Five families have sued the state of Texas over Senate Bill 14, which would prevent transgender minors from receiving certain medical care including puberty blockers and hormone therapies. Greg Abbott signed SB 14 in June, and it is set to take effect on September 1....
Today the Supreme Court delivered a substantial win for indigenous and native tribes by upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act. In their ruling (known as Haaland v. Brackeen), the Justices also went against the state of Texas, which was challenging the Act. The Indian...
The long and winding legal wrangling over DACA continues tomorrow in Texas. However, it's most notable antagonist, Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t be there after he was impeached and suspended from duties. On June 1, Judge Andrew Hanen will hear oral arguments in...
A countersuit has been filed by two of three women who were named in a wrongful death lawsuit by a man in Galveston County, who alleged they conspired to help his then-wife obtain an abortion. This lawsuit was the first filed in the aftermath of sweeping anti-abortion...
After two conflicting rulings, a showdown over medication abortion appears likely at the Supreme Court. Late Friday, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a ruling that invalidates the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a medication that can terminate an early pregnancy. The...
Last week headlines across the nation touted a devastating new ruling regarding preventive healthcare from a Texas judge. Indeed, the ruling was bad, and unfortunately it could get even worse. In 2020, several plaintiffs filed a lawsuit then known as Kelley vs. The...
According to court filings, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home on Monday when a process server attempted to serve him with a subpoena to testify in an abortion case. The subpoena was to testify against eight abortion funds fighting the state's...
Indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton embarrassed Texas once again after filing a brief against the Department of Justice requesting a neutral special master in a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump after 300 classified documents were found at his...
Voting rights advocates have seen few wins in Texas, especially since the Republican legislature passed the sweeping voter suppression bill known as Senate Bill 1. However, recently, there was one ruling that struck down at least a portion of SB 1, which impeded...