With today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in three pending cases, granted rehearing in a petition that will be heard this fall, […]
Entries from May 2009
Order List for May 15, 2009
May 15th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for May 15, 2009
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Preview for Week of 5-11-2009
May 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 5-11-2009
This morning is the swearing-in ceremony for Texas lawyers who passed the February 2009 bar exam. Also today, the Texas Supreme Court begins a […]
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Order List for May 8, 2009
May 8th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for May 8, 2009
This week’s order list did not bring any opinions in pending cases or new grants of review.
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Roundup: More on Watson’s bill; thoughts on cross-appeals
May 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Statesman weighs in on whether judicial votes should be public
The Statesman, rather than trying to minimize the role of politics in the judiciary, seems to […]
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Preview for Week of 5-4-2009
May 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 5-4-2009
After a busy order list last Friday, the Court’s calendar is quiet this week. Any activity will show up on this Friday’s regular order […]
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News Coverage of SB 780
May 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off on News Coverage of SB 780
The Statesman has an article about Senator Watson’s bill to require the Texas Supreme Court to report votes on every decision to grant or deny […]
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Order List for May 1, 2009
May 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment
With today’s order list, the Court:
issued merits opinions in seven cases (discussed below), including a toxic torts-based takings claim against a city, an important case […]
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