Judge orders former President George W. Bush to testify in SMU lawsuit

Source: The Dallas Morning News
Judge Martin Hoffman has ordered that former President George W. Bush be deposed in a long-running lawsuit against Southern Methodist University over land acquisition related to the Bush presidential library.
The judge, however, decided that former First Lady Laura Bush would not have to provide testimony about conversations that took place years ago about Bush’s presidential library.
But even as the judge wrote his position, Bush’s attorneys were preparing an appeal that would trigger an immediate stay so that an appellate court would reconsider the matter.
Last week, a lawyer for Bush said the former president would not voluntarily give a sworn statement, but Hoffman had urged lawyers for all sides to reach an accord on how a statement from Bush could be taken....
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