Analysis of Fairfield: Does It “Raise More Questions Than It Answers”?
Todd Smith of the Texas Appellate Law Blog has a thoughtful post today about last […]
Entries from February 2008
Links for 2-21-2008: Fairfield, More Fairfield, and Statistics
February 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Links for 2-21-2008: Fairfield, More Fairfield, and Statistics
Tags: News and Links
Press coverage of a Texas case involving an Islamic tribunal chosen through an arbitration clause
February 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Press coverage of a Texas case involving an Islamic tribunal chosen through an arbitration clause
The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal Law Blog both are covering a 2003 Texas appellate decision that “referred a divorce case […]
Tags: News and Links
Newspaper Endorsements for 2008 Primaries
February 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
As the March 4, 2008 primary approaches, Texas newspapers are starting to weigh in on the Texas Supreme Court races.
This year, there are two contested […]
Tags: Elections
Preview for Week of 2-18-2008
February 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 2-18-2008
On Monday, the Texas Supreme Court will be closed in observation of the President’s Day holiday.
On Tuesday, the Court is scheduled to hold a private […]
Tags: Weekly Previews
Cases and Links 2-16-2008
February 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Cases and Links 2-16-2008
Current cases in the news
The Denton Record-Chronicle reports on the Texas Supreme Court’s denial of review in JNC Partners Denton, LLC v. City of Denton, […]
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Order List of 2-15-2008 [part 2]
February 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 2-15-2008 [part 2]
This post finishes my coverage of today’s order list. The first part of the coverage — including three other decisions and the three new […]
Tags: Order Lists
Order List of 2-15-2008 [Rearranged]
February 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 2-15-2008 [Rearranged]
In today’s very busy order list, the Texas Supreme Court decided six cases (including two certified questions from the Fifth Circuit) and set three new […]
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Fifth Circuit declares Texas ‘obscene device’ statute unconstitutional
February 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Fifth Circuit declares Texas ‘obscene device’ statute unconstitutional
Another Texas statute may be winding its way to the United States Supreme Court.
Yesterday, in Reliable Consultants, Inc. v. Earle, a panel of the Fifth […]
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