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Salesforce, Uber, Lyft Make Moves Around Texas Abortion Law

Salesforce will relocate workers concerned about care access; Uber, Lyft will pay drivers' legal fees

(Newser) - The Texas abortion ban, and the recent Supreme Court ruling keeping it in place, is drawing plenty of reaction, from everyone from Justice Stephen Breyer to Attorney General Merrick Garland weighing in. Add Salesforce.com into the mix, with the company informing employees this week that it would pay for...

SCOTUS' Breyer Speaks Out on Texas Abortion Ruling

'Very, very, very wrong,' the liberal justice who dissented in the 5-4 decision tells NPR

(Newser) - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer recently sat down with NPR , and one big topic that came up was the high court's 5-4 decision last week to let a restrictive ban on abortions in Texas stand, effectively prohibiting women from getting an abortion after their sixth week of pregnancy. It...

Garland Announces Suit to Throw Out Texas Abortion Law

New state legislation is 'in open defiance of the Constitution,' filing says

(Newser) - The Justice Department is suing Texas over its new state law prohibiting most abortions, arguing that it was enacted "in open defiance of the Constitution." The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Texas, asks a federal judge to declare that the law is invalid, "to enjoin...

South Dakota Tries to Follow Texas' Lead on Abortion

Gov. Kristi Noem issues executive order with new restrictions

(Newser) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is tightening the state's abortion laws, starting with an executive order. An order issued by the Republican governor states that abortion-inducing medication can only be prescribed by a physician licensed in South Dakota after an in-person examination; further, the medication must be collected in...

Texas Gov: 6 Weeks Is Enough Time to Abort Rapist's Baby

He contends rape victims won't be forced to carry a baby to term

(Newser) - On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defended his state's week-old abortion law, maintaining it wouldn't lead to rape victims being forced to give birth. CBS News reports that a reporter asked the Republican why he would "force" a rape victim to carry a resulting pregnancy to term....

Game Studio CEO Steps Down After Praising Texas Law

Tripwire Interactive faced huge backlash after tweet from John Gibson

(Newser) - Gaming studio Tripwire Interactive announced Monday night that John Gibson had stepped down as CEO—two days after he expressed support for the new Texas abortion law. Gibson and Tripwire faced a major backlash after Gibson tweeted that he was "proud" of the Supreme Court for affirming the law,...

AG on Texas Abortion Move: 'We Will Not Tolerate Violence'

Merrick Garland says DOJ will enforce FACE Act to protect women's constitutional right to abortion

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Monday that it won't tolerate violence against anyone who's trying to obtain an abortion in Texas as federal officials explore options to challenge a new state law that bans most abortions. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department would "protect those seeking...

One City May Punish Texas For Abortion Rule

Portland, Oregon city council will vote on ending trade and travel with the state

(Newser) - While the full impact of the SCOTUS ruling that protects a Texas law banning most abortions remains unclear, one large US city wants to cut ties with the state. Per Oregon Public Broadcasting , the City of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said Friday that Portland City Council will vote this week...

Ruling Shields Texas Clinics From Abortion Suits, for Now

Judge handed down temporary restraining order Friday

(Newser) - A state judge has shielded, for now, Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits by an anti-abortion group under a new state abortion law in a narrow ruling handed down Friday. Per the AP , the temporary restraining order Friday by state District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin in response to the...

Bumble, Match Will Cover Abortion Costs in Texas

Companies act in response to restrictive new law

(Newser) - Two companies behind some of the most popular dating apps in the US are stepping up to help Texans access abortion services in response to a new law that opponents say will block about 85% of abortions. Austin-based Bumble, led by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, said this week that it...

Old Tactic, New Controversy: The Court&#39;s &#39;Shadow Docket&#39;
Supreme Court's 'Shadow
Docket' Is Under Scrutiny
the rundown
Sep 3, 2021 10:08 AM CDT

Supreme Court's 'Shadow Docket' Is Under Scrutiny

Justices are increasingly deciding weighty matters with quick, unsigned rulings

(Newser) - The Supreme Court made what could be one of its most consequential decisions in years this week by allowing Texas' restrictive abortion law to stand. But those interested in the reasoning of the five majority justices are out of luck. The court issued the unsigned ruling through what's commonly...

TikTokers Target Texas Abortion Whistleblower Site

'Shrek porn' has been weaponized

(Newser) - The most restrictive abortion law in the nation took effect in Texas Wednesday—and opponents have stepped up efforts to troll a site that encourages people to report violations. The site, prolifewhistleblower.com, has a form that allows people to anonymously report alleged violators, who can be sued for $10,...

Pelosi: We Need Federal Law to Protect Abortion

Florida working on legislation similar to heartbeat law in Texas

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has kept Texas' tough new abortion law on the books, and it looks like at least one other state may follow the lead of Texas. The president of the State Senate in Florida tells WFLA that a similar bill will be considered in the upcoming legislative session....

John Roberts Joins Liberals, but Abortion Law Stands

Supreme Court leaves legislation in place that greatly restricts abortions in Texas

(Newser) - A deeply divided Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force, for now stripping most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state, the AP reports. The court voted 5-4 to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers...

5th Circuit Charts Its Own, Ideological Course
5th Circuit Charts Its
Own, Dangerous Course
opinion
Sep 1, 2021 7:30 PM CDT

5th Circuit Charts Its Own, Dangerous Course

Letting Texas abortion law take effect without a hearing is just one example, Ruth Marcus writes

(Newser) - There's a federal appeals court compiling a record like no other, Ruth Marcus writes in an opinion piece in the Washington Post . The 5th Circuit's refusal to hold up the nation's most restrictive abortion law long enough for a district judge to hold a hearing on it...

Most Restrictive Abortion Law in the Nation Takes Effect

This is the first time a 6-week abortion ban has taken effect in the US, even briefly

(Newser) - A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, but the Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold . If allowed to remain in force, the law would be the most dramatic restriction on abortion rights in the...

On Eve of New Abortion Law, an Appeal to Supreme Court

Texas providers want top court to stop restrictive new legislation from taking effect Wednesday

(Newser) - Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law that would allow private citizens to sue anyone for helping a woman get an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. The request to the court comes after a panel of appellate judges refused...

One of the Biggest Threats to Roe v. Wade Is on Track

Texas court declines to stop restrictive new law from taking effect this week

(Newser) - What is thought to be the most restrictive abortion law in the nation is on track to take effect this week in Texas after a federal court opted not to step in. On Sunday, the 5th US Court of Appeals denied an emergency motion filed by supporters of abortion rights,...

Appeals Court Rules on Texas Ban of Abortion Method

Judges uphold law barring procedure commonly used to end 2nd-trimester pregnancies

(Newser) - A Texas law outlawing an abortion method commonly used to end second-trimester pregnancies was upheld Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The 2017 law in question has never been enforced. It seeks to prohibit the use of forceps to remove a fetus from the womb—what supporters...

Mississippi to Supreme Court: Overturn Roe v. Wade

A decision in big abortion rights case could come by June

(Newser) - The Mississippi attorney general on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, a challenge to the 1973 law that's been expected since May , when the high court agreed to hear a case involving a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. Lower courts blocked...

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