Supreme Court on Monday revived a civil rights lawsuit filed by a convicted murderer in Texas against a prison guard accused of using pepper spray against him in an unprovoked attack in violation of the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The justices ...
AUSTIN –The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their transgender children. The 8-1 ruling from the all-Republican court, released Friday, leaves in place a law tha...
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President Biden is considering proposals to reform the Supreme Court, CBS News has learned. Jul 25, 2024 Supreme Court grants stay of execution for Texas man seeking DNA testing The Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Ruben Gutierrez on Tuesday, 20 minutes before he was scheduled to...
Supreme Court allowed Texas to enforce a law that prohibits abortions after six weeks (5-4).Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining the court’s three liberal members in dissent. http://t.cn/A6Imy...
Yet, as we’ve seen, the Supreme Court is free to, and does, ignore whatever it wants. The SB 4 case is set for further argument next week in the 5th Circuit. But if it goes back to Washington, we’ll see what carries the day at the current court. ...
Supreme Court issued a brief statement which amounted to a rejection of the lawsuit filed by the State of Texas against four fellow states (Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan) over their handing of the 2020 general election. The Supreme Court said the lawsuit from Texas was denied ...
In a brief, five-sentence ruling, the Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that was forcing many abortion providers to close. “Tomorrow, 13 clinics across the state will be allowed to reopen and provide women with safe and legal abortion care in their own communities,” Nancy Northup, ...
Texas said its case is different, however, because the law provides some exceptions if a pregnant patient’s health is at risk. Texas pointed to a state Supreme Court ruling that said doctors do not have to wait until a woman’s life is in immediate danger to provi...
Clement urged the Supreme Court to hold the Texas case while it considers the constitutionality of the Florida law in its entirety. "The best course for all is for this court to grant review now and establish clear bulwarks against state efforts that are antithetical to the First Amendment, ...