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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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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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Dissension in the Third Court

September 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Dissension in the Third Court

This blog doesn’t usually discuss criminal cases, few of which fall within the Texas Supreme Court’s jurisdiction. But a recent case out of the […]

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Preview for Week of 9-1-2008

September 1st, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 9-1-2008

The Court has a short week because of the Labor Day holiday. The usual order list is expected on Friday.

The Court begins hearing its […]

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Labor Day Weekend Briefing Requests

September 1st, 2008 · Comments Off on Labor Day Weekend Briefing Requests

Late last week, the Court requested full briefing on the merits in twelve more cases.

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Order List for August 29, 2008 [corrected]

August 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The fiscal-year-end orders came out today. It looks as if the Court staff was up very late dotting “i”s and crossing “t”s — the […]

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