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Entries from September 2008

Preview for Week of 9-22-2008

September 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 9-22-2008

The Court is scheduled to meet in private conference this Monday and Tuesday. Any new petitions granted or cases resolved should be reflected in […]

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Tags: Weekly Previews

Order List for September 19, 2008

September 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for September 19, 2008

This week’s order list was fairly quiet for court watchers. No new opinions, no new grants, and no other unusual orders.

Yesterday, the Court did […]

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Interesting U.S. Constitution Resource

September 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Justice Don Willett wrote an op-ed piece on Wednesday that was published by the Austin American-Statesman online. The occasion was Constitution Day, and Justice […]

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Tags: Legal Tech · News and Links · Practice Notes

Brimer-Davis Case Moves To Dallas

September 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brimer-Davis Case Moves To Dallas

In an unusual order, the Texas Supreme Court has transferred the Kim Brimer–Wendy Davis election dispute from the Fort Worth Court to the Dallas Court.

The […]

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Bob Barr Sues To Win the Texas Electoral Votes [Updated]

September 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

In re Bob Barr, No. 08-0761

Update 9/19/2008: In an order issued yesterday, the Court denied Barr’s request for a stay. The petition remains pending […]

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Tags: Case Notes

Order List for September 12, 2008

September 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for September 12, 2008

Although the Court did not issue any opinions today, there are some other interesting things in the order list.

In Pleasant Glade Assembly of God v. […]

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Preview for Week of 9-8-2008

September 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 9-8-2008

This week, the Court holds its first oral arguments of the Term.

The arguments will be videocast live by St. Mary’s law school. That same […]

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Order List for September 5, 2008

September 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for September 5, 2008

There were no opinions issued or cases set for argument with this week’s order list.

It looks like a typical week on the conveyor belt, with […]

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