Texas and the U.S. Department of Justice have now both made their first written arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Although the Fifth Circuit already restored force to the law with a previous order, yesterday's ruling is an important milestone.
Senate Bill 8 was paused for 2 days. Some of the law's proponents say those who violated it during that time could still face lawsuits.
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The state appealed to the Fifth Circuit afterward. It remains to be seen whether abortions in Texas will return to August levels.
The court's order slows Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against Texas Right to Life along with 13 other cases against the pro-life lobbying group.
The resolution would aid legal challenges to the constitutionality of Senate Bill 8. The gender-neutral language lost one liberal councilor.
This week — attorney general candidates’ records are compared, a GOP lawmaker files a “rape and incest” exception to the Heartbeat Bill, and a national group releases its 2021 legislative grades for Texas lawmakers.
Texas Right to Life called the lawsuits — both by disbarred lawyers seeking a declaration against the Heartbeat Act — "imprudent."
The Texas Democrat is giving all of her pay from the special sessions that she largely missed to a Planned Parenthood facility in Denton County.
Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves said the same standard that allows tribal use of peyote should allow Satanic use of abortion-inducing drugs.
The U.S. Department of Justice asked the court to halt private lawsuits against violators of the Texas Heartbeat Act.
Pro-life lobbying group Texas Right to Life has become a litigation lightning rod after encouraging private enforcement of the new law.
The dating app company Bumble started a relief fund to aid abortions in Texas. It may or may not be legal under the Heartbeat Act.
Nancy Pelosi says that the House will consider legislation to “codify Roe v. Wade” and nullify the new Texas abortion law.
A total of 666 bills take effect Wednesday, September 1 after receiving the approval of the state legislature and Governor Greg Abbott.
Defendants argued that abortion providers couldn't sue the government for injuries incurred by private lawsuits. Judge Pitman disagreed.
Whole Woman's Health and fellow plaintiffs accused the Texas legislature of “well-documented hostility to the rights of pregnant people.”
The ordinances in participating Texas "sanctuaries" have evolved and possibly culminated in the small town of Sterling City.
