Today's Supreme Court oral argument suggests they will get the votes of six or more justices. If so, it will be a crucial victory for judicial protection of all constitutional rights, not just abortion rights.
The Firearms Policy Coalition amicus brief offers a simple and effective way to neuter the threat to judicial review posed by SB 8.
The actual number of abortions that S.B. 8 prevented by the end of September may be closer to 500 than 3,000.
Under S.B. 315, it is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail, to employ 18- to 20-year-olds at any sexually oriented business.
Neither politician is willing to tolerate deviation from the one business policy he thinks is best.
A district court judge found "overwhelming evidence" of Vickers Cunningham's bigotry.
The experience with the Texas Heartbeat Act offers a preview of what that means.
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S.B. 8 allows lawsuits against people who perform prohibited abortions even if they relied on a court's determination that the law is unconstitutional.
In a prior case challenging the law, the 5th Circuit said state judges were not appropriate defendants.
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Government restrictions on private editorial discretion violate the First Amendment.
When you are already convinced a policy makes sense, any evidence will do.
In the first two lawsuits filed under S.B. 8, all of the parties seem to think enforcement of the law should be blocked.
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Alan Braid says he broke the law, which prohibits the vast majority of abortions, to make sure it would be tested in court.
Meanwhile, the threat posed by the lawsuits that S.B. 8 authorizes has dramatically curtailed access to abortion in Texas.
Respectfully disagreeing with Josh about United States v. Texas.
Pro-lifers and pro-choicers have one thing in common: a passion for snitching
S.B. 8 relies on litigation tricks that conservatives have long condemned as a threat to the rule of law.
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While libertarians will be inclined to applaud some of the new laws, others exemplify familiar conservative excesses.
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A couple claims the Harris County Sheriff's Office in Texas seized their life savings two years ago on suspicion of drug trafficking. A new lawsuit says they're not the only ones.
Because the Supreme Court so far has not intervened, post-heartbeat abortions are now illegal in the Lone Star State.
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Although Patrick notes that blacks are less likely to be vaccinated than whites, the gap between Republicans and Democrats is much larger.
Gov. Greg Abbott's position on private vaccination requirements is confused and confusing.
The bill would prohibit charitable organizations from paying bail for anyone who had committed "an offense involving violence" at any time in the past 10 years.
The whistleblower complaints substantiate reporting from Reason in May describing filthy conditions, untrained staff, and neglect.
Each major party portrays the other as a deadly threat to democracy.
The Texas governor wants to keep incoming migrants out at all costs. But those costs are insurmountable.
In 2018, the Republican said family separations were "tragic and heart-rending."
Three states have advanced constitutionally questionable laws.
Politicians and policymakers know less than they think they do, in part because they have less power over our lives than they assume.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he stands for freedom. That doesn't apply to business owners.
Why the Golden State is losing people, business, and a congressional seat
The penalty for employing 18- to 20-year-olds to work nude, topless, or "in a sexually oriented commercial activity" is now 2 to 20 years in prison.
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In recordings and documents obtained by Reason, officials at the Fort Bliss tent camp admit that children lack basic necessities such as underwear and access to medical care.
Critics said Gov. Greg Abbott's decision was "extraordinarily dangerous" and reflected "Neanderthal thinking."
National surveys obscure large regional variations in public opinion about abortion limits.
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