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Smith v. Texas , 550 U.S. 297 (2007) ( Smith II ), a 5–4 decision authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy and holding that the state court, on remand from Smith I , 543 U.S. 37 (2004), had incorrectly ruled that the defendant had not preserved on appeal the constitutional errors identified in that previous decision.
Smith v. Texas , 550 U.S. 297 (2007), was a United States Supreme Court case about a challenge to a Texas death penalty court procedure. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the opinion of the Court, holding 5-4 that the Texas procedure was improper.
Texas was silent in the hours after the ruling on whether and when state troopers or Texas National Guard soldiers — who have the most interaction with migrants —- would begin enforcement.
Republic v. Skidmore, Dallam 581 (1844).Concerning headwright certificates issued to families residing in Texas on the date independence was declared. [1]Herbert v. Moore, Dallam 592 (1844).
A Texas law that allows the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold for now, a federal appeals court ruled. The 2-1 ruling late Tuesday ...
The Oklahoma court erred in ruling that Payne v. Tennessee (1991) "implicitly overruled" Booth v. Maryland (1987) in regards to the victim's family members' testimony of the defendant(s) and opinion(s) of the sentence. Payne did not specifically state this, and only the Supreme Court can overrule its own precedent.
The Supreme Court revived a civil rights claim brought by a Texas woman who served on a small-town council and was ... The case focused on the scope of a 2019 Supreme Court ruling called Nieves v ...
On June 9, 2023, Texas' governor signed an Act into law creating a trial level business court, as well as the first appellate level business court in the United States. The new law became effective in September 2023. [6] [7] [8] On June 28, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court approved rules of procedure for the new Business Court. [9]