I have no skill at reading judicial tea leaves, so what follows is a reaction to the discussion of the merits at oral argument, not a prediction of what a majority of Justices will actually do. The ...

As noted in my prior post, the plaintiffs in the SB8 cases, both the clinics and the United States, seem to recognize that the remedies they're asking for are quite extraordinary. Letting private ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Supreme Court justices are now hearing arguments about enforcement of the Heartbeat Bill, which allows private citizens to file lawsuits against anyone who aids or abets ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB8 into law back in May. Last Tuesday night, while the nation watched the courts and many expected injunctive relief, it never came. So at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 1, SB8 ...

Sept. 1, 2021, was the worst day for abortion access in United States history. Abortion providers, organizers and activists, and most of all the people who rely on abortion care are in crisis. In the ...

“We are not going to do the job of the federal government,” Mayor Rudy Cruz Jr. said. “If you pick a lock here, you will be dealt with by the local police agency. But if you’re an illegal immigrant or ...

As Texas begins enforcing Senate Bill 8, the state’s sweeping new bathroom law restricting transgender people’s access to public facilities, universities, local governments and shelters are scrambling ...

It’s the weekend, and I am having a staring contest with a plus sign. I am pregnant, and the worst abortion ban in Texas since Roe was won is going into action in a few days. My first thoughts? “S**t, ...

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