Today, the Dallas Court of Appeals ruled against Kim Brimer in his attempt to keep Wendy Davis off the fall ballot.

The court did not reach […]

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The Court is scheduled to hold a two-day conference on Monday and Tuesday. Any petitions granted or cases resolved should be noted on this […]

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The Court did not issue any opinions or grant any petitions in this week’s order list.

But the Court did resolve the motion filed by the […]

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An evidence professor has weighed in on the Court’s recent decision in Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. v. Sevcik, No. 06‑0422 (Brister, J.). That […]

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This blog often mentions the Texas Supreme Court’s new requests for full briefing on the merits, which, as court watchers know, can signal what issues […]

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The Court has some activities scheduled for the end of the week, but has not set any conferences or arguments this week. (( The calendar […]

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I came across a website called “Typography for Lawyers,” that, you guessed it, is about typography in legal documents. It’s a nicely put-together site […]

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Race-Based Peremptory Strikes in Civil Cases

Davis v. Fisk Electric Co., No. 06‑0162. This case about race-based peremptory jury challenges was the only divided opinion […]

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