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Worried about word counts? Your choice of word processor matters a great deal.

January 13th, 2013 · 20 Comments

A small experiment to see which word processors have the highest and lowest word counts.

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Tags: Legal Writing

No opinions or new grants [Jan. 11, 2013]

January 11th, 2013 · Comments Off on No opinions or new grants [Jan. 11, 2013]

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions with this week’s orders or choose any new cases for oral argument.

Monday afternoon will bring the […]

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Tags: Order Lists

No opinions or grants to start the year [Jan. 4, 2013]

January 7th, 2013 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants to start the year [Jan. 4, 2013]

The year ended quietly at the Texas Supreme Court. The first orders list of 2013 included no opinions or grants.

The turning of the calendar […]

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Tags: News and Links · Order Lists

Three opinions, no grants [Dec. 21, 2012]

January 7th, 2013 · Comments Off on Three opinions, no grants [Dec. 21, 2012]

The Court’s final orders list of 2012 was issued on December 21, 2012. The Court issued opinions in three cases. It did not […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Property owner testimony about value; five new grants [Dec. 14, 2012]

December 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on Property owner testimony about value; five new grants [Dec. 14, 2012]

With this week’s orders, the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion and granted review in five cases for oral argument.

The Court also denied the motion […]

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Tumultuous times at the Texas Supreme Court leading to the 1876 Constitution

December 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on Tumultuous times at the Texas Supreme Court leading to the 1876 Constitution

Scott Henson of Grits for Breakfast published a history-centered post on Saturday that covers some interesting stories from the Texas Supreme Court’s past. If you’re […]

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Tags: News and Links

No opinions or grants; Justice Boyd joins the Court [Dec. 7, 2012]

December 7th, 2012 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants; Justice Boyd joins the Court [Dec. 7, 2012]

The Court did not issue any opinions or grant review in any cases with today’s orders list.

The Court did post a photo of Justice Jeff […]

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Tags: Order Lists

Court upholds an informed-consent claim against a chiropractor; argument date in insurance certified question [Nov. 30, 2012]

November 30th, 2012 · Comments Off on Court upholds an informed-consent claim against a chiropractor; argument date in insurance certified question [Nov. 30, 2012]

With today’s orders, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion in one pending case and set an argument date for a certified question case.

Argument date […]

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Tags: Order Lists