Oral Arguments in Texas Supreme Court Over Propriety of Referring to Defendant in Civil Case as “Illegal Immigrant”

Here are the instructions to view the Texas Supreme Court October 16, 2008 oral arguments in TXI Transportation vs. Hughes, a case that raises some interesting issues related to immigration.

In the lower court, evidence that the defendant was an “illegal immigrant ” was admitted into evidence; the Supreme Court considered the issue of whether this was properly admitted and whether a Batson challenge to striking Latino juror was proper.

Website: www.stmarytx.edu/law/webcasts

Select “archived webcasts”

Select 07-0541 TXI Transportation Co. v. Hughes (ENTER 070541)

We will let you know what the Texas Supreme Court decides.

KJ