The First Court of Appeals has ordered expedited briefing in the Medina v. Benkiser litigation challenging how the Texas Republican Party will be conducting its […]
Entries from June 2008
Republican Convention Skirmish in First Court
June 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Republican Convention Skirmish in First Court
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Finally, a Good Reason to Read the Footnotes
June 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The dissenters seem to have been having all the fun.
A few weeks ago, Justice Wainwright began a dissenting opinion with an extended quotation from the […]
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Preview for Week of 6-9-2008
June 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 6-9-2008
This is the second week of the Court’s long summer period. For the next three weeks, its calendar looks like this:
On Monday, the Court […]
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Submarine Report: Other Thoughts on Friday’s Orders
June 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Submarine Report: Other Thoughts on Friday’s Orders
Last Friday was interesting for the Texas Supreme Court’s “submarine docket” — the set of cases that the Court resolves without oral argument and without […]
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Order List of 6-6-2008
June 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 6-6-2008
In today’s order list, the Court decided three cases and also dismissed as moot the pending Clear Channel mandamus petition.
Three merits decisions
Two of them are […]
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Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386 -and- Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788
June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386 -and- Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788
Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386,
<br/ >consolidated with,
Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788
Decided: May 23, 2008
The Court split 5-1-3 in this tort-causation case.
Dowell visited a […]
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Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073
June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073
Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073
Briefing Requested: May 30, 2008
In a case about automotive insurance, this is not the usual way for […]
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Four New Briefing Requests
June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Four New Briefing Requests
The Court has requested merits briefing in four cases:
Progressive County Mut. Ins. Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073. This insurance case raises a couple […]
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