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Don’t Mess With Texas Supreme Court Justice Medina

July 21st, 2010 · Comments Off on Don’t Mess With Texas Supreme Court Justice Medina

If you think sparring with a judge during oral argument is tough, try sparring with a judge in a gym, in a sport featuring spin […]

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Some blog design changes for easier reading

July 21st, 2010 · Comments Off on Some blog design changes for easier reading

As regular readers know, the Texas Supreme Court is on its summer break. The fall calendar is set, and the next conference of the […]

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Federal lawsuit against the Texas Supreme Court goes out with a whimper

July 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Federal lawsuit against the Texas Supreme Court goes out with a whimper

Earlier this year, the Marketing on Hold case (DocketDB) got some unusual attention when the Respondent (a putative class representative) filed a federal lawsuit, arguing […]

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Recent Fifth Circuit decision about Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act

July 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Recent Fifth Circuit decision about Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Last summer, the Texas Supreme Court issued its first decision about the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

In Pastor Rick Barr and Philemon Homes, Inc. v. […]

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Fall argument schedule announced [Jul. 16, 2010]

July 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Fall argument schedule announced [Jul. 16, 2010]

With today’s otherwise quiet orders list, the Texas Supreme Court announced its fall argument calendar for September and October.

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September 14, 2010

Anglo-Dutch Petroleum International, Inc. and […]

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No opinions; Green Party ballot-access challenge dismissed as moot [July 9, 2010]

July 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on No opinions; Green Party ballot-access challenge dismissed as moot [July 9, 2010]

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

One order of note: The Green Party of Texas’ mandamus petition (In […]

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Study compares reading on e-readers, monitors, and paper

July 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Jakob Nielsen has released a study of how people experience reading on different devices — the iPad, the Kindle, a computer screen, and a paper […]

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Stay issued allowing the Green Party to (at least temporarily) be listed on the ballot

July 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Stay issued allowing the Green Party to (at least temporarily) be listed on the ballot

In re Deb Shafto, Herb Gonzales, Jr., Edward Lindsay, Art Browning, Christine Morshedi, and the Green Party of Texas, No. 10-0487 (docket)

This afternoon, the Texas […]

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