The folks at Cowles & Thompson have a new blog covering state and federal cases of interest to Texas lawyers. It’s called Reverse and […]
We Welcome Another Texas Appellate Blog
October 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on We Welcome Another Texas Appellate Blog
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Order List for October 17, 2008
October 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for October 17, 2008
The Court issued one opinion with today’s order list.
That case is DiGiuseppe d/b/a Southbrook Development Co. v. Lawler, No. 04-0641.
In this 5-4 decision, the tiebreaking […]
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Update on Cornyn’s Amicus Brief
October 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Update on Cornyn’s Amicus Brief
Yesterday, Senator Cornyn released a press statement about the amicus brief he submitted in the City of Dallas v. Abbott case being argued before the […]
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Justice v. Justice
October 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Justice v. Justice
In re Justice Jan P. Patterson, Justice, Third District Court of Appeals, in Her Official Capacity, No. 08-0858
A few weeks back, the Third Court released […]
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Ex-Justices Weighing In
October 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Ex-Justices Weighing In
Former Justice Craig Enoch wrote an op-ed piece for the Austin American-Statesman about the upcoming election, “Enoch: Why electing good judges matters”.
Enoch note the drop […]
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The Texas Tolling Statute, Kerlin, and Cadles
October 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Today’s revised opinion in Kerlin v. Concepcion Sauceda, No. 05-0653 addresses the Texas tolling statute — under what conditions the statute of limitations is tolled […]
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Order List for October 10, 2008
October 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The Court issued one revised opinion and granted two new petitions for review in this week’s order list.
Revised Opinion
The revised opinion was in Kerlin v. […]
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SCOTX Candidate Forum in Houston
October 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on SCOTX Candidate Forum in Houston
All six candidates for seats on the Texas Supreme Court squared off in a forum last night in Houston. The event consisted of questions […]
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