JURIST

MAY 19, 2022

A Texas federal court judge Tuesday ruled Apple Inc. The Texas US District Court denied Apple’s motion for a new trial and judgement as a matter of law. Following trial, in August 2020 a Texas federal jury found that Apple willfully infringed certain claims of the five asserted patents.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Monday against a pregnant woman who challenged the state’s abortion restrictions. A lower court had previously granted the woman, Kate Cox, permission to receive an abortion due to pregnancy complications, despite the state’s strict abortion ban. Her health is on the line. .”

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AUGUST 6, 2023

Travis County District Judge Jessica Mangrum issued a temporary injunctive order Friday, blocking a Texas abortion ban from being applied to people with pregnancy complications. This filing automatically stayed the injunctive order until the state supreme court rules. Wade with Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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MARCH 20, 2024

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on the case Gonzalez v. Trevino , which concerns the arrest of a Castle Hills, Texas councilwoman who argues that she was arrested in retaliation for her critical speech about the city’s government.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

“Texas Abortion Law Could Stay in Effect for Months After U.S. Appeals Court Ruling; Appeals court holds Texas Supreme Court should weigh in on unanswered questions before challenge to law can move forward”: Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided for a second time with Texas officials and suspended a lower court ruling that had blocked a Texas law banning most abortions. It took effect on September 1, becoming the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the US.

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APRIL 1, 2022

“Texas Supreme Court rules for San Antonio in ‘Chick-fil-A’ lawsuit filed by conservative activists”: Edward McKinley of The San Antonio Express-News has this report. Today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Texas consists of a majority opinion and a concurring opinion.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

“Supreme Court ruling on Texas law was the result of decades of pressure from anti-abortion groups to shape the court”: Tierney Sneed of CNN has this report.

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JURIST

JUNE 29, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an Army reservist can sue Texas for improper treatment under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). This injury left Torres unable to return to his previous job as a state trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Texas District Court Judge Christine Weems Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order , which blocks the enforcement of Texas’ pre- Roe abortion ban. Weems received a petition asking for a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction to block the enforcement of Texas’ abortion ban.

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APRIL 6, 2023

million settlement with families of those injured and killed in the 2017 mass shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. In 2021 a federal district court ruled that the government was partially responsible for the deaths due to negligence. The US Department of Justice Wednesday reached a $144.5

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

“Domestic Abusers Have Gun Rights Too, US Appeals Court Rules; Court vacates conviction of Texas man tied to five shootings; Ruling is latest fallout from US Supreme Court landmark ruling”: Erik Larson of Bloomberg News has this report. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

“Federal appeals court lets Texas keep anti-migrant buoys in place for now; A judge in Austin had said Texas installed the floating barrier illegally, rejecting Gov. Abbott’s assertion a migrant ‘invasion’ lets the state ignore federal law and treaties”: Todd J. ” William Melhado and Uriel J.

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JURIST

JULY 2, 2022

The state of New York, in an emergency session Friday, passed a new gun law in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. The new law removes the “proper cause” criterion, which required that the applicant prove the need for their permit before receiving it.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

“Appeals court upholds Texas law to ban abortion procedure”: Kevin McGill of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “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.”

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JURIST

MAY 15, 2022

The Texas Supreme Court Friday ruled that state agencies in Texas may investigate gender affirming care as child abuse but that the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is not bound to undertake any such investigations. Texas took an interlocutory appeal, superseding the injunction.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

“The federal court ruling blocking Texas’s abortion law is a marvel”: Columnist Jennifer Rubin has this essay online at The Washington Post. And at “Dorf on Law,” Michael C. 8 Injunction and the Questionable Principle that Equity Acts Only When there is no Adequate Remedy at Law.”

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

“Kate Cox’s case reveals how far Texas intends to go to enforce abortion laws; The Dallas mom’s case drew national attention and forced the abortion issue before the state Supreme Court; She ended up traveling out of state to terminate her non-viable pregnancy”: Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune has this report.

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OCTOBER 9, 2021

“Texas’ restrictive abortion law temporarily restored by federal appeals court”: Madlin Mekelburg of The Austin American-Statesman has this report. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “ Appeals court reinstates Texas’s six-week abortion ban, two days after it was lifted.”

