And the folks at SCOTUSblog have chosen it as a “petition to watch” for the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 1, 2009 conference. (( Most […]
First American is up for conference at SCOTUS
April 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Preview for Week of 4-27-2009
April 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 4-27-2009
The Supreme Court of Texas has a two-day private conference beginning today. We should know any petitions granted or cases disposed in this Friday’s […]
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Certified Question About Texas Open Beaches Act [Update]
April 24th, 2009 · 5 Comments
The Fifth Circuit has been hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the Texas Open Beaches Act (Wikipedia or Statutes).
Yesterday, a panel of the Fifth […]
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Order List for April 24, 2009
April 24th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for April 24, 2009
The Texas Supreme Court ended its week with a quiet (although quite long) weekly order list. No opinions were issued, and no cases were […]
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Preview for Week for 4-20-2009
April 20th, 2009 · Comments Off on Preview for Week for 4-20-2009
The Court’s public calendar is open this week until the regular Friday order list.
Articles from the Past Week
The Court decided four cases in last week’s […]
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Order List for April 17, 2009
April 17th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for April 17, 2009
With today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court issued four sets of opinions and also granted review in four cases to be heard this fall.
One […]
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Roundup: Entergy Bill, Open Records Bill, New Fort Worth Rules
April 17th, 2009 · Comments Off on Roundup: Entergy Bill, Open Records Bill, New Fort Worth Rules
Today’s “Practice Before the Texas Supreme Court” CLE
It looks like a good one. I will, unfortunately, not be there because of a conflicting engagement. […]
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Proposed Changes to the TRAPs and Post-Trial Motions
April 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on Proposed Changes to the TRAPs and Post-Trial Motions
The Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee is meeting Friday and Saturday to discuss proposed rules including adding e-filing to the Texas Rules of Appellate […]
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