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Cases in the News 4-24-2008

April 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on Cases in the News 4-24-2008

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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Third Court To Hear Expedited FLDS Appeal

April 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

[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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What Not To Say at Oral Argument

April 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on What Not To Say at Oral Argument

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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Yesterday’s Arguments in Lubbock

April 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Yesterday’s Arguments in Lubbock

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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Preview for Week of 4-21-2008

April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 4-21-2008

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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Cases in the News 4-21-2008

April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Cases in the News 4-21-2008

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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Details on Texas Tech’s New Courtroom

April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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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Order List of 4-18-2008

April 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 4-18-2008

The Texas Supreme Court issued six decisions with today’s order list.


Medical-malpractice sanctions

Three of today’s six decisions involved the question whether a defendant in a medical-malpractice […]

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