Supreme Court of Texas - June 2009 Opinion Summaries

DeSoto v. White

Administrative Law, Government Law
In an action challenging a police department's failure to notify a suspended police officer that taking an appeal to a hearing examiner would limit...

Nabors Drilling, U.S.A., Inc. v. Escoto

Injury & Tort Law
In an action based on an auto accident caused by an allegedly fatigued off-duty employee of Defendant, judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where...

Barr v. Sinton

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA) challenge to a zoning ordinance that precluded the use of private homes for ex-convict religious...

DeSoto v. White

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action challenging a police department's failure to notify a suspended police officer that taking an appeal to a hearing examiner would limit...

Nabors Drilling, U.S.A., Inc. v. Escoto

Injury & Tort Law
In an action based on an auto accident caused by an allegedly fatigued off-duty employee of Defendant, judgment for Defendant is affirmed where...

Barr v. Sinton

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA) challenge to a zoning ordinance that precluded the use of private homes for ex-convict religious...

In re Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Juvenile Law
Petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the trial court to reverse its decision denying the appointment of counsel to pursue habeas corpus...

Ditta v. Conte

Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a breach of fiduciary duty action involving the removal of a trustee of an an inter vivos trust, court of appeals' judgment holding that the case...

Harrell v. State of Texas

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a dispute involving an order directing prison officials to withdraw money from an inmate trust account, court of appeal's judgment is reversed and...