The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a potentially landmark decision about abortion policy on Monday, as the justices prepare to rule on a Texas law that’s shuttered dozens of abortion clinics and contributed to an increasing health care crisis in the Lone Star State.
Suing health care providers for wrongdoing just got harder in Texas, thanks to a Texas Supreme Court ruling on Friday that strengthens state limitations against medical malpractice lawsuits.
One of the most conservative courts in the nation is hearing a challenge Tuesday to Texas’ voter ID law from from the state conference of the NAACP and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus. These groups, represented by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, argues that the voter ID requirement suppresses the votes of people of color, who are much less likely to have a proper ID and much more likely to face barriers to getting one.
If you didn’t know better, you might think the State of Texas favors oil companies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the biggest uncertainties in United States v. Texas, a challenge to Obama administration programs that could enable over 4 million undocumented immigrants to temporarily remain in the country, is whether the justices will actually reach a clean decision. With one seat vacant, and Texas’ allies in the Senate determined not to confirm anyone President Obama names to fill that seat, there is a very real possibility that the Court will split 4-4 in this case — thus leaving question of whether the administration acted legally unresolved.
