Attorney Constitutional Law Litigating Texas 
Constitutional Law Reporter
JANUARY 10, 2022
Jackson that abortion providers may bring a pre-enforcement challenge in federal court as one means to test whether Texas’ s strict abortion law violates the U.S. Constitution, albeit only against certain state medical licensing officials. The justices also ruled that the law (S.B. 8 violates the Constitution.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 12, 2021
Gavin Newsom thrilled many this weekend by saying that his administration will model a new law on Texas’ abortion ban that would let private citizens sue anyone who makes or sells assault weapons or ghost guns. It will be hugely successful politically, but not without costs to the state and potential litigants. Legally, that is.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 10, 2021
That represents a partial victory for pro-choice litigants, but the Court returned to a single track for its abortion review. That track originates in Mississippi, not Texas. Dobbs will remain the key decision on reproductive rights and is likely to answer many of the questions in the ongoing Texas litigation.
Constitutional Law Reporter
MAY 3, 2022
Supreme Court held that Texas can’t execute a man death row unless it allows his pastor to pray and lay hands on him while he is executed. A Texas jury sentenced John Ramirez to death after he brutally murdered Pablo Castro in 2004. In Ramirez v. Collier , 595 U. S. _ (2022), the U.S. Facts of the Case.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland was widely covered in pledging that the Justice Department would defend women in Texas seeking abortions. Garland appears to be answering a different question than the one raised by the new law. However, Garland was pledging to enforce a law that has long been robustly enforced.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 9, 2023
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.” Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced that she was taking a look, “long and hard,” at potential charges. First, let’s look at the law. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.)
JonathanTurley
JULY 18, 2022
Below is my column in the Hill on how the next round of post-Roe litigation is coming into sharper focus. In the law, the adjustment can take years, as collateral doctrines and applications shake out along new fault lines. Texas is suing the Biden administration over new guidance issued after the Dobbs decision.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
69 
Let's personalize your content