008. Any petitions granted or other dispositions should be noted on Friday’s weekly […]

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Tags: Weekly Previews

Order List of 1-4-2008: A Trap for New Trial Motions

January 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 1-4-2008: A Trap for New Trial Motions

Deviating slightly from its posted calendar, the Texas Supreme Court did issue an order list today containing an opinion that could be very important to […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Election Update: Field of Candidates Set

January 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Yesterday was the deadline for potential candidates to file for the three seats up for election on the Texas Supreme Court. None of the […]

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Tags: Elections