No. 23-176

Robert Cox, et al. v. Helena Chemical Company

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2023-08-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: due-process evidence evidence-exclusion expert-testimony fourteenth-amendment legal-standards property-rights state-court
Key Terms:
Environmental AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Due Process Clause prohibits a state court from depriving petitioners of property protected by the Fourteenth Amendment without allowing them to present evidence

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Due Process Clause prohibits a state court from depriving petitioners of property protected by the Fourteenth Amendment without allowing them to present evidence in the form of personal observations of the condition of their property, or expert opinions on the same subject. 2. Whether the Due Process Clause prohibits denial of petitioners’ rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment that results from reversal of case law with deep historical roots in Anglo-American jurisprudence and in fundamental principles of justice protecting property owners. 3. Whether a state court can nullify the regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency which apply to aerial application of toxic herbicide in Texas. 4. Whether the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas should have recused himself from deciding the case in light of his long history of financial dealings with the same firm that represents the respondent chemical company, and following a defense provided by that firm against charges of judicial misconduct.

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-30
Waiver of right of respondent Helena Chem. Co., et al. to respond filed.
2023-08-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2023)

Attorneys

Helena Chem. Co., et al.
Jennifer CaugheyJackson Walker LLP, Respondent
Jennifer CaugheyJackson Walker LLP, Respondent