Appeals court extends hold on Texas deportation law - Roll Call A federal appeals court late Tuesday night kept on hold a Texas law that would allow state officials to effectively deport immigrants. Roll Call · Mar 27, 2024
Supreme Court sounds unlikely to limit medication abortion access - Roll Call The Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of a lower court ruling that would restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Roll Call · Mar 26, 2024
Is a birth control ban next? A case in Texas could lead to contraception restrictions for minors across the country Salon · Mar 23, 2024
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on medication abortion drug - Roll Call The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in a challenge that could limit access to a widely used drug for medication abortions. Roll Call · Mar 22, 2024
Will the Supreme Court Let Sylvia Gonzalez Sue the Political Enemies Who Engineered Her Arrest? "Mayors should not be allowed to launder animus through warrants," the former city council member's lawyer told the justices. Reason · Mar 21, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas case on politically motivated arrests Former Castle Hills Council Member Sylvia Gonzalez sued the city after police arrested her for tampering with government records, which she said was in retaliation for her criticism of the city manager. The Texas Tribune · Mar 21, 2024
5Th Circuit Court: Conservative Stronghold For Legal Battles The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is a key battleground for conservative legal strategies on contentious issues like gun rights, abortio... Top News · Mar 20, 2024
Appeals court puts Texas state immigration law back on hold - Roll Call A federal appeals court reinstated a pause on a Texas law that would allow state officials to effectively deport immigrants late Tuesday. Roll Call · Mar 20, 2024
Who is responsible for the 5th Circuit's alleged "troubling habit of leaving 'administrative' stays in place for weeks if not months"? The worst offender is not Jim Ho, but Carl Stewart. Reason · Mar 20, 2024
Supreme Court lets Texas enforce state law allowing deportation - Roll Call The Supreme Court allowed Texas to enforce a state law Tuesday that allows officials to effectively deport undocumented immigrants. Roll Call · Mar 19, 2024
SCOTUS Ponders Whether the Biden Administration Coerced Social Media Platforms To Censor Speech Several justices seemed concerned that an injunction would interfere with constitutionally permissible contacts. Reason · Mar 18, 2024
Pornhub Halts Texas Operations in Response to State's Age-Verification Legislation A 5th Circuit's temporary stay mandates age verification and health warnings on porn sites Latin Times · Mar 15, 2024
Pornhub suspends site in Texas due to state’s age-verification law Legal experts say a 5th Circuit decision to uphold part of a Texas law regulating adult entertainment websites conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent regarding minors’ access to obscene material online. The Texas Tribune · Mar 15, 2024
Supreme Court to weigh government role in online misinformation - Roll Call The case could determine how far the federal government can go to in communicating with social media sites. Roll Call · Mar 14, 2024
The Texas Tribune · Mar 13, 2024 5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for contraception A three-judge panel in New Orleans ruled that a Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent to obtain birth control does not conflict with the goals of the federally-funded Title X program, which has given teens birth control confidentially.
Reason · Mar 11, 2024 FIRE Highlights the Blatant Hypocrisy of State Officials Who Decry Government Meddling With Social Media Even as they attack the Biden administration's crusade against "misinformation," Missouri and Louisiana defend legal restrictions on content moderation.
Texas Observer · Mar 11, 2024 The Booksellers’ Revolt The READER Act would have required vendors to rate books on "explicitness" before selling to schools—and blacklisted those that didn't comply.
Reason · Feb 29, 2024 SCOTUS Ponders the Implications of Prosecuting Gun Owners for a Crime Invented by Bureaucrats Several justices seemed troubled by an ATF rule that purports to ban bump stocks by reinterpreting the federal definition of machine guns.
International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024 Supreme Court Scrutinizes ATF's Authority In Bump Stock Ban Case Federal appeals courts differ on the legality of the bump stock ban, with the 5th Circuit overturning the ban in January 2023.
Reason · Feb 28, 2024 Texas Sues Pornhub for Failing to Check IDs A federal judge in an ongoing case called the porn age-check scheme unconstitutional. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton doesn't seem to care.
Reason · Feb 16, 2024 This Prosecutor Secretly Worked for the Judges Overseeing His Cases. Will His Victims Be Able To Sue? Ralph Petty likely violated the Constitution. In a rare move, a federal court signaled this week that lawsuits against him may not be dead on arrival.
Reason · Feb 1, 2024 He Was Arrested for Making a Joke on Facebook. A Jury Just Awarded Him $205,000 in Damages. The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.
Reason · Jan 31, 2024 The 5th Circuit Says Criminalizing Journalism Is Not Obviously Unconstitutional The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.
Reason · Jan 30, 2024 She Was Arrested for Her Journalism. A Federal Court Says She Can't Sue. Priscilla Villarreal, also known as "Lagordiloca," has sparked a debate about free speech and who, exactly, is a journalist.
Roll Call · Jan 22, 2024 Supreme Court clears way for US to remove Texas border barrier - Roll Call A divided Supreme Court on Monday temporarily allowed the Biden administration to remove a barrier Texas placed at the U.S.-Mexico border.