Tag Archives: Supreme Court
Don Willett’s Quiet Revolution
Social media’s most famous judge is at the forefront of a conservative legal movement that’s redefining what it means to be a judicial activist. And he’s on Donald Trump’s Supreme Court short list.
Social media’s most famous judge is at the forefront of a conservative legal movement that's redefining what it means to be a judicial activist. And he's on D...Read More
Op-Ed: Abortion Access and Trans Health Care Are Bound Together in Texas
Lawmakers have used a federal anti-abortion law to try to deny trans people's access to health care, and advocates for both causes must fight back together....Read More
Days After Supreme Court Ruling, State Data Shows Dramatic Drop in Abortions
Texas Latinas were disproportionately affected by restrictions in the state's anti-abortion law.
Data the health department was reluctant to release vindicates abortion providers who said anti-abortion regs would disproportionately affect Texas Latinas....Read More
Abortion Providers Anxious for ‘Era of Uncertainty’ to End
A SCOTUS ruling in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, the case against Texas' restrictive abortion law, could come within weeks or, possibly, days....Read More
‘Trapped’ in the Limelight
The everyday struggles of a San Antonio abortion clinic services director are at the heart of the acclaimed documentary 'Trapped.'
San Antonio clinic director Marva Sadler is at the center of an acclaimed new documentary tracking anti-abortion laws' effects on providers and patients....Read More
Ken Paxton’s Still Trying to Unmarry Austin Lesbian Couple
Despite the Supreme Court’s June ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is still trying to undo a lesbian couple’s February marri...Read More
Texas Doctors Ask SCOTUS to Stem Tide of Abortion Restrictions
Texas abortion providers on Thursday called on the nation’s highest court to answer questions that have plagued legal challenges to restrictions on abortion c...Read More
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Abortion Law For Now
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked two major components of Texas’ omnibus abortion law that would have forced all but nine abortion clinics in the...Read More
Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Faces ‘Critical Showdown’ In House
The future of the battle over gay marriage in Texas—and possibly in other states—is likely to be determined by the House of Representatives in the next 72 h...Read More