Texas sues Biden over nursing home staffing mandate - Roll Call The rule would require nursing homes paid by Medicare to provide at least 3.48 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Roll Call · Aug 14, 2024
GOP plans to win election — in court Republicans learned from their 2020 mistakes — and have good reason to believe the Supreme Court is on their side Salon · Aug 5, 2024
Texas Attorney General sues Biden administration over federal confidential contraception program The Title X federal program allows patients to obtain contraceptives confidentially regardless of age, immigration status or income Latin Times · Jul 26, 2024
Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control Minors can receive contraception confidentially under Title X in the state with the highest repeat teen birth rate The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2024
Texas sues Biden administration over confidential contraception for teens Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling. The Texas Tribune · Jul 25, 2024
Texas city to vote on ban on people helping patients traveling for abortion Amarillo will decide in November on being ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’ as activists ready campaign against measure The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2024
Texas judges prevent Biden administration from enforcing protections for LGBTQ+ students Governor Greg Abbott had already directed the Texas Education Agency to disregard the changes to Title IX Latin Times · Jul 12, 2024
Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states A federal judge in Kansas has refused to block the nationwide enforcement of a Biden administration rule requiring firearms dealers to do background checks of buyers at gun shows and other places outside brick-and-mortar stores The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024
Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit The New Orleans-based court, which hears Texas cases, is pushing the federal judiciary to the right, even when it gets overturned by a higher court. The Texas Tribune · Jul 2, 2024
Supreme Court Decision Paves Way For Future Abortion Pill Battles Ongoing legal battle over mifepristone access and reproductive rights following Supreme Court ruling. Top News · Jun 15, 2024
The supreme court’s abortion pill ruling isn’t the end of a fight. It’s the beginning The justices unanimously rejected the mifepristone case on technical grounds. Their ruling is not the victory it may seem The Guardian - US · Jun 14, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court allows access to abortion pill, unanimously rejecting Texas challenge In the high court’s first abortion-related ruling since it overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the justices ruled unanimously to change nothing about mifepristone’s legal status. The Texas Tribune · Jun 13, 2024
In 75th lawsuit against Biden, Paxton sues to stop new gender identity guidelines for employers Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton aims new lawsuit at Biden Administration to halt compliance of gender identity mandates in the workplace. The Texas Tribune · May 22, 2024
Temporary Victory For Gun Rights Groups As Judge Blocks Biden's Background Check Rule On Sunday, District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Biden administration from fully implementing a new rule aimed at requiring gun dealers to obtain licenses and conduct background checks for firearm sales at gun shows and online. International Business Times · May 20, 2024
The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 2024 With an eye on Amarillo courthouse, U.S. senators push to stop federal judge shopping Judge shopping has made a federal courthouse in Amarillo with a Trump-appointed judge a destination for conservative litigants challenging Biden administration policies.
The Texas Tribune · Apr 8, 2024 How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent Federal Title X clinics do not require parental consent for birth control — except in Texas, where a lawsuit upended the longstanding program.
The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2024 Even the US supreme court was baffled by conservatives’ attack on abortion pills The anti-choice case relies on outlandish legal leaps. And if they can’t win there, they’ll redouble efforts to win the White House
Axios · Mar 26, 2024 Why a 19th-century law matters in the Supreme Court abortion pill fight The 1873 law banned the mailing of materials that were deemed "obscene."
Axios · Mar 26, 2024 How the Supreme Court could determine abortion pill access The court's decision further curtails abortion access nearly two years after overturning Roe v. Wade.
The Texas Tribune · Mar 26, 2024 U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas case challenging abortion pill access A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed open to keeping mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug, on the market despite a Texas ruling revoking its FDA approval.
The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2024 How the abortion pill case at the supreme court could undo the FDA The mifepristone case is viewed with trepidation by the medical industry and could have enormous consequences for drug regulation
Salon · Mar 23, 2024 Is a birth control ban next? A case in Texas could lead to contraception restrictions for minors across the country
The Texas Tribune · Mar 22, 2024 How plans for a West Texas drag show turned into a war over the First Amendment In the staunchly conservative Panhandle, LGBTQ+ Texans say political and legal battles overlook their humanity.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 Supreme Court again refuses to intervene in drag show controversy It was the second time the court has refused to step into a drag controversy this term.
Reason · Mar 15, 2024 How Many Judges Sit In Single Judge Divisions? And how many of those judges have issued national injunctions?