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Entries from February 2009

Pine Oak Builders, Inc. v. Great American Lloyds Ins. Co.

February 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on Pine Oak Builders, Inc. v. Great American Lloyds Ins. Co.

Pine Oak Builders, Inc. v. Great American Lloyds Ins. Co., No. 06-0867. (DB) Issued February 13, 2009. Opinion by Justice Willett.

This is […]

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Order List for February 13, 2009

February 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for February 13, 2009

The Supreme Court of Texas issued four opinions with this week’s order list.

The Court also granted oral argument in nine cases, filling out its early […]

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More Reactions to the State of the Judiciary

February 12th, 2009 · Comments Off on More Reactions to the State of the Judiciary

Paul Burka of Texas Monthly

Burka wrote a post Thursday morning suggesting that bare-knuckle Texas politics either would corrupt any merit selection system — or would […]

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The State of the Judiciary Is…

February 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Earlier today, I watched Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson’s “State of the Judiciary” address to the Texas Legislature (PDF). (( In case you’re curious, no, the […]

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Three Little Words

February 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on Three Little Words

“ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED”

Earlier this week, I saw these words on the cover of a brief filed in the Texas Supreme Court.

If you’ve practiced in Texas’s […]

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Why This Week’s Conference Matters

February 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on Why This Week’s Conference Matters

This week’s conference may set the tone, not only for this spring’s argument calendar, but also for the fall.

I’ve mentioned before that the Court has […]

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Order List for February 6, 2009

February 6th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for February 6, 2009

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or grant review in any new cases in this week’s order list.

Next week, the Court has […]

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Are the Odds of Oral Argument Declining?

February 5th, 2009 · Comments Off on Are the Odds of Oral Argument Declining?

I posted last month about the sharp dropoff in the Texas Supreme Court’s oral arguments and wondered if the Court would grant more cases for […]

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