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MARCH 24, 2022

The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled 8-1 that a Texas death row inmate may have his pastor touch him and pray out loud during his execution. If Texas reschedules Ramirez’s execution and declines to permit audible prayer or religious touch, the District Court should therefore enter appropriate preliminary relief.”

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MAY 16, 2022

“Supreme Court Rules for Ted Cruz in Campaign Finance Case; The Texas senator challenged a federal law that put a $250,000 cap on repayments of candidates’ loans to their campaigns using postelection contributions”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G. ” David G.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed on Friday to rehear a gerrymandering case out of Galveston County, Texas, en banc— meaning the full bench of judges from the Fifth Circuit will sit to rehear arguments. The district court ruled in favor of the petitioners, and Galveston County appealed.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The US Department of Justice filed an appeal on Friday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging a lower court ruling in July blocking new applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Supreme Court ruled Friday that abortion providers can sue over a Texas abortion law that authorizes private parties to sue anyone who aids…

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

“Texas SB 8 abortion restrictions remain in effect as expert says Supreme Court ruling likely Monday; Abortion rights supporters are frustrated the court has taken so long to rule, but opponents say they celebrate every day the new law is in effect”: Emily Caldwell of The Dallas Morning News has this report.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

An Oregon county judge blocked Oregon Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114), Oregon’s gun control law, from taking effect on Tuesday. The court found that the ballot measure violated the state constitution , despite a previous federal court ruling finding that the measure complied with the US Constitution’s Second Amendment.

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JULY 20, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Wednesday that the family of Jamal Ali Shaw, who died after being tased by police in jail while having a seizure, can sue the officers over Shaw’s death. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

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MAY 27, 2021

The Texas legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that will criminalize performing an abortion in Texas if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. House Bill 1280 is designed to take effect 30 days after any US Supreme Court ruling limiting the right to abortion.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

“A federal court clears the way for a Texas social media law; The law, which had been blocked by a lower court, makes it possible to sue large social media platforms for taking down political viewpoints”: David McCabe of The New York Times has this report. ” Paul J. .” ” Paul J.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 5, 2022

There were few laws criminalizing domestic violence , and enforcement of the existing laws was rare. It was only in the past few decades that laws criminalizing domestic violence came to be widespread and enforced. Supreme Court ruling, NYSRPA v. The ruling has since been appealed to the 5th Circuit Court.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Texas’ trigger law has officially gone into effect, making performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to life in prison and a civil penalty of not less than $100,000, plus attorney fees, with only narrow exceptions to save the life of a pregnant patient, reports the Texas Tribune.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2023

First, the court found that—despite petitioners’ claims—Congress does maintain the authority to regulate adoption and foster proceedings involving Indigenous children. Petitioners’ contended that the proceedings fall within the realm of family law, which is usually governed by state law.

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MAY 31, 2022

“Austin pushing to effectively decriminalize abortion ahead of ruling on Roe; The state’s so-called trigger law, which would take effect 30 days after a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe, includes the nation’s harshest criminal penalties on abortion”: Megan Messerly of Politico has a report that begins, “The city of (..)

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

“Some Texas Clinics Resume Abortions After Judge’s Ruling; At least six clinics had returned to performing the procedure, but most of the state’s roughly two dozen abortion clinics were waiting, weighing the risks under the new law”: Sabrina Tavernise and Ruth Graham of The New York Times have this report.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

By failing to respond to a plea for them to intervene, the justices allowed a Texas law that bans nearly all abortions to go into effect early Wednesday morning. The abortion providers challenging the law say that it will bar at least 85% of abortions in the state and will likely cause many clinics to close.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

Idaho Governor Brad Little Wednesday signed a new abortion bill into law, despite expressing grave concerns about the wisdom and constitutionality of the measure and warning that it could re-traumatize victims of sexual assault. Rapists cannot file a lawsuit under the law, but a rapist’s relatives potentially could. .

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Share Mary Ziegler is a law professor at Florida State University and the author of Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Casey in 1992, the hallmark of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence has been an effort to take the abortion issue seriously. 8 — will enforce Texas’ ban and thus can be sued in advance.).

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