Civil SocietyStatewide NewsTexas Supreme Court Effectively Ends Heartbeat Act Challenge
Brad JohnsonMarch 11, 2022
The court ruled that state licensing agencies cannot indirectly enforce the Texas Heartbeat Act's abortion prohibition.
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87th LegislatureCivil SocietyJudicialTexas Supreme Court to Consider Whether State Agencies Can Enforce Texas Heartbeat Act
Isaiah MitchellJanuary 18, 2022
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided to certify key questions in the lawsuit to the Supreme Court of Texas.
IssuesSCOTUS Lets Heartbeat Act Challenge Continue Against State Agencies, Dismisses Judicial Defendants
Isaiah MitchellDecember 10, 2021
The court also dismissed the Biden administration's lawsuit against Texas over SB 8 by a nearly unanimous decision.
87th LegislatureCivil SocietyJudicialTexas Heartbeat Act Moves to U.S. Supreme Court, State Seeks Reconsideration of Roe
Isaiah MitchellOctober 22, 2021
Texas and the U.S. Department of Justice have now both made their first written arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
87th LegislatureCivil SocietyJudicialFifth Circuit Halts Heartbeat Act Challenge, Potentially Paving Path to Supreme Court
Isaiah MitchellOctober 15, 2021
Although the Fifth Circuit already restored force to the law with a previous order, yesterday's ruling is an important milestone.
87th LegislatureCivil SocietyJudicialTexas Heartbeat Act Regains Effect After Fifth Circuit Halts Lower Court Injunction
Isaiah MitchellOctober 11, 2021
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.
87th LegislatureCivil SocietyJudicialU.S. Supreme Court Leaves Texas Heartbeat Act in Place
Isaiah MitchellSeptember 2, 2021
“Federal courts enjoy the power to enjoin individuals tasked with enforcing laws, not the laws themselves."
Civil SocietyJudicialTexas Dismemberment Abortion Ban Ruled Constitutional by Fifth Circuit
Isaiah MitchellAugust 19, 2021
“Dismemberment [dilation and evacuation abortions] are self-evidently gruesome,” the majority opinion reads.
87th LegislatureCivil SocietyJudicialAbortion Funds and Providers Sue Texas Court System Over Heartbeat Act
Isaiah MitchellJuly 13, 2021
Whole Woman's Health and fellow plaintiffs accused the Texas legislature of “well-documented hostility to the rights of pregnant people.”
HealthcareJudicialTexas Dismemberment Abortion Ban Goes Before the Fifth Circuit
Isaiah MitchellJanuary 22, 2021
Abortion providers have called the requirement an undue burden since it could send a woman seeking abortions on two trips to the clinic.
Civil SocietyStatewide NewsAbortions Postponed Under Governor Abbott’s Executive Order
Daniel FriendMarch 23, 2020
According to Attorney General Ken Paxton, abortions are included in the list of non-essential surgeries that will need to be postponed under Governor Abbott's new executive order.