The Texas Supreme Court announced Friday it has agreed to to certify a question from 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals about the the nation’s most...
Plaintiffs have said having the case go to the state Supreme Court will only delay the outcome and allow Senate Bill 8 to remain in effect as the challenge plays out.
Marchers holding signs walk along Ross Ave. during the North Texas March for Life, celebrating the passage and court rulings upholding the Texas Senate Bill 8, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 in Dallas downtown.The Texas Supreme Court announced Friday it has agreed to to certify a question from 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals about the the nation’s most restrictive abortion law.sent to federal district court, earlier this week criticized the 5th Circuit ruling sending Whole Woman’s Health vs.
Thursday to return their case to federal district court from the 5th Circuit. The high court’s three liberal justices dissented. “Instead of stopping a Fifth Circuit panel from indulging Texas’ newest delay tactics, the Court allows the State yet again to extend the deprivation of the federal constitutional rights of its citizens through procedural manipulation,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent, joined by Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan.Since Senate Bill 8 was enacted on Sept.