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Women protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2021. A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has all but dared supporters of the state's near-total ban on the procedure to try making an early example of him by filing a lawsuit. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
Oct 7, 2021

Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions

A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., calling it an "offensive deprivation" of a constitutional right by banning most abortions.

Women protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2021. A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has all but dared supporters of the state's near-total ban on the procedure to try making an early example of him by filing a lawsuit. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
Oct 1, 2021

Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law

The Biden administration on Friday urged a federal judge to block the nation's most restrictive abortion law, which has banned most abortions in Texas.

Women protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2021. A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has all but dared supporters of the state's near-total ban on the procedure to try making an early example of him by filing a lawsuit. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
Sep 21, 2021

Texas doctor sued after defying new abortion ban: ‘I can’t just sit back’

A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has been sued by two people.

Sep 15, 2021

Justice Department seeks order against Texas abortion law

The Justice Department has asked a federal court in Texas to stop the enforcement of a new state law that bans most abortions in the state while it decides the case.

Sep 13, 2021

Could Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword?

The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to target hot-button issues.

Sep 9, 2021

Justice Department sues Texas, saying abortion law ‘in open defiance of the Constitution’

The Justice Department sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."

Jul 26, 2021

Was the Texas Supreme Court bought?

Welcome to Monday, July 26, the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here are some news items to get your week started. Did a Texas-sized donation change the state Supreme Court’s mind? Police reform laws sow confusion in Washington state. Virginia prisoners’ vaccinated family members voice disappointment at slow return to visits. Arizona […]

Jun 14, 2021

Connecticut provides right to counsel in eviction proceedings

Welcome to Monday, the 28th anniversary of President Bill Clinton’s nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Connecticut governor signs law giving low-income renters a right to counsel in eviction proceedings. — New Jersey Transit will pay $8 million settlement with five […]

Feb 17, 2020

Opioids settlement will likely be less than expected

Welcome to Monday, the 219th anniversary of the House of Representatives’ breaking in Thomas Jefferson’s favor an Electoral College tie for the presidency between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Here are some news items to get your week started: — Opioids settlement will likely be cents on expected dollar. — India’s top court rules for gender […]

Aug 13, 2018

Civil-rights lawyer remains missing in Syria

Gender bias, law school, back to class round out roundup.

Jun 27, 2016

Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck down Texas’ widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics Monday in the court’s biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century. The justices voted 5-3 in favor of Texas clinics that had argued the regulations were only a veiled attempt to make it harder for women to get abortions in […]

Nov 30, 2015

Texas threatens court action over refugees

Texas threatens to sue over refugees leads news summary that includes juveniles' rights, Antonin Scalia and a White House fence jumper.

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