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Texas Supreme Court Decision in Heartbeat Case

Here is a short article by Ed Whelan reporting on a decision by the Texas Supreme Court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit had asked the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether the Texas Heartbeat law could be enforced by Texas licensing officials. The Texas Supreme Court said no–and that decision […]

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Abortion Constitutionality Texas Heartbeat Law

Fifth Circuit Sends Heartbeat Case to Texas Supreme Court

Here is a link to the Fifth Circuit’s order. The divided panel sent the Texas Heartbeat case to the Texas Supreme Court. This order was issued after the case was remanded to the 5th Circuit by the US Supreme Court. The US Supreme Court, which refused a request to enjoin the law pending the challenges […]

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Texas Heartbeat Case Argued Before the Fifth Circuit

Here is a link to a story in Bloomberg about the latest developments in the Texas Hearbeat case. The US Supreme Court, which refused a request to enjoin the law pending the challenges to the constitutionality of the statute, suggested that Texas licensing authorities might be proper defendants in the suits challenging the constitutionality of […]