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No opinions today; two amici granted argument time [Sep. 10, 2010]

September 10th, 2010 · Comments Off on No opinions today; two amici granted argument time [Sep. 10, 2010]

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or accept any new cases for review.

The Court did grant motions to […]

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Tags: Order Lists

No opinions today; XTO Energy case dismissed [Sep. 3, 2010]

September 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off on No opinions today; XTO Energy case dismissed [Sep. 3, 2010]

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list.

But one order of note was the (unopposed) dismissal of XTO Energy v. […]

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SCOTX-related programs in Austin this week

September 1st, 2010 · Comments Off on SCOTX-related programs in Austin this week

This Thursday and Friday, the State Bar is holding its Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course (which has generated the mouthful of a Twitter hashtag #advcivapp10).

Three […]

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Seven decisions today; the Court revisits last Term’s most divided case (Marks v. St. Luke’s) [Aug. 27, 2010]

August 27th, 2010 · Comments Off on Seven decisions today; the Court revisits last Term’s most divided case (Marks v. St. Luke’s) [Aug. 27, 2010]

The Texas Supreme Court has just released its final Friday set of opinions for the fiscal year (which ends in August).

I’m at a conference today, […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Getting ready for year-end orders; check your scorecard

August 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Getting ready for year-end orders; check your scorecard

In Austin, August arrives with a weather forecast of 100-degree days. It leaves with the flurry of opinions the Texas Supreme Court traditionally issues […]

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Tags: Practice Notes

Curious why you got an unsolicited email lobbying about the disciplinary rules this week?

August 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Curious why you got an unsolicited email lobbying about the disciplinary rules this week?

Texas Lawyer explains the basic reason in “Bar Turns Over 63,000 Member Email Addresses to Law Student”. As the headline suggests, someone filed an […]

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Two decisions, three new grants, and a whole mess of petition denials [Aug. 20, 2010]

August 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Two decisions, three new grants, and a whole mess of petition denials [Aug. 20, 2010]

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court:

issued two decisions, including one about the jury charge in deficiency-judgment cases, which should be of interest to […]

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Appellate clerkship positions available in Houston

August 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Appellate clerkship positions available in Houston

I wanted to pass along an unusual set of job opportunities for readers in the Houston area who are interested in making a transition to […]

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