abortion
The Supreme Court keeps Texas abortion law in place, but agrees to review it
Posted on · The court will consider the legality of the law on Nov. 1. The highly unusual court action is an indication of deep internal splits within the court.
Tag: U.S. Supreme Court
abortion
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to block Texas’ abortion ban as legal challenges continue
Posted on · The law is the most restrictive abortion ban in the country.
Politics
Texas Attorney General sets up unit for voter fraud claims in November election
Posted on · Republican Ken Paxton is dedicating more resources to ensure the election is secure despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Texas.
Health & Science
Experts raise concerns to U.S. Senate panel over Supreme Court’s inaction in Texas abortion case
Posted on · The court provided little explanation when it refused to intervene in the case. Abortion rights advocates say the justices have allowed Texas to skirt the constitutional rights of its citizens.
Immigration
Texas Arrested Almost 6,000 Migrants At The Border Since July On Gov. Abbott’s New Trespassing Charge
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott ordered DPS to begin arresting migrants who cross the Rio Grande on state charges of trespassing in an attempt to deter them from crossing earlier this year.
Politics
Texas Abortion Providers Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Block Six-Week Abortion Ban
Posted on · Similar bans, sometimes referred to as “heartbeat laws,” have been blocked from going into effect in about a dozen states across the country.
Politics
The Supreme Court Will Allow Evictions To Resume. It Could Affect Millions Of Tenants
Posted on · The court's six conservative justices said the CDC exceeded its authority by issuing the two-month pause on evictions in much of the country.
Immigration
U.S. Supreme Court Requires Biden Administration To Reinstate Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a federal court ruling to reinstate the controversial Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) that required asylum seekers to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico for their day in court.
Immigration
After Judge’s Ruling on DACA, Many Urge Congress To Act On A Permanent Solution
Posted on · Immigrant advocates say DACA was only a Band-Aid. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen's recent order to halt new DACA applications puts the pressure on Congress to act.
Town Square
The 2021 Supreme Court Cases Shape Voting Rights And Free Speech
Posted on · The highest court on the land made decisions voting laws, warrantless searches, and swearing students in its most recent sessions.
National
Supreme Court Restricts Police Powers To Enter A Home Without A Warrant
Posted on · The court has long held that police may do this when pursuing a fleeing felon. The question in this case was whether they can do the same thing when pursuing someone suspected of a minor offense.
Health & Science
Obamacare Wins For The 3rd Time At The Supreme Court
Posted on · The 7-2 decision threw out the challenge to the law, saying Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision and thus lacked standing.
Immigration
Supreme Court Rules Against Immigrants With Temporary Status
Posted on · Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court Monday that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status from seeking “green cards” to remain in the country permanently.
Texas
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Over California Travel Ban
Posted on · The court refused to consider Texas’ challenge to California’s ban on state-funded business trips to Texas and other states deemed to discriminate against LGBTQ people. California adopted the ban following a 2017 Texas law that allows foster care and adoption agencies to deny services for religious beliefs.
Texas
Report: Paxton Election Lawsuit Originally Drafted By Lawyers Linked To Trump Campaign
Posted on · The New York Times reports lawyers allied with Trump drafted the lawsuit but needed a state attorney general to officially bring it because only a state attorney general can sue another state and have the case go straight to the United States Supreme Court.