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The Evolving Standard For The Granting Of Mandamus Relief In The Texas Supreme Court: One More Mile Marker Down The Road Of No Return, Richard E. Flint
The Evolving Standard For The Granting Of Mandamus Relief In The Texas Supreme Court: One More Mile Marker Down The Road Of No Return, Richard E. Flint
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The Prudential balancing test should be of concern for anyone interested in the rule of law. This test is the current binding precedent for determining when an appellate court should exercise its mandamus authority upon a finding of a clear abuse of discretion. This test has substantially altered one of the most time honored principles of mandamus jurisprudence, and replaced it with a newly articulated standard that leads to nothing short of ad hoc decision making.
In the area of mandamus jurisprudence, the Texas Supreme Court has, from time to time, developed different ways to circumvent the common law history …